How to Make a Tie Skirt

Step by step instructions for how to make a cool skirt out of men's ties.

-Ties (silk is probably the best but I used whatever I found at the thrift store)
-elastic for waste (I cut one out of an old pair of pjs and it worked great)
-iron
-scissors
-thread
-sewing machine
-pins (optional)

Take each tie and fold it in half.  Cut each tie in half.

At this point I took all of the ties and trimmed them to approximately the same length.  You could make them different lengths but I wanted to keep it simple.  But be creative.

Take a front and a back of a tie (I used two different designs but you can do it any way you want) and lay them face to face (facing each other).

Open the ties and iron so they are flat and easier to work with.

Do the same thing as step 3.  Make sure ties are facing each other (face to face) and sew. I alternated fronts and backs of ties.

Open the ties and iron.

Continue as in previous steps until you have enough ties sewn together to fit around your waste.  (I used 24!!)

At this point I got an elastic band that would fit around my waste to use as, well, an elastic wasteband.

I took the elastic and pinned it to the back of the tie skirt (I haven't sewn the side together yet, making it easier to put in the elastic).  At this point I have to say I know NOTHING about sewing in elastics.  I just winged this and it worked for me.  If you want to do this properly, don't ask me how - maybe see if you can find instructions online (perhaps someone can post it on Instructables).  Or you could wing it like I did.  Another option would be to just add a belt later - again, be creative!

Again, I don't know anything about this.  I winged it and it worked. I did make sure I sewed the elastic about an inch down so I could fold the material over the elastic to give the top of the skirt a finished look.  I considered sewing this elastic on the outside of the skirt (I thought it would look cute) but that seemed too complicated and I wanted to keep it simple.

At this point I took the skirt and made sure it was inside out.  I sewed up the side.

Now, I took the top of the skirt and folded it over the elastic and pinned it.  I sewed this so it looked nice on the outseide.

This skirt is deceptively heavy.  I think I will wear mine in the fall.