A simple procedure can change your regular width tie into a slim one. You only need to have the essential tools to do so. The very easy and illustrated tutorial can help tremendously and in no time, a slim tie can take the place of your regular width tie.
You could buy skinny ties or you could make them yourself. It cannot be any simpler than that. However, there is a technique to make a skinny tie out of the standard one in order to achieve the desired results. This article would speak about the step by step way in which it can be achieved. This ‘do it yourself’ little exercise can make you transform your standard tie into the skinny one that you wish for.
Let us jump the wagon and start by ascertaining the things that one would need to make the skinny tie happen-
- A regular tie
- A skinny tie
- Some pins
- A needle and a reel of thread
- A pair of scissors
- A marker pen
- An iron
- A ruler
- Needless to say, yet make sure that the regular width or the standard tie that you have picked up is the one that you visualize your skinny tie as
- The skinny tie that you have will serve as a template against the standard one. The pins of course are for affixing the fabrics together during the process.
- The needle and the thread are the tools for the job. Make sure that the reel of needle you select is the one matching with your final tie.
- The iron indeed is helpful for the finishing bit.
- The scissors again a piece of instrument for the job desired.
- And the fine point marker and the ruler help to mark along the template to cut accordingly.
- Use the iron to crease out the tie for better finishing and ease of working
- The new slip stitch is placed back
- The keeper loop and the maker’s label are also stitched back in its place
Pay attention to the requirement of each item of list of articles chosen for the task
The final culmination of the skinny tie from the regular one
The first logical thing to do is carefully remove the label that is attached on the tie. The central bar tac is the one that is cut out next but with utmost care. The slip stitch is ready to be pulled out once opened. A knot in the slip stitch is done so as to prevent it from further unravelling. The next thing to be done is to remove the lining of the tie that can be found once it is opened.
Now the skinny tie is to be put against the interlining so that the former works as a template and a proper outline can be drawn along its edge. Once the needful has been done using the marker pen and the ruler, the pair of scissors come handy and is used to cut along the drawn line.
The interlining is now kept against the regular width fabric and it is folded accordingly. With the pins put in place to avoid the fabric from shifting elsewhere and with the needle and the thread, the tie is sewn back.
Points to remember before sewing the fresh new tie-
And now enjoy your new slim tie. If you are not happy with the result you can always buy skinny ties online.
