Making a Bow Tie with Hand Dyed Silk
My husband LOVES to wear bowties. I've been thinking about making him a tie from my hand dyed fabrics for over a year. I worried and fretted, but finally took the plunge and ordered raw silk from Dharma Trading. It is a sturdy fabric that will hold up well. I dyed a third of a yard with indigo blue (pr-168) procion mx dye. Click here for instructions on dyeing silk. Use the instructions for Immersion dyeing for protein fibers on page 5. I found this post online and used it for inspiration and direction. I used an old tie to create a pattern. After folding the dyed fabric in half I placed the pattern along the fabric's bias (at a 45 degree angle) and traced it twice. The tie will lay nicer when tied by being cut on the bias. I also traced the pattern twice on to a double layer of lightweight interfacing. After cutting out all four pieces, I ironed the interfacing to the wrong side ...