How to sew a bow tie on the fly

Bow ties are really difficult to find and there are expensive. Sometimes you cannot get the colour, material or the pattern that you want. So i decided to sew one myself. This is my first sewing project and i finally understand how a sewing machine works.


Make a template using a cardboard.


Draw the outline on the fabric that you are going to use. Do it on the 'wrong side' of the fabric.


Place 2 pieces of fabric with the 'right side' facing each other. Here, i use masking tape to hold them together. I am not good in using pins.


Make a duplicate.


Sew them together along the line using a sewing machine.


Cut out the edges leaving about 5mm gap from the sewing seam.


Turn them inside out. I use a knitting needle to push the end out.


Once it is done, they look like this, fluffy... dun worry, we will get rid of it.


Iron them and adjust its corner nicely, to reveal the bow tie shape.


Measure your own neck collar size. Here in this step, you will need to know to tie a bow tie in order for you to know how much length is required.


Cut and put one end into the other end. Sew them together by hand.


My very own bow tie.


Voila. I made it without using any interfacing. But my bow tie still look as good. It took me about 2 hours to make.