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From: Mandi
Date: 04-24-2005, 10:39 PM (1 of 16)
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Hello! I am trying to make a skirt made out of neck ties! So I have gathered all the ties that I need but am stuck on the lining part! Should I attach the ties right to the lining (that is sew the 2 attaching ties and the backing all at once)? What is the best way to go about this? Thanks so much this site is SOOOOOO helpful! You guys truely are  s
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User: Mandi
Member since: 03-15-2005 Total posts: 8 |
From: cclebl
Date: 04-25-2005, 03:06 PM (2 of 16)
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I don't know what to do, but I just wanted to say...What a cool idea!
Carolyn
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User: cclebl
Member since: 04-25-2005 Total posts: 27 |
From: cclebl
Date: 04-28-2005, 02:11 PM (3 of 16)
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I thought I would bring it back up to the top. I didn't know if you had gotten an answer somewhere else or not. I hope you post a picture of the skirt when you are done. This sounds like something my daughter might actually like to wear. Normally she doesn't 'do' dresses or skirts.
Carolyn
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User: cclebl
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 04-29-2005, 06:00 PM (4 of 16)
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If it were me, I would attach the lining at the waist only, and let the rest hang free , like a petticoat..
Sew With Love
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User: LeapFrog Libby
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 05-06-2005, 09:46 PM (5 of 16)
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me too. I'd assemble the outer skirt first and then lay it over the lining fabric so that you can cut it out to have the same shape. The lining gets its own hem, a little bit shorter than the outer skirt's hem. You can tack the two together at side seams(well, there are many many vertical seams, so just at the sides wherever you choose), near the bottom. I can't wait to see how this comes out!!
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
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From: Sparky
Date: 05-09-2005, 12:28 PM (6 of 16)
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Mandi, where did you get the ties? I once thought about doing the same thing, but I figure even a small skirt would take 15 - 20 ties. Goodwill wanted $2 each for ties, and they didn't have all that many to begin with. I gave up the idea because I couldn't find cheap ties.
Sparky
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User: Sparky
Member since: 03-13-2005 Total posts: 94 |
From: Mandi
Date: 05-09-2005, 03:17 PM (7 of 16)
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Hey Sparky, I got the ties at the salvation army and other used clothing stores. I didn't get any from the Goodwill though as they are indeed too expensive! Hope that helps. |
User: Mandi
Member since: 03-15-2005 Total posts: 8 |
From: AndreaSews
Date: 05-11-2005, 04:57 PM (8 of 16)
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I have a Q, Mandi, how did/will you attach the ties to each other? Will you open then up and put right sides together, then somehow close them back up, or trim away the excess? Or will you use some kind of fagotting (decorative topstitching to joim to pieces) stitch? I have only a very basic mechanical sewing machine, and itg has a couple of joining stitches, and I've been looking for excises to try them. This is the first thing I've heard of that might put them to good use.
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: Mandi
Date: 05-18-2005, 09:43 AM (9 of 16)
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Hi Andrea, I actually opened up all the ties and as i call it "gutted them" (took out the white stuff out of the inside) to eliminate some of the weight of the ties. I then just put the right sides together and sewed them then sewed the excess down too (i have no idea the proper terminology for this as I am just a beginner, I just know what I did). Hope this helps |
User: Mandi
Member since: 03-15-2005 Total posts: 8 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 05-18-2005, 10:05 AM (10 of 16)
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Have you seen the dress made of ties in the 2003 Bernina Fashion Imagination book. Every year they have an art-to-wear show and publish a book with photos, descriptions and explanations of techniques. They are always fantastic with some outrageous and some very wearable fashions in them. The tie dress is one of the best. I'm sure yours is great too. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: AndreaSews
Date: 05-18-2005, 08:25 PM (11 of 16)
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It sounds great, Mandi. Looking back over the posts in this thread, I've learned that I'm a somewhat better seamstress than typist! Thanks for bearing with me. I think your way of "gutting" the ties was a good idea, too, since the ties could get quite heavy. Did your lining work out?
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: MaryW
Date: 05-19-2005, 08:44 AM (12 of 16)
Hi Mandi and welcome to Sew Whats New.  Sounds like you did a wonderful job of the skirt.
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Raevenflyte
Date: 05-19-2005, 03:46 PM (13 of 16)
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Hello! I am trying to make a skirt made out of neck ties! So I have gathered all the ties that I need but am stuck on the lining part! Should I attach the ties right to the lining (that is sew the 2 attaching ties and the backing all at once)? What is the best way to go about this? Thanks so much this site is SOOOOOO helpful! You guys truely are sHere's a tutorial from craftster.org--she doesn't have a lining for her skirt, but I figured you could search from there... http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=4773.0 R |
User: Raevenflyte
Member since: 03-16-2005 Total posts: 32 
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From: Mandi
Date: 05-22-2005, 04:35 PM (14 of 16)
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Hello, I didn't see that article though it sounds great. The lining worked out wonderfully. The skirt is so cute and flirty I totally LOVE it. I noticed on that link that she didn't do a lining, however it looked like she left the "guts" in the ties which to me, being a really small framed girl, it was too heavy. Thanks for all the help and thanks for the welcome too Mandi |
User: Mandi
Member since: 03-15-2005 Total posts: 8 |
From: MicheleC.
Date: 05-29-2005, 01:21 AM (15 of 16)
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Well what you can do is this: You should really try to draw a picture of what want the skirt to look like, you can draw the front of the skirt, and on the other side of the paper, draw the back of the skirt, tracing paper is easier to use.Then sew one tie at a time to the material you are using for the back of the skirt. Then do the same to the material you are using for the front of the skirt. Then sew from the inside of the skirt material only one side hem, whichever you choose to your left or right. Next you sew on your waistline part (onto the inside side of the skirt), make sure to mark your waistline material on one end, then middle of back,where there is usually a label-if you would like!, then mark the other end, you can use safety pins. If you want the skirt to be for a cold day, you can add lining, if not, you don't really need lining.To add lining, sew the lining, starting from one end of the waistline(from the top) onto the the inside of the skirt, make sure you use proper type of stitching for lining. Otherwise just continue with the last step: Last you hold the skirt inside out with the complete inside showing/facing you and sew the second side hem of the skirt, from the waistline down to the bottom. |
User: MicheleC.
Member since: 05-29-2005 Total posts: 1 |
From: SummersEchos
Date: 05-29-2005, 08:47 AM (16 of 16)
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Hi Michele, Welcome to SWN. Summer Summer
FREE FALLIN |
User: SummersEchos
Member since: 09-29-2004 Total posts: 884 |
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