Contains:
- This is a 59 page PDF. It includes over 100 photos (!) to ensure that you have success with this unique project. Includes templates to create your own custom pattern pieces. Measurements are provided in both metric and imperial.
- BASIC SKILLS NECESSARY: Apply fusible interfacing, straight sewing (optional mild curves), make a buttonhole, cut and handle potentially "finicky" tie fabric!
- SIZING / FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Dimensions of the completed Version A bag is about 6" high by 8" wide (approx. 15cm x 20cm), with a side width of 2" (10cm). Dimensions of Versions B & C are 6" high by 9" wide. Version C has a 1" (2.5cm) side width.
- Due to the nature of digital products, all PDF pattern sales are final.
Materials you need at home:
- Medium weight interfacing (enough to cover a tie)
- Two 3/4" (2cm) swivel snap hooks (optional; only to attach a chain strap)
- One large decorative button
- Decorative cord, 3/4" (2cm) wide webbing, or a chain; cut to a desired length (for your strap)
- A tie
- Fabric for lining & pockets (equivalent of one fat quarter or use scraps; each pocket requires two pieces of 7" x 5" (18cm by 13cm))
- One 6" (15cm) matching/contrasting zipper (optional; for zippered pocket)
- Pins, clips, ruler, fading marker, your sewing machine's zipper foot & buttonholer, iron, pressing cloth, rotary cutter & mat, etc.
- Matching/contrasting thread
How did the MyTie Makeover Mini Bag come to be?
It actually started when I discovered that crafters were repurposing neck ties. I lamented the fact that my late father's ties had all (but one) been donated several years ago, so I put a task on my "to do" list to look for a project that can be done with just a single tie. After finding some terrific looking purses made out of single ties but encountering no luck whatsoever in finding a pattern for how to make them, I put a challenge to myself to come up with my own!
So here it is: a purse that's made out of ONE tie, with additional fabric of your choice for the interior lining and any pockets. What's it good for? Well, talk about versatile... make it with a long enough strap for crossbody use and it can be your perfect hands-free shopping partner. (It's actually surprisingly roomy!) Make it out of a tie with a subdued print, clip on a chain, and it's your "fancy night out" bag. Choose a whimsical tie and it'll be the most unique gift your favourite little girl has ever received! Finally, leave off the strap and it becomes a clever clutch. And because every tie is ever so slightly different, your finished bag is bound to be one of a kind! The best part is, this project won't cost an arm and a leg to make because you can always get ties for cheap — or even nothing — and you can use fun fabric remnants for the interior. Or make the lining out of a shirt worn by the same person who used to wear the tie for a complete "memory" gift.
Oh and here's the bonus part — this PDF pattern features THREE (3) different variations on the theme! It's like getting three patterns in one, or two free patterns. (Note that you will be required to make custom templates to fit the tie that you're working with, but full instructions are provided as to how to do this... don't worry; it's easy.)
Check out my blog for various posts about this bag (including a FREE tutorial) and for other project photos: https://esheepdesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/MyTie%20Makeover%20Mini%20Bag
