Duct Tape Tie

Step 3 Wrap Tie Form

Next wrap the tie form in tape. I chose to do this on the diaganol because that is the predominat pattern I remeber from my Dad's ties growing up.

I didn't wrap the whole way around in once continuos piece. I pulled out a length tape, placed the middle of it on the form and then cut it off. The ends were then wrapped onto the other side. This let me make the tape nice and flat.

As I began wrapping I notice the folds in the cardboard were going to make the tie wavy. A I want my Dad to be the height of duct tape fashion I couldn't have this.

So I flipped it over and taped other pieces of card board to the back to reinforce the folds and hold them straight.

Then I continued wrapping until the front was complete. Then I covered any exposed areas on the back of the form with tape, but I didn't wrap it around the edges as this would spoil the lovely smooth striped effect.