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Step 5Prepping Cont'd
Preheat your iron to medium, and iron the ties open. You may need to spritz them with a fine mist of water to get the creases out, especially with older ties, or polyester ties. Iron gently and don't let it stay in one place too long.
(FIRST PICTURE)
You will want to iron the entire tie... when you come to those funny diagonal seams in the middle of the tie, you will want to press them "upwards," towards the narrow end of the tie.
(SECOND PICTURE)
This will help keep them from bunching up when you sew. If any are especially frayed in that area, after ironing, clip the loose threads and carefully apply a minisucle amount of Fray-Check to the edge of the fabric-- making sure to hold it away from the body of the tie as it dries.
Now go back to the wide end and the silky sorta triangular piece of lining. If it's fraying, clip the loose threads and Fray-Check it. Once it's completely dry, take the Stitch-Witchery (THIRD PICTURE) and tear off the right length to fit underneath that lining piece. Put it in position, making sure none of it is visible (or it will stick to the wrong things). Fuse it as per package directions (here is where your press cloth comes in handy), trying to keep the iron off of where you Fray-Checked. Note that some ties may have a deep V shape in this area-- you can either put your Stitch-Witchery in deeper, or tear off two pieces and follow the V.
How long did you want it again? Take that number and subtract five. This is what you will measure to cut, because most ties are between three and four inches measured vertically from the widest spot to the very tip, and we still have the waistband adding on about an inch of length. Lay out the tie straight along the ironing board, being careful not to stretch it. Align your straightedge or ruler below the widest area, corner to corner.
(FOURTH PICTURE)
Place the start of your tape measure at that line, in the middle of the tie. Now cut the tie at the number you are supposed to cut at, being careful not to get the tape measure!
(FIFTH PICTURE)
That tie is ready and can be put aside.
(FIRST PICTURE)
You will want to iron the entire tie... when you come to those funny diagonal seams in the middle of the tie, you will want to press them "upwards," towards the narrow end of the tie.
(SECOND PICTURE)
This will help keep them from bunching up when you sew. If any are especially frayed in that area, after ironing, clip the loose threads and carefully apply a minisucle amount of Fray-Check to the edge of the fabric-- making sure to hold it away from the body of the tie as it dries.
Now go back to the wide end and the silky sorta triangular piece of lining. If it's fraying, clip the loose threads and Fray-Check it. Once it's completely dry, take the Stitch-Witchery (THIRD PICTURE) and tear off the right length to fit underneath that lining piece. Put it in position, making sure none of it is visible (or it will stick to the wrong things). Fuse it as per package directions (here is where your press cloth comes in handy), trying to keep the iron off of where you Fray-Checked. Note that some ties may have a deep V shape in this area-- you can either put your Stitch-Witchery in deeper, or tear off two pieces and follow the V.
How long did you want it again? Take that number and subtract five. This is what you will measure to cut, because most ties are between three and four inches measured vertically from the widest spot to the very tip, and we still have the waistband adding on about an inch of length. Lay out the tie straight along the ironing board, being careful not to stretch it. Align your straightedge or ruler below the widest area, corner to corner.
(FOURTH PICTURE)
Place the start of your tape measure at that line, in the middle of the tie. Now cut the tie at the number you are supposed to cut at, being careful not to get the tape measure!
(FIFTH PICTURE)
That tie is ready and can be put aside.
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