Tie Skirt

I thought it would be fun to make a skirt out of ties so i found a lot of ties on ebay for a good price.

I sorted through the ties and picked out ones that were in the burgundy and silver range. Then sorted them again so that patterns next to each other would be complementary.

I then undid the thread at the back of the tie exposing the lining.


Then you cut out the lining at the desired height about 20 inches or so. I ended up wanting a length of about 17 inches and cut it at about 19 inches so i could fold over the hem.


Place two ties next to each other where you have lined up the two ties along the fold. When you begin to sew make sure the points are lined up.

all the ties sewn together. One tip is that the slippier the tie the more likely it will move around when you are trying to sew it. so when pinning the seam you want to sew in place. also pin the rest of the tie open to the ties that have already been sewn to help you keep things in check.

The back of all the ties. I will go back and re fasten the backs together at some point to have a heavier skirt. other plans indicate cutting of the extra length before sewing it together.

I then cut off the ties part at the height i wanted. you could do this earlier if you wanted i didn't know exactly what length i wanted the skirt to be.

I then folded the top over like an inch or so and sewed that in place avoiding sewing over the first and last tie where i would needed to attach the zipper.

close up of the hem.
sewing the hem.

attaching the zipper. I brought the zipper all the way to the top so when i folded the hem back over the extra length of the zipper would be in the hem. to add stability and a more polished look.

If you don't want to do a zipper you could also do elastic in the waist. , just stitch the ties all the way around in a circle instead of leaving an opening.
close up of the top of the zipper

completed zipper. ready to sew the hem on the remaining two ties. Also at this point the skirt was a little too big for me so i added a few pleats in the top of the skirt when i sewed the hem a second tie to yield a better fit.
The zipper was too long on the bottom so i sewed in a zipper stop at the length i wanted and cut the rest off, per the package instructions.



The completed skirt.