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Dec 13, 2005, 9:40:35 PM
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My Necktie Dress, almost done!! in this shot its all pinned around the top, and i need to put the straps on it yet, since i cant go strapless, darnit! Completely made out of mens neckties purchased from various thrift stores, a goodwill store, and scavenged from my grandmothers closet of goodies!!
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~isananonymus Feb 25, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
wow, this is so cool! did you follow a pattern or just do it yourself?

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~VickyDevart Jul 19, 2011
Long Live Ties! Reminds me of going to Good will and scouring the Tie racks for those poor ties. And then ripping them apart to make a Tie skirt. I love the skirt to death... I'd like to have my hands on Don Cherries ties XD
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~le-petit-princess Apr 27, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
Your dress is so gorgeous! You picked out the colors really well. I was going to make a skirt, but now I want a dress! What kind of problems did you run into while making your dress? How did you solve them?

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~trinity-lea Jun 12, 2010
the fun part about neckties is that they're already kindof hourglass shaped! one HYUGE problem i found! reinforce the diagonal seam that's halfway up the tie. when i washed this dress, one of those seams gave out and frayed terrible, it ruined the dress as I don't have the patience to pick out that tie and insert another. but when i make another one this summer, i'll be reinforcing seams for sure!

to help with fitting, i'd recommend either working with a dressmakers form in your size, or make a muslin pattern of the shape you're going for, so you can tailor the ties as much as possible before putting it all together, it'll really help with the overall alterations at the end!

good luck! and thank you!!

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~le-petit-princess Jun 12, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
I just finished a simple skirt out of ties. I wont even try washing it. It fitted and was shaped well, but a dress is certainly different. Perhaps I'll make a dress one day...

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~babewithbrains13 Feb 22, 2010
Hi!

I absolutely love your dress! As it happens I have been thinking about making the first dress on this page ([link])for a while. I love the criss-cross bodice and the uniqueness of the style. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with directions! I want to make a few alterations (floorlength). Any tips?
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~trinity-lea Jun 12, 2010
play with it!! thats my best advice! im planning on making another one this summer, and it will definately not be anything like the one i already have. im thinking of going with a more retro 50's wiggle dress shape, but i'm not sure how i'm going to do it yet, and im going to probably spend a good chunk of time pinning ties to my dressmakers form!

when i first made this dress, i had no directions either, just a picture of someone else's creation. this thing is such a hot mess, although it was quite a fun experiment, there were headaches along the way too.

just have fun with it! and any specific questions, ask away! i'll try to check this more often!

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~JennieHeartsYou Mar 7, 2009
this is absolutely awesome! how exactly do you do this? I know you rip the seams and open up the neckties, but how did you fit it to your ribcage? and i assume you sewed in a zipper?
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