Stephanie's Sewn Felt Slippers - Martha Stewart Holiday & Seasonal Crafts. No-Sew Slipper Socks. A Pretty Patchwork Throw. Neck tie School Bag. Got lots of neck ties lying around? Use them to make this unique bag! What you need Okay, you'll need a bunch of ties. Mine are all paisleys.
Instructions Let’s start with the gusset/handle: you’ll need four ties: (Figure 1) Lay them out like this. Join each pair side by side with a super-wide triple zigzag stitch. (Figure 2) Just feed the ties through side by side, no “right sides together” or pinning or anything. Stitch each pair together side by side halfway up. (Figure3 ) Now you have have two pairs of ties sewn together. Just do another triple zigzag over the center of each tie following the center seam on the wrong side. (Figure 4) Now place the fat ends of the ties right sides together and stitch across with a regular straight stitch. Your gusset/strap piece is now complete! Now we are going to make the pattern for the front and back of the bag. (Figure 5) Now mark a dot at the inside points between the ties.
Remove the ties and connect the dots. (Figure 6) Cut this pattern out. (Figure 7) Necktie Purse - Free Arts and Crafts Project.