Bow Ties are Cool

Dr Who is of course the ultimate source for all things stylish in men's fashion right now

so

today I'm going to show you how I drafted my bow tie for LKJ.

Lets start by gathering our supplies

you will need

4 pieces of paper (or 2 really long pieces)

sticky tape

measuring tape

ruler

pencil

scissors for cutting paper

Step 1

You need to decide what size bow you would like. LKJ's is a fairly standard size bow.

2 3/4" high

so mark this measurement along the short edge of 1 piece of paper

Step 2.

Now decide how wide you want the bow. LJK's is

2 1/4"

So rule a line half way between your first measurent out 2 1/4"

Step3.

Fold your paper along that last line

Step4.

measure down 1" and mark

Join the 2 marks

To give it a softer feel you can make this line curvy like I did with LKJ's

Step 6.

cut along the line

Step 7.

This is where I felt I really got clever lol

Unfold your paper then fold the first part up and trace it

(sounds weird here is a picture)

Step 8.

Fold it in half again and cut along that line

now it looks like this

Step 9.

Repeat step 7

Step 10.

Now lay it flat and fold it in half again

we are now going to make the bit that goes around the neck.

I made my neck piece 1" wide so its easy to tie and sits under the collar nicely.

From the fold measure down 1/2"

Step 11.

Make the 2 end point meet up

as in picture bellow

Step 12

Measure out knot allowance 2 1/2"

Step 13

Measure out 1/2 your neck measurement

(You will now need to stick a second piece of paper to the first for length)

LKJ's measurement was 9 1/2"

so we measure out 4 3/4"

Step 14 

cut it out, open it up and 

tada

1 bow-tie pattern

At this point it doesn't have seam allowances so add those however works for you

here is how I did it

Now don't add seam allowances to the end as this is where you fold your material

Ok that's it, You're done!

Couldn't have put it better myself

Stephanie xoxo

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