I spent yesterday drawing out a new bow tie pattern, and here’s the result! It’s made from quilting cotton, “Rose Tattoo” by Alexander Henry. Not that you’d know it, from the way this one’s folded, but I think it’s rather nice this way.
As you can see, it’s both freestyle (self-tied) and adjustable. That means you get the classic self-tied look, but you don’t have to tie it yourself every time you put it on. The slider that you can see just below the collar is hidden once the tie’s fastened, and there’s a hook at the back.
This tie’s quite a long one, adjustable to fit 15″ to 21″ collars. (For reference: a ladies’ shirt in a size 12 has a collar around a 15″.) Next time I’ll amend the band a little bit, to make it a bit shorter and ever so slightly wider.
I’ve popped this one into my Etsy shop, and my plan for this afternoon is to start work on a few more to follow it!
It looks fab… and rather rakish when loose*!
(*yes, this is a good thing!)
Thank you!
Love this pattern!! What size was your sewing pattern? I’d like to make my own bowties 🙂
Hi Sierra, the bow tie in the picture is made to my own pattern, after looking at several commercial bow tie patterns and several readymade ones. I drew out a pattern that suited the way I wanted to make it. I’m sure you can do the same! 🙂