One of the crafts I did over the summer was turning a men's neck tie into a wallet/wristlet. I first saw it on Pinterest and tried to see if there was a tutorial on how to make it. The link led me to this Etsy site, unfortunately there wasn't a tutorial, so I just tried to figure it out for myself. Of course it didn't turn out perfect the first time and I should have used black thread for the whole thing. But check it out!
(ignore the wordpress link watermark.. didn't realize that was still there)
1) Cut the tie about a foot from the end.
2) Tuck in the seams and sew for a nice edge.
3) I added a snap (you can add a button if you like). Sew the snap onto the silky point of the tie. Flip tie over and sew the other half of the snap onto the straight end. Make sure to fit your phone in the pockets that are naturally made from the tube of the tie before positioning the snap. (I had to re-sew the snaps in about 5 different times because I kept doing them backwards... FRUSTRATING!!)
4) Sew the sides of the tie together (when folded in half).
5) Take about a foot of the skinny end of the tie and use that to make the handle. I used an extra key chain ring that I found in my purse to attach the handle.
I know these directions are a bit vague, but I made this about 2 months ago and only have the picture to go by, haha. Sorry! Feel free to email me if you have any questions!
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