Upcycled ties. When Mike retired, he vowed never to wear a tie again. I raked them all out of his wardrobe, unpicked the seams and joined them up to make a skirt. They are all different sizes and materials and range from cartoons to corporate.
140717Great idea! My husband retired in May & has just as many :)
2035Sue, I love it, I love it. Teriffic job. I am all for using whats on hand to make something beautiful/Lillian
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15141I love your use of recycling the ties. Such a clever idea and it looks great too!
12185Looks great Sue. You certainly manage to come up with some amazing recycling ideas. Well done. Sarah.
255050Great idea! It looks very nice. They all go well together. Hugs & Stitches, Liz
4766Reslly neat idea. I used some of my dad's old ties to make him a lap throw. I put "The ties of Tommy are up on you." and he really loves it.
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128I love your idea of a skirt and want to make one for myself still collecting ties BM
6241Really cool. I thought about doing thia many years ago,but never did. Don't know where I would wear it anyways. Looks like you did a great job. Hugs, Susan
25510Great work - do you want some more:? I have a container of ties that I thought I would make bindings out of,.,,..,too much work, and still have them in the plastic bin.
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707677495I have seen other skirts made of ties but yours hangs so much nicer. Must be because of taking the time to pick out the seams. Love it!
28724077Oh my goodness, my daughter read a book years ago about a skirt made out of ties. She would love this.
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11220Well done!! I hope you saved the scraps to color Easter eggs!!
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45070You come up with some of the best recycling ideas! The skirt looks fantastic! What did hubby say when he saw "his" ties? Really cute idea Sue!
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15572Nice skirt! You were lucky he had such a large and varied collection of ties, the skirt is fabulous.
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6312616529It's really lovely, now don't let him wear it even if he begs!
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158716It's really lovely, now don't let him wear it even if he begs!
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1831I LOVE it! I've been taking my supply of ties apart to Crazy Quilt with --but now I really love your idea. You must be very proud of your skirt! Thanks for sharing with us! Charlotte :-)
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119791wow thats alot of bias's you have stitched them together in a lovely Kelidediscope of colors
299559Wonderful recycle. I have seen them as bags and tree skirts. This is lovely work.
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6833This must be a trend... I saw a quilt only tuesday on Fons and Porter using ties, I like your skirt more. HUGS ;)
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38558Really beautiful. Enjoy your stunning creation and it will make you look like a million dollar.s
7153Lookd great!! My husband has a closet full of those - maybe we should start a new trend...
31625neat, a lot of work, do you think it was worth it, when you wear it?
27358Great work Sue, enjoy wearing the skirt. Hope Mike approves of what you have done
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360644Just love this idea and my l5 yr old grandddaughter might actually like it too....can you tell me what you used for the waistband please and did you open the ties completely or whip stitch them by hand on the folds of the fabrics? Just wonderful...I'll bet you feel very sassy when you wear this! haha
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by spendlove
21 Sep 2012
I pressed them open to give the maximum size possible and machined them together.
984Very pretty skirt. There are so many things to use old ties for.
27683Very lovely and such an original idea. It also looks stunning.
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