Don't you just love little boys in bow ties? How about big boys? Or girls? My kids will cringe, but I used to love wearing ties in my younger days. So anyone can be dapper in a bow tie.
There are a number of free patterns on the internet that show you how to make simple bow ties. But I wanted to make a genuine - tie it up - bow tie. I found two patterns and morphed them to create a bow tie with an adjustable neckstrap. You can read about it here.
The key to this bow tie is that I used a man's shirt for the fabric! The shirt had a big rip in the arm. I usually repair them for my husband, but felt that the fabric was too cute to pass up.
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The next time you get ready to throw out a T Shirt, button-down shirt, or sweatshirt, take a moment to think about what it could be used to create.