To make this necklace you'll need the tie, a tape measure, pins, and a needle and thread.
This tie was 58 inches long and after measuring around my neck I decided I wanted the finished necklace to be around 34 inches. I left 6 inches untouched at the wide end of the tie, however I do think that perhaps 4 would have looked more balanced now that I've stared at it for a while.
After pinning there, I originally placed pins every 2 inches for roughly 24 inches, then decided that was too close and removed half, leaving me with 4 inches between each pin.
I then folded my second pin over to the first and secured it with three small stitches which I then tied off.
The next fold I brought the pin to line up with the back of the first fold. Pictures really do help my explanations!
When stitching this fold into place, make sure to catch the underneath of the previous fold otherwise you'll end up with lots of folds hanging loosely on the back side.
Continue to fold and stitch like this until you've reached the end of where you pinned. I used three or four small stitches and tied them off after each fold so as not to have long floats of thread trailing along the back.
When you get to the last fold, turn your tie over and stitch down the back of that fold but make sure your needle only goes through the back layer of the tie, you don't want to see random poky stitches on the front.
Then drape your necklace on yourself and pin the ends when you have decided that you like the way it is hanging. I stitched around the point of the thin end, again just putting the stitches through the back layer of material to keep it neat and tidy.
And there you have your fabulous new necklace! I've decided to leave mine plain as I love the polka dots as they are, but I think a more solid tie would look fantastic with a vintage button or some pretty beads. It adds a great focal point on a plain top, and took less than half an hour to make.
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