Treasured Ties

So I got this AWESOME idea in the middle of the night one night and I had to call my mom down to my room to tell her about it. I wanted to make a skirt out of old ties. We went around to my step-dad and grandpa and got some ties. Can you believe one of the ties I got was from 1968!!!! AND another one was from SCOTLAND! How cool is that?
I started taking them apart and sewing. Once I had them all sewn together I realized that instead of a skirt the ties were definitely long enough to make a dress. So I did!

When you look at my pictures you will notice that I paired my dress with some awesome accessories. I paired it with my string of pearls from a previous post, a black belt underneath my bust, and some snazzy clear healed heals with silver and diamond stud accenting!

Here is what you need to do:

Materials:
Old Ties
2 bands of elastic, one for above your bust and one for below.
Sewing Machine.
Seam Ripper
Iron
Pins

Procedure:
1. Grab some ties! I used 17 but that may vary depending on your size.
2. First, take off the label with the seam-ripper, being careful not to rip the tie.
3. With a seam ripper or very sharp scissors begin taking out the center back seam of your ties.
4. Once all seams and threads have been removed from your ties you will need to press them flat.
5. Begin pinning the ties right sides together.
6. Stitch the seams and then press them flat.
7. After those 2 steps you should have a panel of ties.
8. Measure how long you want your dress.
9. Fold the skinny ends of the ties towards the inside of your dress making your dress the length you want it.
10. Sew a one inch casing to put your elastic in.
11. Measure from the top of your bust to the bottom of your bust.
12. Using that measurement make another one inch casing that far below your first one.
13. Put the elastic in each casing and pin.
14. Pin the last and final side seam and sew.
15. Put on your dress, pair it with some GREAT accessories, and go out!