It's no secret that I have a preference for old timey styles. Some may think that I use the projects on this website to my benefit, in order to get The Professor's Assistant to wear things that he normally wouldn't be caught dead in. This may or may not be true. Regardless, he is a good model and happens to look very dashing in a bow tie. I have loved the bow tie for a long time and am happy that it seems to be somewhat resurrecting in fashion world beyond tuxedos. While I probably won't be able to get The Professor's Assistant to wear a bow tie on a regular basis, we do have one in case a bow tie occasion should ever arise.
We do include a pattern to download for this project but you may have to do some adjustment, depending on your neck circumference. Making these changes are incredibly easy though and I talk about it in this tutorial.
Thanks for this tutorial! I’ve been wanting to make a Doctor Who bowtie for one of my friends who wears bowties daily:). So excited!
I found some Doctor Who fabric on Etsy and plan to make a few bowties for the male sci-fi family members! can’t wait to try this pattern….
Hi there! You are correct that ties are normally cut on the bias and that’s normally to get the design to go diagonally in the typically tie fashion. You can cut this on the bias too if you wish (still on a fold), just be careful when you sew it, because things cut on the bias will end up having a little stretch to it. I’d love to see it when you finish. 🙂
Thank you so much for the pattern! I had one question about cutting the fabric. I believe ties are typically cut on the bias but it appears that by cutting on the fold, this is not the case. The video didn’t show the cutting so I wanted to ask you about that. Again, thanks!
Thank you for this download! I’m super excited to make my first bow tie!
You combine the edges. You do not overlap.
Question:
Do the two halves go together end to end or do I overlap the Number one in the circles?
i love this pattern
Thanks for the link! I’d love to see how your bow ties turn out. The guys are in a for a treat. 😀
That was a great tutorial, thanks so much, now I am going to make some for my husband and his band members. I also found a great tutorial to follow on youtube on how to put on a bow tie: http://youtu.be/_GPmsxHOCXY hope this helps the viewers 🙂