Nic Appleton used a hand-painted rainbow silk tie for some special highlights on this Calico Signature Bear. If a tie is made from delicate fabric, use Google for sewing tips for that specific fabric! If you don’t, you may need to add some coordinating fabric to your toy… or cut up another garment.ĭanielle Dyball used the fabric from 5 ties to make this Melody Memory Bear. Iron the tie flat so you can lay the pattern pieces on the tie fabric and work out if you have enough. I used a “Quick unpick” (Seam ripper) but you can also use pointed scissors for this. Unpick the tie – it’s easy – just unpick( ‘rip’) the seam down the back of the tie. Looking for a *FREE* neck tie sewing pattern for your toys? This Mitch Monkey was sewn by Debbie Hendricks Weideman. You could dress up Mitch Monkey or any Funky Friend with this free neck tie pattern! Igor Iguana sewn from concert memorabilia by Michelle Jones.Ĭlick HERE to purchase the Iguana Sewing pattern. Or a pattern that just shouts, “Hey, Dad, this reminded me of you!” You could sew your dad’s favorite sports team mascot…īutch Bulldog Pattern sewn from clothing by Gemma Addison.Ĭlick HERE to purchase the Bulldog pattern. She calls him “Tie-ger.”Ĭlick HERE to purchase the Cat Sewing pattern. Patch Pussy cat Pattern sewn from ties by Alice Berntson. Joey Junior Kangaroo Pattern sewn by Joy Davies.Ĭlick HERE to purchase the Kangaroo pattern. You could sew your dad’s favorite animal… But don’t forget the 80+ other animal options! (Melody Memory Bear above sewn by by Gail McKnight Anderson of Gail’s Little Sewing Room.)Ī homemade teddy bear is a popular choice, and you can compare all of the Funky Friends Factory bear patterns here. Here’s how to make a terrific father’s day Gift for YOUR Dad – from his neck ties! Step 1: Raid the Tie Drawerĭebbie Frank used 19 ties to sew these Melody Memory Bears.Ĭlick HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern. Look how sweet Calico Signature Bear looks sewn from neck ties by Lisa Armstrong.Ĭlick HERE to purchase the Calico Bear pattern. Yes! It’s a teddy bear sewn from neck ties! IF your dad or granddad have tons of ties hanging around – you can make them a humorous and heartfelt gift this year: a toy made from old ties! This blog post includes lots of tips on how to turn neck ties into toys, plus other cool ideas for father’s day gifts… With sewing experience, you will know when this is necessary.What’s the most popular gift for Father’s Day? A neck tie, of course. Are you using a sewing machine? If you are, then know that some of the sewing involved will be too hard to do on the machine and will need to be hand-stitched.If you want to make a smaller or bigger bear, use a copy machine to make the pattern bigger or smaller, magic!! =]. If you already cut your pieces without adding seam allowance, it's not a big deal, it will just be a tiny bit smaller.Different parts need to be attached to each other, so letters need to be matched up together.Keep your pattern pieces handy, so you can refer to them for placement during the process.As the instructions state, start with the ear first, this is a pattern piece “A”. Each pattern piece is labeled with a letter (and in some cases with a letter and number), so take each step in alphabetical/numerical order.
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