Crafting This Week With Neckties

Wow it has been a plumb full week with  our two G'sons staying here while their parents are traveling (in two directions)  No time to paint but I wanted to share this clever little purse.  I have saved old neckties for years and this is a perfect way to use them.  Choose two coordinating ties and cut them to 17 inches from the wide end.  Choose a thread color, but generally black works the best, especially with the black cording as shown.  Overlap the ties by 1/4 inch and stitch the two ties together up the middle with a flat seam. 

The handle can be the cording as shown or use a piece of the skinny part of the tie.  Remove the sizing to create a matching handle.  It can be long or short. Or you can even skip the handle if you want a little clutch or a jewelry bag.   

Fold the narrow part of the double tie piece over the handle and stitch.  Then fold the purse as shown and stitch each side just to the edge of the handle.  The closure can be a matching corded frog or make your own with the scraps of the cut ties. 

So all you crafty people out there, including the Girl's Gone Mild, find those old ties and get creative.