i made this one-of-a-kind neck piece upcycling a brocade style blue necktie. it is accented by three little flowers, made from another blue necktie. it can be worn on any of the three snaps and one size fits most! it is shown on a 13.5″ neck. it will be available at Trunk, 544 Haight St in San Francisco or you can email me for a custom order.
i made another set of flowers, this time using two different ties for all three. one flower from one tie, another flower from the other tie, then i serged the two fabrics together to make the last flower. it’s a really cute, versatile set. they look fabulous clustered on a hat, worn individually on your shirt or hip, or even pinned to the strap of your favorite bag. click on the above picture if you want to see more.
wait…it never left! who wouldn’t love a cute, colorful flower pinned to their favorite jacket or bag? i absolutely enjoy these flower pins, they make me smile every time i see them. they are made from leftover hoodie scraps and old ties that i cut up. i tried to use ties that i thought were ugly (because i was experimenting and didn’t want to *waste* the good ties) but as it turns out, even ugly ties make cute flowers. lesson learned.
i worked all day yesterday on these pins and man, it was not easy (the beer could’ve made it harder but i’m not sure). i must’ve made at least five and i didn’t feel completely satisfied with any of them. while hand sewing them together, i managed to make myself bleed three times (again, could’ve been the beer). by trying many different lengths and thicknesses of the fabric i finally created a combination that worked to my liking. now i’m armed with the knowledge of what doesn’t work, that’s for sure. and come to think of it, i’ve never tried to gather anything by hand before. this whole process was by trial and error; my favorite way to learn. anyway, today i decided to give it another go and look how cute it turned out =)
ok, i’m off to sew more flower pins so i can cluster them together and put them on my hat.