"Mock" tie

I've had this post over at Sugar Bee Crafts bookmarked for a while knowing that I might need this idea sometime! Well, after we got my daughter her Easter dress I knew I needed to make my 3 boys something to match~here's what I came up with!

For the ties here's what you need:

• fabric (I chose to have a felt back, cotton middle and tulle on top)


• sewing machine


• scissors


• elastic

I started by stacking my 3 fabrics in the order that I wanted the final product in:

Then I drew out the ties. I used another tie and just eyeballed these, making a separate knot and tie:

Then over to the sewing machine:

Zig zap stitch around both peices:

Then trim as close to the stitching as possible:

Next zig zag stitch the knot to the tie:


The last step is sewing on some elastic, measure the neck so it will be snug, but not tight:

I decided to take one more step add some dots to the ties (since their sisters dress had polka dots). For this step I took a random piece of fabric and sewed a circle, then trimmed as close to the stitching as possible:


Super simple way to let your boys have a special tie (and in this case match their sister!):