All Tied Up

While on a recent Thrift Store excursion with a few friends, I admired an assortment of ties.  Neckties come in so many fun patterns.  I decided they had to be useful for something (other than their intended use, of course).  So, I picked up a few.  I think they cost me $0.50 a piece.  Other materials I gathered were a pair of scissors, a needle, some thread, pins (if you are afraid you can't sew a straight line, like me), and a pair of D rings.  These are metal rings that are shaped like the letter "d".  I picked them up at A.C. Moore. I got 4 for $1.99.

Materials

 

Use your scissors to cut the tie in half.  Set the fat end of the tie aside. I am working on a project to utilize this piece, but haven't come up with anything yet.  You'll only need the skinny half of the tie for this project.  Loop the cut end of the tie over the two D rings.  Use your pins to hold the loose end in place.  Stitch across the tie to hold the two rings in place.

The end should look like this once you have finished your stitches.

In about five minutes, you will have a handy dandy new belt.  The D rings allow for an adjustable waistband!