Fig. A: Fold the necktie over your glasses and cut the tie
about 1" past the top of the glasses. Fig. B: Fold the cut
edge to the inside twice, and hem with a tiny whipstitch.
Fig. C: Starting at the pointed end, carefully remove
enough of the center back seam to accommodate your
glasses. Remove any labels as well. Fig. D: Fold the tie,
matching the hemmed edge with the base of the pointed
tip. Pin in place. Fig. E: Glue on a velcro dot closure.
Materials
» Necktie preferably not too skinny
» Sewing needle
» Coordinating thread
» Scissors
» Seam ripper
» Button
1" or larger
» Set of ½" velcro dots
» Fabric glue
1. Measure your case.
Lay the necktie flat, backside facing up. Place your
folded glasses on top. The top of the glasses should
line up with the inside of the tie as shown in Figure A.
Fold the rest of the tie over the glasses, and cut it so
it extends 1" beyond the top of the glasses.
2. Finish the cut edge.
Fold 1" of the cut edge toward the back of the tie and
whipstitch it in place (Figure B). If the tie’s internal
padding sticks out, turn that under as you stitch.
3. Open up the inside.
Most ties are made with a hand-sewn center seam
— you’ll need to remove some of this seam in order
to fit things inside your case. Use a seam ripper to
remove the stitching (Figure C). You only need to
remove enough stitching to accommodate your
glasses. If your tie has a label, remove this too.
4. Sew the side seams.
Set your glasses aside and fold the tie as shown in
Figure D. Pin the 2 layers together and hand-sew
them along both sides with a hemstitch or a tiny
whipstitch. Stitch only through the topmost layers
of fabric — you don’t want to sew the front and back
of your case together!
5. Add a closure.
Fold the tip of the tie over to make a flap. Sew a
button on the outside of this flap. Glue velcro dots
under the button to hold your case closed. Once the
glue is dry, your glasses are good to go (Figure E).
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