{"id":1997,"date":"2010-06-10T08:55:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=1997"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T13:59:52","slug":"diy-for-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/10\/diy-for-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY for Dads!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Someecards<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sure, a tie\u00a0is nice, but if the Father in your life already had a closet full of them, why not take his least favorite and turn it into something awesome, like this eyeglasses holder! Or, of course, if he loves all of them, you can also pick up a new tie from the store, thrift shop, or even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burdastyle.com\/projects\/osman-tie\/instructions\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make your own<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2007\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/hioh.jpg\" alt=\"hioh\" width=\"501\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/hioh.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/hioh-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo and instructions courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.make-digital.com\/craft\/vol08\/?pg=123#pg123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make Digital<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Materials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Necktie (preferably not too skinny)<\/li>\n<li>Sewing needle<\/li>\n<li>Coordinating thread<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Seam ripper<\/li>\n<li>Button (1\u201d or larger)<\/li>\n<li>Set of \u00bd \u201c velcro dots<\/li>\n<li>Fabric glue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2008\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/jk.jpg\" alt=\"jk\" width=\"457\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/jk.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/jk-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>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\u201d beyond the top of the glasses.<\/li>\n<li>Fold 1\u201d of the cut edge toward the back of the tie and whipstitch it in place (Figure B). If the tie\u2019s internal padding sticks out, turn that under as you stitch.<\/li>\n<li>Most ties are made with a hand-sewn center seam \u2013 you\u2019ll 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.<\/li>\n<li>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 tiny whipstitch. Stitch only through the topmost layers of fabric \u2013 you don\u2019t want to sew the front and back of your case together!<\/li>\n<li>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 us dry, your glasses are good to go (Figure E).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Photo courtesy of Someecards Sure, a tie\u00a0is nice, but if the Father in your life already had a closet full of them, why not take his least favorite and turn it into something awesome, like <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/10\/diy-for-dads\/\" title=\"DIY for Dads!\">[read more]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":6291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[529,532,531],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-diy-and-handmade","8":"category-gift-giving","9":"category-holidays"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DIY for Dads! 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