A tie for my guy

And indeed there will be time

To wonder, "Do I dare?" and, "Do I dare?"
Time to turn back and descend the stair,
With a bald spot in the middle of my hair--
(They will say: "How his hair is growing thin!")
My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin,
(They will say: "But how his arms and legs are thin!")
Do I dare
Disturb the universe?

"The Lovesong of Alfred J. Prufrock"

T.S. Eliot

With all the quilts and bags and such, a tie seemed like a smashing idea. Not that S. doesn't enjoy and support every other endeavor I have taken on... but finding a great project for a great guy has proved to be a difficult thing.
This is why, when I saw the class at Modern Domestic, I had to jump on it.
Just as with the quilt class, I left the tie class with information I never would have thought to ask about. Information about fabric, shortcuts, techniques. I'm a huge fan of this place! HUGE!

Shawn picked the fabric, I truly love it. He wore it to work, but I forgot to take pictures. I'll grab some the next time.

 
The tie is lined, and was finished with a hand stitch. I learned a lot about the bias of the fabric and how to use it to help this tie sit the way it should.