In recent years, stylish butterflies for menhave become extremely popular. They are usually worn at secular receptions, at the opera and theater, as well as when attending official events. In addition, butterflies for men are generally accepted addition to the daily business suit. Depending on the dress code allowed in the company, these accessories can be extremely strict or have a rather cheerful coloring.
Who wears a butterfly
As well as traditional ties, butterfliesconstitute a great gift. Women and girls often present such accessories to their dear men, buying them in specialized stores, at handicraft fairs or making them personally.
For those who own basic sewing techniques ontypewriter, this job does not seem difficult. A butterfly for men is made with its own hands in just a few hours, often it is the main “highlight” of the photo shoot. There are no limits for skilled workers about the choice of color or texture of the material.
If a pink-striped salad bow tie is most often considered unacceptable for an office worker, then just for fun.
Following Sarah Bernard, who revealed to womenconvenience and comfort of trousers, girls are adopting more and more elements of men's wardrobe. They successfully use butterflies to give their own image of mischief or, conversely, refinement.
Preparatory work
To quickly and effectively make a butterfly, you need to prepare in advance the workplace, materials and tools. Recommendations regarding the fabric from which butterflies are made for men will be given below.
Below you can see the pattern for sewing accessory. It can be redrawn on thick paper or simply printed.
The drawing consists of two parts.After cutting, they need to be combined along dotted lines. This will be one detail. Each side of the product will consist of two parts, so all you need to cut four.
The numbers on the bottom of the pattern indicate the size.butterflies for men in centimeters. It is determined by measuring the neck circumference of a man. This is important, as it will be impossible to tie a butterfly of the wrong size.
How to sew a butterfly for a man
The first thing to choose is the material.Butterflies for men are rarely sewn from wool, unless it is necessary according to the idea of the craftswoman. Silk, satin, cotton or artificial fabrics are much more often used.
It is desirable that the material was hard, then it will be easier to cut and sew. In the case when the selected fabric was too soft, it should be glued with interlining.
This is done as follows:
- Four details are cut out of the fabric according to the pattern.
- From the non-woven fabric prepare two identical elements.
- Flizelin impose on the wrong side of parts and glue the iron. So that the material does not stick to the sole of the iron, it should be covered with a cloth or ironed on the front side of the fabric.
- Check whether the non-woven fabric is firmly glued to the part (trying to separate the layers).
Stitching Butterfly for Men
If interlining adheres well and does not lag behind,You can stitch two parts of each side (of the four elements turned out two). Then, the resulting canvases are folded face up inwards, fastened with pins, and charted.
Otherwise, you can get asymmetricbutterflies for men. The photo below shows how a properly executed line should look. Also here you can see that a gap is left along one of the seams. Its length should be about 3-4 cm, it is useful in order to turn out the finished butterfly. To process edges with an overlock is optional.
The secret of the correct inversion of the product
There are several tricks that will allowpretty quickly and carefully unscrew such a narrow product, like a butterfly. However, before embarking on this stage, it is necessary to cut off all the corners without touching the line. This is necessary for the formation of the correct geometric shape of the bow.
Shallow incisions can be made at the folds.
Then take something hard and long(knitting needles, not sharpened pencil, Chinese hairpin) and put to the widest section of the butterfly. Putting a butterfly on the object, gradually turn out the product.
Alignment
The resulting "sausage" looks prettyunattractive, but it has not yet leveled and ironed. To see the real shape of the product, it should be straightened with tweezers. Then iron ironed stitched parts, achieving a perfectly flat canvas.
Now you can sew the gap through which the butterfly was turned out. To do this, use a secret seam. You can also sew it on a typewriter, as this section still remains under the collar.
That's it, the work is finished.Now, knowing how a butterfly is sewn, you need to understand how to tie an accessory for men. A butterfly of the right size can be fixed with the help of a knot. It is enough just to figure it all out. The following photo clearly shows how to tie an accessory for men. A butterfly for girls is tied with the exact same method.
Alternative Butterfly Making
It is not necessary to make a classic accessory that you want to properly wear. You can simplify the task for yourself and for the man in the future.
The following paragraphs will describe how to sew a butterfly for a man with a sewing elastic.
To work you need the same tools and materials plus rubber.
Open the fabric
It is necessary to cut three rectangles from the material that is selected for work. Sizes of parts:
- 30 cm x 15 cm
- 20 cm x 15 cm
- 6 cm x 10 cm
The first two segments need to glue flizelinom or dublerinom.
Now from all the rectangles you need to form tapes:
- Pieces of cloth folded in half.
- Iron the fold line.
- Then they unfold and fold one side so that the open edge touches the ironed line.
- Fixed iron.
- With the second side do the same.
- Fold the fabric so that all the cut and untreated edges are inside.
- Ironing.
Now we got a neat tape. Similarly, the remaining rectangles are turned into ribbons.
Butterfly assembly
Two large ribbons fold narrow ends in the middle and sew. Here you can not try to carefully perform all the seams, since they still will not be visible.
Get the rectangles again. Detail of medium size impose on a large rectangle and combine their centers. Then fix the thread (sew) and tighten the seam.
The result was a double layered bow butterfly. The smallest tape will serve as a disguise for an ugly middle.
It must be sewn into a ring along narrow edges and dragged into the center of the butterfly. When the tape is placed, it is firmly sewn to the product from the wrong side.
Cut the gum of the desired length, it is passed undernarrow tape, and the edges fold and sew very securely. If the mount is insufficient, an awkward situation can happen when a butterfly flies off the collar at the most inopportune moment.
If desired, you can use both methods for making several accessories for different clothes.
Butterflies for children
Craftswomen who are lucky enough to be mothers know perfectly well how difficult it is to find suitable accessories for their children. If you can find a suitable size, there is no desired color or texture of the fabric.
Here they also come to the aid of the abilitycreate jewelry with your own hands. Butterflies serve as an excellent addition to a festive school costume or are used as props for the decoration of a fancy dress.
As an alternative to a variety of "bears" and"Bunnies", looks great suit "little gentleman." It usually includes strict dark trousers, white shirt and waistcoat. Of course, it is impossible to do without a bow tie, which becomes the main highlight.
