When the calendar says it's time to celebrate your father, make the event a red-letter day (or a green or blue one) with a personalized tie. Print Dad's initial in a large-size font, then make a stencil of it using a craft knife. Trace the letter onto the tie with a disappearing-ink pen, and embroider using a chain-stitch with a strand of embroidery floss.
Use a water stabilizer on backside.
oops - a single strand of floss
I wonder if you could make a template out of cardboard and slip it inside the tie, to make it more rigid? A sort of interior hoop. And I can't imagine single strand would make it look as full and rich as in the photo.
where is the directions?
I loved the effect of this project in the magazine, but it was much harder to accomplish that I thought it would be. For one thing my tie puckered quite a bit, and using a hoop was out of the question because of the delicate nature of ties fabric. I'd love to hear how to make this project a success.