Finish Sewing the Facing on a Six Fold Tie

The last of the tricky parts is to sew the sides of the facing down. After you invert the facing, you see the position of the fabric as it should be when its done. The folds around the tip are pressed down. At this point, it is important to mark where the fabric should line up. When you uninvert the facing to sew it, the facing will not naturally sit at this same position.


Marking where the facing will line up
I mark the position by simply trimming either the extended tabs of the facing or the base section to match the other.


Uninvert facing and hold position with pins
Line up the bottom of the tabs so that everything will invert correctly. Keep this position by inserting silk pins so that it will not move when you make the seam.


Sew the facing to the base section
Now that the position is set, the next detail to check is that your stitch line is in line with the rest of the tie. These need to be in line so that after its inverted, it will appear as if its one uniform piece of silk from the front side.


Tricky part
I begin sewing from where the bottom of the tabs to make sure everything stays lined up. When you move towards the tip of the tie, you will notice that there is extra fabric on the facing side. This determines what the two corners on the inside of the tie look like. Make sure that the side edges of the facing and base section stay parallel. Otherwise the edge will be curved when you invert it. Do not let the fabric bunch up until after you sew over the stitches you made earlier. Then simply fold the extra fabric down towards the tip and sew it down. All of this should be done in one line.


Example of corner when stitched wrong
There is all sorts of wrong with this corner. The stitching is what made that ugly fold above the corner. The seam is also no where near the edge, its 2cm from it. UUUUUUGLY!


Stitches of correctly sewn corner
This is how everything should look when you are done sewing the facing onto the base section


Invert and press
After inverting it, you will need to push out the corners and edges so that everything lines up evenly. The edges next to the tip should be as they were when you first pressed them. The other two edges need to be pressed such that the seam is at the every edge and unseen.


Double Check Symmetry
The last thing you can do is to double the check and make sure that the end is symmetrical. With the six fold, the left side is suppose to match the right side. This will make the folds much easier and will result in a even tie. Obviously mine didnt turn out this way. It just means that the folds will have to be adjusted so that the end result is a symmetrical tie from the front. But when opened up, you will see that one side doesnt get folded as far on the inside.