
I ended up purchasing a half-yard (more than I needed) of maroon cotton sateen and a spool of gold grossgrain ribbon. I figured I'd adhere the ribbon to the fabric to make stripes. Yes, I'm crazy. But it did work. Here's how I did it all:
I started by following the Little Tie Tutorial from Sewing in No Man's Land. I made my pattern on a piece of wrapping paper, cut it out and then pinned it to the fabric:


Then ironed them to the fabric:


and sewed it together with a 1/4-inch seam allowance:

I did the same thing on the other side and then turned them right sides out and pressed:

The next step was to sew the back seam:

Then turn it right-side out and press:

Then, following the tutorial, I made a neck band with a strip of the sateen and some velcro. I followed the instructions for turning the tie, but because my fabric was so stiff with the ribbon, I didn't get the look I was going for:


Gasp! I just cut up all my hard work! But it's okay. I took that middle section and turned in the raw edges like so:

Then I threaded the neck band through it and tacked it in place with a few stitches:


Then I turned it over and tacked the tie at that back center seam:


And when you turn it around you have the illusion of a windsor knot:

Much better!

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