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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Clip-on Tie Repair

I have five boys and a lot of ties.
Zipper ties are great, but not durable.
Clip on ties hurt their chests. (we fixed that here, though!)
Real ties don't stay tied when you play with them.
My boys get bored in Church and play with their ties.
We have a lot of broken ties.
Repair a broken clip on tie.  Tips from the Crafty Cousins (1)
The solution?
Reshape them into a tie--sew them into place and loop them through the top with elastic!
Repair a broken clip on tie.  Tips from the Crafty Cousins (2)
They won't hurt their chest and last longer than a zipper tie.
If the elastic breaks, just replace it.  Easy peasy.
Repair a broken clip on tie.  Tips from the Crafty Cousins (3) 
It looks just as good, especially if you can pull a face like this one. He was not happy to be wearing his Church clothes on a Tuesday. Poor guy!
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