Tie Phone Case DIY

This tutorial is inspired by a fear of scratching or breaking the screen of my new phone when I throw it in my bag. (This is particularly applicable if you're the kind of person who never knows what they may find in the depths of their bag on any given day.).

I don't trust myself with expensive gadgets, despite never actually smashing a phone screen (although two of my past phones have been run over), I was super cautious when my husband bought me the new iPhone. They are so slippery and so thin! As I headed out the house on the way to do some babysitting I picked up my phone, not wanting to throw it in my bag as usual I looked around for something to wrap it in. In that moment I had an idea. I grabbed a tie, needle, thread and ran out the door. Whilst babysitting I made a little phone case to protect my phone.

My new phone case 

This can be made by hand or using a sewing machine but either way it shouldn't take longer than 35 minutes. You will need:

• A neck tie (try to find one that is not very padded, and not a skinny tie)
• Needle and thread/ sewing machine
• Pins
• Scissors
• A toggle/hook and eye/ popper/ button (optional)

Lay out your phone on top of the tie then double the tie over. It should look like the picture on the right when you cut the tie,  make sure you leave plenty of space at the top where the opening will be.

 Fold over a half an inch of the material above the phone, at the opening, and sew it down on itself, as if sewing a hem. This will make it look neater and make sure it doesn't  fall apart.

Next you want to pin the top and bottom of the tie together. It is important you pin it so that the edges line up on top and bottom, this means scrunching up the bottom (wider) part of the tie a little.

Now it's time to sew down each side, keeping the stitch as close to the edge as possible. Keep double checking that the top and bottom of the tie are lining up. Sew all the way up to the hem you stitched first.











You could also add a button or popper or some kind of clasp to keep the case closed in your bag.

Hooray for safe phones! 

If you have any questions, ask away. I hope you have fun making this and find some funky ties. In my head I imagine business men going to board-meetings, getting out their phones and realising it matches their ties.