Originally Posted by Hattie Shorts
I have just the chair to make a seat like yours, sitting on the back porch...I'm interested in knowing how you started...did you cut into the ties at all or were they folded...I'm ready to try it...yours looks great...Hattie
I unfolded the ties, trimmed the "batting" to 1.25" (or matching the narrowest part of the tie) then refolded the silk snuggly and did a loose stitch to hold it in place. This makes them all the same width and easier to weave.