Originally Posted by
GailG
Awesome! How many blades did you get from one tie? It seems that all of the red ones are from the same tie. I have a large collection of ties from my dad and one of my uncles that have been waiting for me to do something with them.
I had 12 ties to work with. I washed them and then took them apart and ironed them flat. I fused a fusable interfacing to the back and used a Stack N Whack wedge ruler to cut the blades 7 inches long. I put 6 pieces in each fan. I got anywhere from 13 to 17 pieces per tie, depending on how wide the tie was. The red tie is the one he wore on Christmas and Valentines. I had to go in there. ;-)