Do-It-Yourself: Baby Tie

by Crystal on July 7, 2011

Frugal and Simple shows you how to make a baby tie.

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{ 15 comments }

Denny July 7, 2011 at 2:04 pm

Sorry, but this tie looks like a potential choking hazard to me. Not a good idea.

Rachel @ Frugal and Simple July 10, 2011 at 9:38 pm: I completely understand your concerns! I would not recommend putting this on a child and letting them play especially unsupervised. My son wore his little tie to a wedding and was held the entire time so there was no concern on my part about choking.

Mary H July 7, 2011 at 2:11 pm

This would make me really nervous about the choking hazard too. It should be easy to modify though – add a velcro overlap closure at the back, that way it would be easy on and off.

Rachel @ Frugal and Simple July 10, 2011 at 9:40 pm: Yes, this would be an easy & safe modification! Since he was not mobile at the time, only wore it for 2 hours and was held the entire time I didn’t factor in choking. Now that he’s 14 months old, completely different story, I would definitely do a velcro closure!!

Emma K July 7, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Cute. Last fall I was looking for a tutorial to make kids ties and found a great one. I was able to use it to make my son a tie to match the wedding party he was in.

Emma K July 7, 2011 at 2:30 pm: He was three at the time.

Leon July 7, 2011 at 3:11 pm

How on earth could you get that whole tie in your mouth and choke on it?? Socks are a choking hazard too, by this measure

Mary H July 7, 2011 at 3:53 pm: My concern was that it get caught in something and could tighten around the childs neck…not being swallowed.

Leon July 7, 2011 at 4:02 pm

Oh, so a strangulation hazard? Yes, that makes sense. I would prefer a clip-on if my baby needed a tie. Then again, we like to dress our babies like, well, babies and babies don’t wear ties

Amanda July 9, 2011 at 12:05 pm: Yeah, I think a lot of ties for babies come in clip-ons.

Brooke July 7, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Thanks for sharing this. Super cute, easy & cheap to make, and great instructions with photos! A perfect tutorial!

Rachel @ Frugal and Simple July 10, 2011 at 9:41 pm: I’m glad you like it!! And, like other readers commented regarding the choking hazard, you may want to alter with a velcro closure! Now that my son is mobile, I’d definitely modify in that way!

Niki C July 7, 2011 at 5:40 pm