Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
Believe me, if I were able to match the patterns on the two sides of the bow ties, I would be making my own from the four-in-hand ties.
I'm going to find a nice tie at a charity shop and give it a shot, I'm thinking the back of the bow would have to be cut parallel with the tie, and the front pieces perpendicular (as shown), otherwise I don't know how you'd get enough, unless the tie was one of those 70s belly-warmers.

I don't exactly understand the diamond pointed bow ties... are they tied the same? I know one side of the front bow has either the top or the bottom edge made from the end or tail behind it, depending on how it is tied. Do you fold the corner of the other side down to make it similar or something like that?

I only know about the regular bow ties that are tapered from a streight end.
They're shaped mostly the same, with a diamond on each end, instead of flat, but they're tied just the same. http://www.blacktieguide.com/Supplem...ary/blades.jpg