One of the problems with flashies is well, they just look weird. I mean tartan and Velcro? Kind of struck me as not too authentic. I really liked the handwoven garter ties that Puffer showcased awhile back, and the stuff that Matt has at the Scottish Tartan Museum, but the cost has been a tad prohibitive so I got to thinking (always trouble) and here is the result.

Went to Jo-Ann's and got some low cost tassels and ribbon.



Really low cost



laid out the materials





Got to work, really not that hard. just tack the tassel to the ribbon and fold over, sew a square, and fold over again. Finish with a cast off stitch and you are done.



Got a little carried away


made some red and black with beads.



Then some triple tasseled gold ones



Best part? This was fun! Drove my wife up the wall! Her comments about "well now he's sewing!" and "Little Suzie Homemaker" were set aside when she saw the results. She even proudly said this weekend "He made the garter ties!" when we were out dressed up. Now if I could just get her to take pictures...... I'll think of some thing and post up some examples of how these look against hose.