Here's a link that will take you to several places and books that show how to make things from ties.
Kathi

http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=slv1-ccle&p=Daddy%27s%20ties%20%20%20shirley%20botsford

years ago I made a vest for a friend out of old neckties, it came out nice. all I can tell you is the hardest part is taking all the ties apart, you will be surprised at how well they are made, such detail, this is some of the best silk I've ever sewn, you will probably need a muslin backing, cut it larger then the size you plan to use for the pillow, I would press the ties on the wrong side, use a press sheet on top, so they don't get damaged, then check how you want to lay them out, move them around until they blend well, then trim off the part that will not be used. If I did I would use the muslin and place on tie in the middle or on end tack it down on the edges, now place the next tie and flip it over like joining seams to the first,sew two sides together, finger press the tie down, then go one from there, adding the ties to each side, you are building a fabric,you can then press on the muslin side and do the pillow size from there,hope you can understand
rene

I remember seeing a round pillow top made of men's ties sewn together. The thinner part toward the center,the thicker part pointing out.

Sorry, I don't know the HTML stuff. Here are some google images:

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=100&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&q=tie+quilt&btnG=Search

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=100&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&q=tie+pillow&btnG=Search

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=100&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&q=tie+vest&btnG=Search

Several years ago I made a pillow using ties. I made a quilt patch in the Dresden plate design from the ties and used it as the center piece for a large rectangular pillow.
Here is a picture of part of a patch made from that pattern:
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/cc/russellexhibits/quilts/quilt7enlarge.jpg

and a rather fuzzy picture of some patches:
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/cc/russellexhibits/quilts/quilt7enlarge.jpg

And, finally, directions for making a Dresden plate quilt:
http://www.quilterbydesign.com/lessons/dresdens/dresdens.html

Sometimes I just get carried away. Happy piecing!

A lady I work with made a skirt from ties. She cut the top of a pair of blue jeans and sewed the ties around it. The large part of the ties made a flared skirt. It was very pretty.