making ties

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I want to make this skull and crossbones tie for my boyfriend


So I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this. I've looked for fabric but I can't find anything where the skull wouldn't be repeated all over the tie. So just sewing the tie from appropriate fabric seems out. My other two options seem to be buying a black tie and stitching it on or painting it on. I want it to look nice, and not overly DIY, so I'm hesitant to use paint, but I'm not entirly sure if I could get the pieces cut out to embroider it on. My sewing skills are moderate at best, but I really think there's got to be a way to do this. Maybe it's a patch? Hard to tell... As a side note my back-up plan if the skull and crossbones is too intricate is to do an alkaline trio heart instead.

Suggestions? Ideas? Help???

Thanks in advance,
Stephanie