A tie rod suitable for use with a concrete forming system, comprising one or more button rod elements, wherein the button rod element has an elongated main body having a first end region having a head portion, an opposed second end region having an anchor portion, and an intermediate region, wherein the second end region or the intermediate region has one or more relatively flat cut-outs formed therein. The tie rod also includes a continuous fiber wound about the anchor point and the cut-outs to form the tie rod.