Show us your TIES

[Baron Kurtz]

Sometimes I feel like I could set up as a rag trader with all the 'too large' vintage in my loft, but no, I'm not.

hey baron ,are you in the rag trade by any chance? I go to Hong Kong,used to do Japan but it got too expensive ,now do Turkey and Korea instead.

 

[Feraud]

The other 'crazy' question for you guys involves recycling or salvaging a stained/damaged vintage tie. a lot of the vintage ties have visible fading/wear/stains on them, which is probably why they make themselves available on the market. But some of the makes look as if it would be fairly easy to convert them into the late 50's early 60's skinny ties, by using the narrow end as the outside, and converting / resewing the fat end to make it narrower than the narrow end.

Most of the narrow ends of ties are in better condition because they are protected and not as exposed to mishaps. I have a couple of ties that would seem candidates for that treatment. I'm gonna try it, but was wondering forum members thought. Am I committing sacrilege?

Yes I'd call it is sacrilege on a high level.
Most stained / damaged ties I've seen can be cleaned and repaired to within approx. 99% of it's original state.
Why screw with a good thing by butchering it?

 

[Dan'l]

Yes I'd call it is sacrilege on a high level.
Most stained / damaged ties I've seen can be cleaned and repaired to within approx. 99% of it's original state.
Why screw with a good thing by butchering it?

:arated: I'd rather wear one with some stains than "convert" it.

 

[Two Types]

Sometimes I feel like I could set up as a rag trader with all the 'too large' vintage in my loft, but no, I'm not.

If any of that 'too large' vintage includes suits with a 46/48 inch chest, thirties through to fifties (British), let me know. I'm sure your loft is due for a clearout.

 

[Tommy]

I agree with you there Feraud and Dan'l, but I'm talking about the 1%, only those hard luck cases that have not responded to reasonable attempts at cleaning and repair.

I suppose one should then consider retiring a tie that just doesn't 'get there', but I look at it as an attempt to keep that tie going. Heck, if Fred Astaire can make a belt out of a tie, I don't see the problem with trying to save a hard luck case...

but I understand where you guys are coming from.

 

[Widebrim]

work, Japan, work and more work. Following more work I'm off to Hong Kong to work, then back for more work.

I still have to trade some ties with you Widebrim.

bk

Yes, so let me know if you liked any of those I showed you.

 

[Feraud]

I agree with you there Feraud and Dan'l, but I'm talking about the 1%, only those hard luck cases that have not responded to reasonable attempts at cleaning and repair.

Take that 1% and do with what you will!

 

[jamespowers]

Take that 1% and do with what you will!

I am not so sure that is a good idea either:

 

[Tommy]

I recently purchased a batch of 10 ties for $4.50. Here are 9 of them with no visible stains or damage, the 10th one (not shown) is stained, and I'm thinking of experimenting with it - like I mentioned in a previous post above. 2 of them are square cut.

and of the ones that have a label affixed, they are:
Plymouth Hat Shop, Savoy New York, Arrow, Yankee Cravat, Made in California, Eugene Jacobs

and here are 2 others I picked up a month or two ago:
a Wembley "Sama-Fame Rayon of Celanese yarn"

and an old Towncraft Deluxe "individually handpainted"

 

[Quigley Brown]

I, myself, would think that 1940s ties wouldn't be attractive as converted skinny 60s ones. The colors and material would be all wrong. I'm sure it was done in the past when mom changed some of dad's old ties for junior to wear (I've found some that had been shortened). There's plenty of skinny ties out there.

 

[Quigley Brown]

Rummage sale this morning....still in its box. Hand-knitted (I don't think I'd wear, though).

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[Widebrim]

^^I wouldn't wear it because of the material, but I do like the design.

 

[Widebrim]

I recently purchased a batch of 10 ties for $4.50. Here are 9 of them with no visible stains or damage, the 10th one (not shown) is stained, and I'm thinking of experimenting with it - like I mentioned in a previous post above. 2 of them are square cut.

and of the ones that have a label affixed, they are:
Plymouth Hat Shop, Savoy New York, Arrow, Yankee Cravat, Made in California, Eugene Jacobs

and here are 2 others I picked up a month or two ago:
a Wembley "Sama-Fame Rayon of Celanese yarn"

and an old Towncraft Deluxe "individually handpainted"

You did well, Tommy!:eusa_clap

 

[Baron Kurtz]

None of you guys would wear this, really? I love these ties. I used to find quite a few of them in Goodwills in Indiana. I have one example in several colour variations. This particular one, Quigley is one of the best I've seen! Very, very cool.

Do others agree that these are always exceptionally short? So, maybe for kids? I can wear them easily 'cause my neck's so small and torso so short …

Rummage sale this morning....still in its box. Hand-knitted (I don't think I'd wear, though).

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[Feraud]

Count me in on the "Wear It" side with regards to the knit tie. I love knits and the pattern is great. Reminds me of a winter snowfall.

 

[Dan'l]

I would wear the knit tie. It has a wintery look and would be nice for casual wear, IMHO.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

None of you guys would wear this, really? I love these ties.

Many of these were "kit" ties. In the '40s, you could buy a boxed kit that would include the wool yarn, the pattern, and instructions on how to knit the tie yourself. These kits --intact or not-- show up on U.S. eBay maybe several times a year.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

yeah, I've seen a few of those "intact" knit kits.

On a similar subject, quite a few months ago I bought a bag of "printed quarter blocks" of tie patterns, and a bunch of patterns that use the printed blocks. Here're some of 'em. In the bag with them was a length of interlining material and silk-tip end material. The sports ones at the beginning give a good idea of how the pieces of the ties get cut.

 

[Quigley Brown]

A Goodwill find today. Haband, mid-50s, hand-painted...excellent condition. But why only one vintage tie there????

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[Marc Chevalier]

But why only one vintage tie there????

Because someone else got to the thrift store first and bought all the others ... most of which were Dali ties.