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I never knew there was such a thing. That's a great idea.
Works great. Put it in the tie when slightly damp and you have it dried and ironed quickly.
I never knew there was such a thing. That's a great idea.
Mainly the Trevira ones, i guess a pressing cloth would help....I have in fact made a tapering 'blade' out of art card but it needs to be longer or I need others in varying angles and widths it works up to a point, I am thinking of making another and padding it out so the edges are smoother....I have no problem with wool or rayon as they always seem to wash and iron fine though the rayon usually need the blade inserting.
I have one Trevira tie, which is quite a thin 2 1/4" one of the '60s. I ironed it at one point, too, although I didn't go very far with that. I was worried that I would end up with it being very flat. It's still a little bit wrinkled, but when it's tied up, it doesn't show as much, so it is still very wearable for me. It does happen to be one of my personal favorite ties, because it was my grandfather's, from before he emigrated from Yugoslavia to the United States in 1970.
I think I am going to cut one out of cardboard the next time I get hold of an old box. I figure I'll lay the tie on it and trace around it for a pattern, then cut it a little smaller to fit inside. It would only need to be long enough to get up to where the knot would be, the part that shows when worn, if seam marks showed through on the rest it wouldn't be such s big deal.
That's what I use, only I've covered the cardboard with aluminum foil to help stop the interlining and lining from snagging. The trick is to find a very smooth cardboard because any corrugation will show up in the pressed fabric. I've been tempted to buy one of the tie irons JP pictures, but I haven't brought myself to purchasing one, yet. Now that he's reminded people that they exist, I'm sure the market value will go up too I've also considered cutting a pressing block out of 1/4 Masonite, rounding the edges, and covering it with foil.
JP, that's a nice bunch there; I might have to have a go as well, although I'm sure they'll sell for way more than I'm willing to pay.
Did you pay the $242.50 that the lot went for? We want detailed pictures if you did.
Oh yeah, and I even paid an additional $50 out of the goodness of my Holiday heart If I had thrown that much at the lot, I would be posting a picture of my empty wallet. Do we want to start taking bets on how many of the ties from that lot will appear on an online store for $40 each?
Very nice Luftwaffles!
How about a close up shot?
That's a nice one!
And works well with a Santa suit.