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Florian,Dear David,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Thanks for these explanations. If you will indulge me, I have a few more questions:
1) Are all the patterns on your grenadine ties actually woven into the design? Are they ever dyed/painted after the weaving?
2) What is the fundamental difference between grenadine and knitted silk?
3) I so far only have one grenadine tie, that I bought as an XL of I think 63 inches, and that within one year has weirdly expanded to 67 or so. I really don't tug or it or anything. So I wonder if that is the normal trajectory of a grenadine tie? Should I expect them to have only a limited life span?
4) How would you clean a grenadine tie if there is a spot? Or would you pretty much just dispose of these ties if they get a blemish, like from a salad dressing? Throwing them away has been my course of action wit ties until now. I think of a tie as an accent of perfection. And so even the slightest tarnish on a tie makes it lose its value for me. And even normal silk is so delicate. I think grenadine even more so?
More questions to come if you'll humor me with these!
Thanks!
You are welcome.
Regarding ties and formality a lot has do do with your personal feelings and preferences. As an example I would not hesitate to wear a black grenadine to a funeral or anywhere. As for the rolled edges that is a personal preference - so if you wear ties with rolled edges often you will feel comfortable with them at any event and look good.
1) Your design question is a good one: All our stripes etc are woven into the fabric. But we offer hand sewn pin dots which are done after the tie is finished. On occasion we also paint the fabric as an example for pocket square edges.
Monograms are also hand sewn.
2) Grenadines are woven normally on older looms at slow speeds. The finished fabric is more elegant for a woven grenadine.
Knits are are usually knitted on a fast machine
3) Your 4 inch stretch is not normal. A 57 inch tie with typically have a very small amount of stretching maybe 1/2 of an inch? Longer ties will stretch more so perhaps 1 inch for your 63 inch tie? Note there are no rules... Grenadines are a loose weave so can get a snag easily. Bu they can be repaired. So they should have a normal life span...
4) All silk can be cleaned with a mild natural shampoo. The danger is that you might create a water spot. an oil stain from a salad dressing should be cleaned by an expert dry cleaner.
Normally I clean tie at home first.