I mentioned several weeks ago that I got black bean sauce on a new Sam Hober bespoke necktie a couple of hours into its first wearing. "No problem," thinks I, "Tiecrafters to the rescue!" Tiecrafters, if you don't already know, is a New York firm with a well deserved reputation as the necktie cleaner that doesn't actually ruin the necktie in the cleaning process. Having a single tie cleaned is a $21 proposition, including shipping both ways. And the cost is considerably less if you get them dirty in batches.
Well, if I didn't already know that nobody's perfect, I do now. Even Tiecrafters couldn't fix this one. The photo could be better but you can see the remains of a blotch in the center about five dots from the top, another left of center four dots below it, and an especially nasty one on the right side about four dots below that. It doesn't look too bad in the photo but it's not wearable in person.
So another necktie bites the dust. The remarkable thing is that it doesn't happen more often.
So another necktie bites the dust. The remarkable thing is that it doesn't happen more often.
By the way, you can also call on Tiecrafters to do necktie shortening and narrowing. They will even make bow ties from your four in hands!
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This website is a wealth of information. Sorry I had to learn about Tiecrafters at your expense.
I feel your pain! However, rather than tossing the tie in the dustbin, try immersing the entire tie in club soda and letting it sit for a couple of days, refreshing the club soda from time to time. I saved a rather expensive red-wine-splashed Davidoff tie that way last year, and it wasn't a small splash. Worth trying if you're going to toss the tie anyway.
Have you thought of tucking your tie into your shirt in the old military fashion?
Fortunately, this has been a rare event so far and I can tolerate the losses.
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