Posts by Sam Hober

Customs is an interesting subject with many variables. (This is for all neckties not just ours) Please note - do not rely on my observations. For example there is a customs duty within the USA on neckties but it is small as someone...

Quote:Originally Posted by Bounder David, Two questions. First, I'm looking for a small houndstooth in black and silver. I could also be sold on a dark navy and silver. Do you have any such thing? I know you have a black and...

Quote:Originally Posted by Flyswatter David, any plans for knit ties in the near future? For the life of me, I cannot find 3 inch wide, 60 inch long knit ties with pointed ends anywhere. I would pay a pretty penny for a navy and a...

Quote:Originally Posted by archibaldleach Question for David. Do you have any plans to introduce a greater variety of grenadine ties with stripes or pin dots in the future? I'd love to see some dark red or burgundy grenadines with...

Quote:Originally Posted by Flyswatter  Thanks! Better hurry on the Macclesfield pindot, as David's website shows only enough fabric left for one more. I opted for this tie instead of the "white dots on dark navy pindot #1", as I...

Quote:Originally Posted by MattSF Great explanation David. So what types of fabrics would you consider light enough to warrant considering an 8-fold tie? Matt, None of the classic necktie fabrics would typically be used in an...

Quote:Originally Posted by ddgdl I also noticed on the pricing page an option for an eight fold tie    Does anyone have one of those monsters?  If not- David, can you tell us a little bit about the benefits/downsides of an eight...

Quote:Originally Posted by MattSF Eh, I'd rather get them in 2-3 days with duty charges than 2-3 weeks without (I'm anxious to get my hands on some Hobers, lol). Thanks for the heads-up though! In general duty can be...

Perhaps modern silk looms are more like this: http://vimeo.com/23521106 And not quite so modern for...

Very interesting program. I have visited an old silk loom that is still in use in Lyon today - it was a lot of fun to see it. Also the Lyon silk museum is worth visiting. These days silk looms for complex patterns are still jacquard...