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Sensible advice, and it has now been taken.
Order placed for Burgundy diamond weave and the Black and white shepard's check, both in 6'fold construction. You can fight each other over the last remaining shepard's check.
Yeah I keep telling myself the same thing, good luck with that
The tie I was talking about is the shepards check that I posted, which I've now ordered so it won't be snagged up by you hyenas.
Hi guys;
Thinking of picking up one of these wool challis ties:
Any advice to help me decide between 3 or 6 fold? I enjoyed the spring and heft of my macclesfield 6-fold from David - just not sure if the wool ties are similar.
Also, how often does David get new macclesfields in? Would like to wait for some new options before I order a swatch set...
I have the 6 fold challis. Still very light and ties a great knot (which will happen regardless as tdude mentions). 3 fold would be too light for me, but YMMV.
This, to me, is a very legitimate (and practical) reason for going 6 fold, and I agree that some fabrics in 3-fold construction do have a knot-slip tendency.Well, my own experience with the wool challis I have, which is a different print but same weave/weight I should think, is that it's very light and soft. I have it in 3-fold and I was surprised at how soft and strechable the fabric itself is and how light the whole thing ended up being. Almost feels like I'm wearing nothing at all The real question is what feeling you're looking for. On the one hand if you don't like very light constructions, you probably want to go with a 6-fold to compensate for and negate the qualities of the challis. On the other hand, if you enjoy light constructions (or just want as much variation as possible in terms of how the ties feel) then going with a 6-fold might not be a good idea as you might spoil the thing that most separates this kind of tie (in my limited experience at least) from the more regular woven english silks. Let me point out thought that I only have challis in 3-fold, so this is based on my speculation of how going from 3 to 6 would alter the feel, I could be wrong. Another relevant point (for me at least) is that the surface of the fabric is less smooth than silks, so the tie gets more friction against itself. One of my reasons for always going with 6-fold for non-grenadine silk ties is that I feel the 6-fold tends to make the knot stay more firmly (not an issue with all the silks, but some that are smooth and stiff tend to slip when in 3-fold for me), whether it's due to the softer construction or the increased weight at the tips I don't know, but that's my experience. As far as I can make out this is not an issue with the challis. The friction is higher and the fabric is softer so that a 3-fold will form a knot that will stick all day without slipping.Hi guys; Thinking of picking up one of these wool challis ties: Any advice to help me decide between 3 or 6 fold? I enjoyed the spring and heft of my macclesfield 6-fold from David - just not sure if the wool ties are similar. Also, how often does David get new macclesfields in? Would like to wait for some new options before I order a swatch set...
Nice ties. Keep in mind that many fabrics - in 3 fold construction - will not slip. Moreover, even those fabrics that do slip can be dealt with by tying a tighter knot.Happy to be making my first ever SF post under these circumstances. Just received these two beauties today, my firsts from Hober. No frills as they're just the standard 3-fold construction, but I'm looking forward to exploring what they have to offer in the future. I'll also add my two cents as to whether the knots tend to slip after I've had an opportunity to wear them.
Welcome to the thread and, more importantly to Hober ties. I also like that your first post included pics! Is the striped tie the reppe silk #59? Finally, all Hobers have "frills" because they are excellent ties no matter how many folds. Congrats!Happy to be making my first ever SF post under these circumstances. Just received these two beauties today, my firsts from Hober. No frills as they're just the standard 3-fold construction, but I'm looking forward to exploring what they have to offer in the future. I'll also add my two cents as to whether the knots tend to slip after I've had an opportunity to wear them.
Any 5'5" tall guys here? what length are you ordering? I'm thinking 55-56" for the four in hand knot.
Welcome to the thread and, more importantly to Hober ties.
I also like that your first post included pics!Is the striped tie the reppe silk #59?
Finally, all Hobers have "frills" because they are excellent ties no matter how many folds. Congrats!