How do you clean your ties?

[furo]

I wash mine in the washing machine and go by the same principles as the fabric demands.

All of them get hung to dry or laid flat though

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by Roguls

You guys are Greek, no?

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by furo

I wash mine in the washing machine and go by the same principles as the fabric demands.

All of them get hung to dry or laid flat though

I would think that water will ruin the shape of the tie, no? I had one silk knit tie, hand wash in cold water and hang dry --> the smaller blade get as big as the bigger blade..

 

[furo]

Originally Posted by onix

I would think that water will ruin the shape of the tie, no? I had one silk knit tie, hand wash in cold water and hang dry --> the smaller blade get as big as the bigger blade..

Nope didn't ruin them at all. Came out just fine. I wash them inside a laundry bag too

 

[porcelain monkey]

Originally Posted by onix

A question for all of those who have used TieCrafters: What's included in their tie cleaning process? They said 10 steps, but I found no where on the website the details of the 10 steps.

I don't know the whole process, but my understanding is that they open up the tie, clean and press the silk or wool or whatever and then sew it back up. I'm probably not explaining this right, but it is not just cleaned as is and pressed like dry cleaners do. This leaves marks on the outside were the lining shows through from the pressing. If the tie has any rips or tears they will also fix those up. For ties you like it is so worth it.

 

[furo]

I also use Oxyclean. No stain has lasted after a blast of that stuff.

So I don't know how much "tiecrafters" charges, but I'll stick to my home method of:

• wash in a laundry bag in my washing machine
  
• use Oxyclean

Total cost: about 25 cents for as many ties as I want to clean

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by porcelain monkey

I don't know the whole process, but my understanding is that they open up the tie, clean and press the silk or wool or whatever and then sew it back up. I'm probably not explaining this right, but it is not just cleaned as is and pressed like dry cleaners do. This leaves marks on the outside were the lining shows through from the pressing. If the tie has any rips or tears they will also fix those up. For ties you like it is so worth it.

Awesome, thanks.

 

[rgoldstein]

Originally Posted by Roguls

You guys are Greek, no?
lol, I didn't even think of that.

 

[MyOtherLife]

Originally Posted by onix

A question for all of those who have used TieCrafters: What's included in their tie cleaning process? They said 10 steps, but I found no where on the website the details of the 10 steps.
01. Greet customer 02. Receive garment from customer 03. Make ticket 04. Say goodbye to customer and assure everything will be ok 05. Send tie out for cleaning 06. Receive tie back from cleaning 07. Greet customer 08. Receive ticket & retrieve tie for customer 09. Confirm customers ticket matches that of tie and receive payment. 10. Say goodbye to customer and tell them to come again.

 

[Metlin]

Originally Posted by furo

I also use Oxyclean. No stain has lasted after a blast of that stuff. So I don't know how much "tiecrafters" charges, but I'll stick to my home method of:

• wash in a laundry bag in my washing machine
• use Oxyclean

Total cost: about 25 cents for as many ties as I want to clean
I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but that sounds like something that you could try for a tie that you don't really care much about. I would be afraid to try that on some of my favorites - particularly those that I've inherited.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by furo

I also use Oxyclean. No stain has lasted after a blast of that stuff.

So I don't know how much "tiecrafters" charges, but I'll stick to my home method of:

• wash in a laundry bag in my washing machine
  
• use Oxyclean

Total cost: about 25 cents for as many ties as I want to clean

Originally Posted by Metlin

I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but that sounds like something that you could try for a tie that you don't really care much about.

I would be afraid to try that on some of my favorites - particularly those that I've inherited.

Yeah, furo, I don't know for sure if you're being serious. You might be dead serious, but still.... I cannot try this with any of my current tie.

 

[JayJay]

More often than not when my ties get dirty it's time to replace them.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by JayJay

More often than not when my ties get dirty it's time to replace them.

But sometime you just can't simply replace...

 

[Don Carlos]

Chalk up another vote here to Tiecrafters. I wouldn't necessarily ship and pay all that money w/ TC just to get minor to moderate wrinkles out, but if your tie is too badly wrinkled or stained for home care, TC is the way to go.

 

[furo]

Originally Posted by Metlin

I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but that sounds like something that you could try for a tie that you don't really care much about.

I would be afraid to try that on some of my favorites - particularly those that I've inherited.

Originally Posted by onix

Yeah, furo, I don't know for sure if you're being serious. You might be dead serious, but still.... I cannot try this with any of my current tie.

No joke and no problems at all. If you can't try it with any of your current ties, you'll never know, but when you find one that no longer suits your needs, give it a shot.

Granted, I have a fairly nice, new washing machine that is a front loader capable of very delicate cycle. Also, the laundry bag is key. I use the same bag to wash my cashmere and wool sweaters.