Guides

Storing a tie: roll it, hang it, untie it

How a silk tie keeps its shape — and why the most important part happens immediately after wearing it.

First: open the knot

The most common cause of permanently distorted ties is leaving the knot in overnight. Silk keeps the shape it rests in.

Always undo the knot in reverse order; never pull the narrow end through. Pulling it through loads the tie along its length, and that is precisely not how it is cut.

Roll or hang

Both work; what matters is that the tie is not left creased.

Rolling: roll it up loosely from the narrow end and lay it flat in a drawer. This is the gentlest option and the right one for travelling.

Hanging: lay it over a tie rack or a smooth rail, not over a thin wire. On very heavy ties, long hanging can stretch the length marginally — at 70 grams that is not a practical problem.

Getting creases out

Left lying flat for a day or two, most creases come out by themselves. Silk recovers slowly but reliably.

If a crease remains, steam from some distance helps — in the bathroom while the shower runs, for instance. The iron stays away: direct heat makes silk shiny, and that shine does not come back off.

Stains and cleaning

Dab fresh stains carefully; do not rub. Rubbing presses the stain into the weave and damages the structure.

For actual cleaning, take the tie to a specialist in silk. Machine washing, hand washing and household stain removers reliably destroy jacquard silk — even when it looks clean immediately afterwards.

We do not hold a manufacturer’s care label for this range. While that is missing we would rather give no washing instructions than invent them.