Seven Fold Four In Hand Necktie
December 21st, 2006The distinctive seven fold four in hand neck tie was almost forgotten, as these were very expensive. But they made a revived reentry after the revival economy of great depression. This is the most expensive necktie construction method ever known. Usually these ties comes with a designer label and sells to the price minimum $160 USD.
The seven fold necktie construction method shows us how ties constructed in the beginning. There will be no liner cloth like wool, cotton or canvas and also it rarely consists of silk with no woven pattern in it.
The method of construction seems to be simple but it really takes nearly an hour to produce the seven fold necktie. But in typical department stores ties can be constructed in 20 to 25 minutes.
To construct this type of tie we should first fold the square shaped silk into the seven sections of silk between the folds. Then the edges of the cloth are saddle stitched to avoid the edges from wear away by rubbing. After this the folds are fastened by a long thick twine or silk wire. The result of this construction is an attractive necktie.
The seven fold tie is having long life and looks very elegant when wearing. The tie’s weight and body comes from the silk layer.
With this silk layer the necktie forms an attractive, consistent and noticeable small dimple which forms under the knot.
These seven folds can be rebounding. Many times we may notice the common necktie shown as wrinkled because of its knot is left tied for longer. But with a seven-fold four- in- hand necktie this will not happen.
Many of the designers tried to take advantage of the seven-fold’s name to produce a hybrid necktie with some same beautiful qualities, but none came practically close. These types may contain liner material with only a part of silk. Also we may observe some series of folds at the bottom of the tie. But observation of thickness of the mid tie exhibits the end of the folds.
Instead of constructing the tie with quality silk they knot with regular lined ties and they are known as double four folds.
These seven-fold neckties can be identified by the absence of material and a lining visible between the layers or change in consistency in thick or thin to the whole length of the body. This type of necktie’s back shows the material’s woven pattern.