Tie Cuff

When I was at uni, one of my male friends occasionally wore a tie...in an ironic, hip sort of way. One day I grabbed it off him, put it on over my top and spent the day receiving a multitude of compliments. This is the pivotal moment which sparked my love affair with ties and hence began my collection.

For a few years, I just collected the colours and patterns I liked, but eventually I began to feel that I should DO something with with my stash. I couldn't really pull off the Marlene Dietrich look, so I started wearing them as hairbands, and then stitching them into all sorts of bits and pieces.

Here is post #1 in the 'Tie Series'.