How to Care for a Silk Tie?

Answer 1

Silk ties are elegant and sexy additions for the most casual or the most professional man. Caring for a silk tie is a relatively simple task, but cleaning one should not a common task for you or your dry cleaner. Still, these ties can still get pretty bad stains, especially during meals, that are difficult to clean out.

Some men choose to toss their ties over their shoulders before they eat. Although this picture seems extremely popular, it is not proper for every social outing and may lack class. It is best to neatly tuck a napkin into your shirt collar or to use a tie tack to keep it in place.

If you have to clean and freshen up that new, smooth tie of yours, here are some common, simple tips:

How to remove a stain:

1. Act on it right away and don’t assuming that the stain will be easy to get out later.

2. Avoid the urge to put a silk tie in contact with water, especially hot water.

3. Blot a tiny amount of stain remover onto the stain. For greasy spots, use a little talcum powder on it, then wipe out the stain a few hours later.

4. Dry with a paper towel.

5. If you can’t remove the stain yourself, consider having a trusted dry cleaner get it out for you, but be warned that dry cleaning may permanently ruin your tie.

6. Remember that the stain remover may slightly blemish your silk tie and it is also not recommended to dry the tie in sunlight.

How to care for and store your tie:

1. Protect your tie by spraying it with a fabric treatment before wearing it, but only do this sparingly to avoid having to wash it too often.

2. In the mornings when you take your hot showers, hang your tie across the shower door so that the steam leaves it smoother and more wrinkle-free. You can also buy a handheld steamer to steam the wrinkles away every couple of months or whenever it needs it.

2. Be specially aware of certain tie-hazardous conditions like condiment packages, babies, and soup bowls.

3. It is best to roll your tie loosely when you store it rather than hang it. The tie rolls should be loose to prevent wrinkles since hanging even a silk tie can lead to unattractive creases. If you do hang one, do so without knotting or tying it too tightly.

With these quick, easy tips, you can ensure a long lifetime for your tie and a lot of admiring looks for you.

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Answer 2

For formal business meeting, nothing brings together a man’s professional dress than a silk tie. While a silk tie is quite classic and fashionable, they are extremely delicate and difficult to clean. Because of this, excess caution needs to be taken prior to wearing them and while wearing them. Knowing how to properly care for a silk tie is quite important.

Prior to wearing a silk tie for the first time, you need to treat the tie with a protective spray. The protective spray will help prevent the tie from obtaining stains, becoming discolored, fraying, or easily wrinkling. A silk tie protective spray can be purchased at any men’s clothing or department store. When spraying the tie with the spay, be sure to cover it completely. The spray will need at least 24 hours to dry before wearing it. Going forward, you don’t have to spray too frequently, but be sure to spray at least once every 3 months.

After treating your tie, you must take extra precaution while wearing it. If you are eating food such as soup, or other sloppy foods, then you should either take the tie off or flip it over your back. Also, be sure to not get the tie wet. If it is raining outside, be sure the tie is completely covered by your top coat, or place the tie in your briefcase. After wearing the tie, be sure to hang it up to avoid wrinkles. If the tie does begin to wrinkle, don’t try to iron the tie. The iron will cause the tie to burn, whither, or become discolored. To get out small wrinkles, you could use a steam machine. However, when using the steamer, make sure the tie doesn’t get wet.

If you do happen to get a stain or liquid on your silk tie, taking immediate action to care for your tie is quite important. The first thing you must do is take a dry paper towel and absorb and dry the stain as much as possible. Since a silk tie shouldn’t get wet, avoid washing it with water. Instead of washing it, take it to the dry cleaner immediately.