Posted by Charnwood Ties Ltd on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
So you have an idea for a tie -
a few stripes and a motif - and decide on the woven type. We produce some
sketches and you pick the one you prefer - so we are ready to go.
>Some customers think we just add
the motif to the stripes - but there are no vast depots with the stripes of
every colour and width ready and waiting! We start with yarn and finish
with fabric in your design.
n between this is a very technical process
in which the design is transferred to a computer Jacquard which instructs
the looms on the colours and designs required. Remember that not every colour
is available in yarn, although the range is huge.
So the Jacquard is tested by
weaving up a sample of your design and if this is OK the fabric is then
completed and the ties made.
This process used to take 12
weeks and it is due to technological advances that it has been reduced - but we
still have enquiries on a Monday for ties needed for a Saturday function!