New Ties and Squares

I have finally finished some things, just in time for the season to change and make them all inappropriate. Well, there are a few items for fall/winter, but mostly summery stuff. Bow ties will run you $18 shipped and squares $22, since the edges are all hand-rolled.

The green solid and blue striped are from silk ties, the navy blue from a Citadel tie. The red neat pattern was cut from a silk scarf, along with some of the squares. The pink tie was cut from a polyester tie my brother gave me.








The gingham are from a subtly wavy cotton seersucker, and the blue plaid are a cotton madras.

The pink is a smaller linen up-cycled form some linen pants, the red plaid is cotton madras, and we've just seen the gingham. The red are both from the silk and each have one solid edge.

Here are some shots of the hand-rolled edges.

Ties for Sale

I need to thin out the herd. Make an offer if you don't like the price, especially for multiples. Wembley: 3" x 56" wool-rayon-poly blend $8 SOLD
Nieman Marcus: 3 3/4" x60" wool-cashmere blend (very thick) BNWT, but with one tiny hole on inside of band ($100 marked down to $67) $30 SOLD
Tommy Hilfiger: 3 3/4" x 57 1/2" BNWT $15
Flying Scotsman: 3" x 58 1/2" $10

J A Banks: 3 1/4" x 57" Made in USA, some wrinkling at knotting point $15
Polo: 3 1/8" x 56" Hand made in Italy $20 SOLD
BCBG: 3 1/2" x 58 1/2" $8
Tommy Hilfiger: 3 3/4" x 59 1/2" contrast back blade $8
Rooster: 3" x 56 1/2" some wrinkling at knotting point $15 SOLD

Things for Sale

I have for some time sold things that I make or find cheaply at thrift stores through this blog. I have decided that this process will be easier if I tag all posts with something available as 'for sale' and then remove the tag when items have sold. This way, I can easily direct someone to the 'for sale' tag on the right hand side, and everything will be easily accessible. I hope you find this helpful.

Upcoming Posts and Selling.

I've been thrifting and eBaying (a bit too much), so I've gotten some nice stuff that I haven't been able to post. I've also made some time for projects, including some Pocket squares with hand-rolled edges and some bow ties, so be on the lookout for those posts.

I'm trying to get rid of some stuff to make room, so If you are looking for camel hair and other sports coats in the 36-40 range, I've probably got something for you. See pics here.

Here are some ties I'm looking to pass on as well, most for a very modest price. Email me if interested:

Finally I listed this pair of sz. 10 Green suede Puma sneakers on eBay.

Stuff on Sale

I got some cheap stuff from a mall brand online with some stacked coupons. The belt I wanted sold out in my size, but I really wanted it, so I bought it in a larger size with the intent to alter it's length. I'd seen this before here.

 At this point I'd cut to the desired length and added tape as I found in the finished end.

 Here it is complete. Unlike the job linked above, I went around twice so there are continuous stitches like a machine would produce. I used a thimble and doubled thread of a standard size to do the job, and I think it was fine.

I Made a Sermon

I'm doing a year-long pastoral internship, and just gave my first sermon this past Sunday morning. It can be heard here.

I Cobble Sometimes

I got some used shoes that I liked the styling of, but were in less than ideal condition. The heals and parts of the soles were very worn and basically needed to be replaced. Since the motto of my life seems to be, "If you want something done right (or for little money) you have to do it yourself," I bought some stuff and got to it.

In these first pictures you can see how worn the leather bits of the heel are. I've already used the claw on a hammer to pry them up and remove the nails.