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Lucky necktie

Lucky necktie showing tassles and gold thread
Lucky necktie showing tassles and gold thread
Lucky necktie lain down in a classic knot
Lucky necktie lain down in a classic knot
Lucky necktie being worn in the sunlight
Lucky necktie being worn in the sunlight

I wove this over 2 days for a Chinese tea ceremony, where the lucky colours are red and gold. Turns out I don’t have ANY red clothes so guess I had to make something.

I’ve never woven with anything below 8-ply before but have wanted to try thinner yarns for a while, and I was not disappointed at all. Adding the gold thread was really fun and it looks great when sparkling in sunlight!

So its just a long strip with the end folded into a point and sticthed, and with the fabric from the ~50cm mark folded in on itself and stitched to make it half width. We left the other end with little tassles which is kinda fun. Thank you to the kind person who did the sewing, in the car, on the way to the ceremony…

It’s a total pain to put on because wool does not slide around like a normal tie. Guh