We interline your houndstooth tie along its full length so that it keeps its shape. As in a jacket made by a tailor, the interlining is wool based. The lining of the wide blade and of the narrow blade finishes the piece cleanly. It is this interlining that lets the dimple, la goutte, the vertical hollow under the knot, form and hold.
Our silk is woven, not printed: the pattern is built into the cloth, thread by thread, on jacquard looms in the Lake Como region of Italy. This weaving is what gives the tie body, relief and depth of color.
