Taking care of neckties

1. Hang up your ties on a rack will helps to lessen some of the wrinkles. Alternatively, gently roll them up and store neatly in a drawer.

2. Rolling up the tie from the narrow end first and leaving it for a couple of days will remove wrinkles in the tie.

3. Storing ties in shade will prevents fading.

4. For traveling, loosely roll ties and place them inside a pair of socks.

5. Do not pull any loose threads on your necktie, it can do major damage. Just cut it away.

6. Do not wear the same necktie more than 2 days consecutively, it need time to return to its normal shape.

7. Always unknot your tie when you are not wearing it, leaving it knotted can damage the tie and cause permanent wrinkles.

8. To untie your tie, reverse the tying procedure. Pulling the smaller end through the knot can cause the tie to stretch out of shape.

9. Look out label for handling instruction. If not sure, avoid ironing your necktie.

10. To steam your tie, hang it in the bathroom when showering or hold your tie over a boiling pot of wateron the stove to steam out the wrinkles. Careful not to let the tie touch the water.

11. If you find it necessary to iron the tie, cover it with a cotton cloth to protect the fabric then iron it on a low setting.

12. Do not wash your tie, most ties will shrink unevenly when washed in water due to different shrink rates of the various materials inside of the tie.

13. Do not bring your tie to commercial dry cleaners, when ties are pressed the inside "gum" of the tie becomes damaged and silk ties will lose their luster.

14. Be careful not to get any cologne on your tie when putting it on, cologne can damage the color of ties.

15. Do not rub stains, it causes fabric abrasion and loss of color, instead blot the affected region.

16. If there is a stain on your tie, blot the area and let it dry, then gently scrape the surface with your fingernail or rub the small end of the tie on the stain.

17. More serious stains can be removed with spot remover or other mild cleaning agents, but test the remover in an inconspicuous area (such as the back of the tie) first to make sure the remover won't damage the tie.