Karen Skowron Victoria BC
Men’s
ties are fascinating – in themselves, in their history. They are often bought as gifts; there seem
to be no cheap ties! Much thought
usually goes into their selection: match an outfit; match an occasion; match a
personality. I have been collecting
ties over many years; wool, silk, cotton, polyester…woven, handmade,
painted…pristine to ragbag candidate. When I acquire them at garage sales the comment heard over and over is
"I don’t need to wear a tie any more – I’m retired." And then usually
a wistful glance at the pile of ties. These twenty-two ties represent the leap from ‘business’ to
‘leisure’. I joined them together with
French knots and then knit them on my arms, imagining a neck hug and the person
hugging becoming a human tie, for a moment, and easing the transition.
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