I have dear friend who made a beautiful throw from old neck ties using a fan shape. It is beautiful. I have a lot of men's ties- some were my dad's that I have saved and were given a few. I want to make something in the future, probably for my son, since some were his granddad's but too many irons in the fire at present. I have a lot of handkerchiefs that were my grandmother's her mother's my g-grandmother, however I don't want to cut the hankies up.
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