This is such a valid question but ultimately, a very simple one to answer.

Specifically, all custom ties are either made as printed ties or woven ties, so from the perspective of whether one wears or presents woven tie or printed ties, it doesn’t really matter what constitutes to custom ties.

Printed ties versus woven ties are a completely different construction of fabric and design.

When it comes to woven ties as custom ties, the fabric is pre-woven usually from polyester yarn or filaments with the yarns themselves making up the colour and design of the custom ties.

So from a more in depth perspective, woven ties consist of pre dyed yarns which are woven together to create a design as approved by the client and this doesn’t really matter if it is corporate ties or school ties, club ties or promotional ties, branded ties or matric ties or even fashion ties because simply put, all ties are custom ties and all designs need to be approved by somebody before the weave process begins and therefore, the life of the corporate tie begins to take shape.

Once the fabric is woven, the fabric is then sent to the point of manufacture or the tie maker or tie manufacturer to be cut into panels which can then be cut into the actual pieces that make up the custom ties and this in itself is a really interesting process.

This process goes to show that the tie makers or tie manufacturers are in a niche of their own, so completely different for example to those manufacturing points that make for example golf shirts or ladies skirts.

The fabric generally requires a lining which is inserted inside the tie during the manufacturing process, this fabric or lining which is used but the tie manufacturers or tie makers to enable them to make ties that for example hang straight or feel full enough to hang well and tie well.

Generally with woven ties, the lining may not be as thick as that used for printed ties simply because woven ties are made from woven fabrics that are by nature thicker than that of printed ties and so they automatically feel more full or voluminous than printed tie fabric which is a lot thinner and lighter.

When it comes to printed ties however, the process is different in that a plain white fairly light weight, normally polyester fabric is used to accommodate the sublimation process.

It is extremely important that the correct fabric is used from the outset as if the fabric is too shiny or dull in nature, it can spoil or lessen the look of the tie making it look cheap and nasty of just plain dull.

This is obviously not what the printer is looking for and so, as I say, the quality and finish of the polyester fabric is really important to achieve the best possible outcome.