19th tie of 2014

Friday 31st January 2014

Gung Hay Fat Choy (Happy Chinese New Year) ... 
it is the year of the Horse [which is what I am]

One of the parents from school was in the USA last week 
and brought this tie back for me ......... wow

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18th tie of 2014

Thursday 30th January 2014

Three tone brown stripes  .... 15% silk 85% polyester by 'Tootal'

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17th tie of 2014

Wednesday 29th January 2014

Electric blue!

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16th tie of 2014

Tuesday 28th January 2014

The total antithesis of yesterday's tie   ... slim, pattern-free and shiny 

15th tie of 2014

Monday 27th January 2014

A designer tie by Louis Philippe

This tie is so wide it was extremely hard to tie a knot in it ...

with a tie this wide you do not really need to wear a jumper 
(or probably a shirt!)

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14th Tie of 2014

Friday 24th January 2014

Guess the pattern on the tie ..........

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it is a DNA helix

Hallo an alle in Deutschland - haben ein wunderschönes Wochenende

(vergessen Sie nicht die youtube-Video von 2013 - ein ganzes Jahr von Krawatten!)

13th Tie

Thursday 23rd January 2014

Quite a sensible tie from M & S (machine washable too!)

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12th tie of 2014

Wednesday 22nd January 2104

Somewhere there must be a wall with a piece of 1970's wallpaper hanging on it with a pattern resembling this.

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11th of the year

Tuesday 21st January 2014

Diagonal stripes to match the vertical stripes of the shirt - there are those who might think this does not work.

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10th Tie of 2014

Monday 20th January 2014

A serious, sensible pattern for the start of the week ... the dappled white bits match the thick frost on the car windscreen this morning

9th tie of 2014

Friday 17th January 2014

A particularly bizarre design from the 'Golden Tassel' company.

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A special hello to everyone over in the USA - have a good weekend!

(don't forget the YouTube video of all the ties of 2013 - via my profile link)

8th tie of 2014

Thursday 16th January 2014

This one seems a little understated compared to recent ties ... but it got a good reaction from the pupils in the early years group! 

seventh tie of 2014

Wednesday 15th January 2104

With its texture, fabric and pattern this one has the look and feel of an old fashioned chair cover from the 1970s/80s

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(don't forget the Youtube link, via profile, for last year's ties video)

sixth tie of 2014

Tuesday 14th January 2014

The day did not start well .... I was convinced it was Saturday!
But then I found a tie from Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Malanda is a town in North Queensland ... famous for milk and cheese]

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fifth tie

Monday 13th January 2014

A strange amalgam of patterns .....
it looks like two ties joined together ... a 'cut and shunt' tie creation

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fourth tie

Friday 10th January 2014

A classy floral design .... made in England (drip dry)

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third tie

Thursday 9th January 2014

Tie by Balenciaga of Paris  (doesn't it make your eyes go funny!)

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second tie of the year

Wednesday 8th January 2014

A smiley, friendly computer tie  .... a Christmas present from my grandson

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(don't forget the Youtube video)

First tie of the new year

Tuesday 7th January 2014

Happy New Year!

Here is a stripy combo in grey, black and white.

Back to school......

(don't forget the youtube link for 2013s year of ties)