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it helps the tie to retain to its shape after knotting and such
(i used to think it was a guide to where it should sit on the neck but realized that is inconsistent lol)
the arbitrary placement is a matter of each maker's individual pattern; i think it loosely correlates to size or weight but nothing approaching standard
will defer to menswear nerds
I had always assumed it was to save on stock material costs, but I'm curious if anyone has a definite answer.
It’s often an efficiency thing - most non-custom manufacturers will want to get as much use of their fabric as possible to mitigate waste.
Here’s a grab from Mountain & Sackett:
It is in fact an efficiency thing - a sevenfold tie uses far more fabric.
Yeah. ties are cut on the bias, silk tend to come in narrow widths, piecing is a more efficient use of the fabric