I was given a few more silk neckties yesterday, now unpicked and washed and I'm getting to the stage that I'll have to start using them soon.
What sort of stabiliser is the most successful - the books I've seen usually say fine iron-on interlining, or a fine cotton, but which works the best (I have both). I have leanings towards the iron-on, but only because I saw a silk wallhanging that didn't have a stabiliser and it drooped. Would an iron-on give more body to the whole piece of fabric and not just the sewing area? I'm tempted to hand sew but can't decide that either (lots of indecision going on here!). Would machined seams look smoother on silk and be easier to do?
It will have to be fairly scrappy because ties are cut on the cross so you only get quite short strips of straight grain and I think sticking to straight grain as much as possible might give a better result.
All advice/ideas gratefully accepted!