Throughout the collection all ties are hand stitched from 100% silk woven on a 2400 hook jacquard loom and wrapped around 100% woollen interlining. We hope you enjoy browsing the collection of Ayakawa's woven silk ties!
Woven silk ties however have a series of limitations on one hand and possibilities on the other. Although there is a glorious array of glowing silk threads for the designer to work with the colours of the warp thread (the basic background vertical structure onto which the horizontal threads are woven) are quite limited. Furthermore it is desirable to use only three or four different coloured threads because the fabric will become too thick with more. Unlike printing where a given colour goes just where you want it, the different coloured threads must be carried through the whole weaving so they are available to appear when required.
To add yet another dimension of complexity special jacquard looms can be used to set sections of the design in relief to the surface and add an extra textural dimension. The skill of the designer is to work to the strengths of this age old tradition. The designer must be able to visualize the change to depth and tone as one coloured thread is laid up next to the other to produce a balanced woven silk tie.
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Powder blue on a deeply embossed silver background. A perfect match with the powder blue & white Carousel cufflinks. The genesis of this design was Christopher Dresser an amazing designer that...
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I adore liliums and have an extensive collection in my garden. My preference is for the heavily scented orientals which is the basis for this design from my first collection....
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The Peony is such a special flower to me. I know that it has all number of imperial connections in Chinese and Japanese mythology but my love affair with peonies...
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The Peony is such a special flower to me. I know that it has all number of imperial connections in Chinese and Japanese mythology but my love affair with peonies...
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A favorite design from the latest AyaKawa collection. The Pheonix design captures childhood fairy stories with it۪s strong links to eastern mythology. A beautiful special occasion tie.
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Increasingly animals find there way into my art works. For 'Uma' which means horse in Japanese, I have tried to express a stylised horse galloping through the landscape.This design is...
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Two ideas coalesced for this new design. After the release of my first range of cufflinks which I based on small details of the ties, the flower design, with its...
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The genesis of this design was Christopher Dresser an amazing designer that I was totally unaware of until recently. As an industrial designer in the 1800's he was inspired by...
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The Black, Red & Grey spider chrysanthemum silk tie design takes it's inspiration from the Chrysanthemum flower. The significance of the Chrysanthemum derives back to the 8th century when the Japanese emperor adopted the flower as...
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The Black and double Blue Shibori tie comes from designer Lynn Elzinga-Henry۪s second collection under the Aya Kawa label. Like all ties stocked at Aya Kawa, this tie is 100%...
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I do realise that not everyone loves floral designs as much as I do. This design looks quite conservative at first glance but breaks out unexpectedly so that a second...
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As part of the first range of Aya Kawa designs, conceived in Buenos Aires, I was inspired to include the 'Koi' design by a visit to the worlds largest Japanese...
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The wisteria is one of the first flowers to come to mind when Spring is mentioned. In terms of tie designs it was in the very first series that I...