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Over the past years, I had the privilege to design Jacquard woven silk fabric and neckties for many Freemasonry lodges from far and wide. As a designer, I will be forever grateful for the trust and business opportunity given to me by those Brethren who believed in my work.
However, due to the amount of time involved in weaving fabric from scratch, as well as the rising cost of production, it is with a heavy heart for me to announce that we will no longer continue our "Custom Lodge Necktie" design services.
For posterity's sake, below are some of the silk ties that I have designed for various lodges in Canada and the USA. I also have designed for individuals and organizations outside of Freemasonry but those works are not featured here. If you have a FraternalTies custom lodge necktie that you would like to get featured here, please feel free to get in touch with me. Thank you!
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2017: "W.B. Anthony Florez Tie", Albert Pike Lodge No. 117 AF&AM, Denver, Colorado
2017: "The Grand Commander Knight Templar Tie", Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
2017: "The 1870 Tie", Harmonie Lodge No. 699 F&AM, Amherst, New York
2016: Zuleika Grotto No.10 M.O.V.P.E.R., Lackawanna, New York
2016: "Valley of Covington Tie", Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Covington, Kentucky
2015: "Fiat Lux 50th Anniversary Tie", Fidelity Lodge No. 192 AF&AM, Fort Collins, Colorado
2015: "W.B. Michael Rossi Tie", Denver Lodge No. 5 AF&AM, Denver, Colorado
2014: "200th Anniversary Tie", St. George's Lodge No. 15 AF&AM, St. Catharines, Ontario
2014: "Buffalo Tie", Erie Masonic District, Buffalo, New York
2014: "Lodge of Reserch Tie", Western New York Lodge of Research, Amherst, New York
2014: "Harmonie Tie", Harmonie Lodge No. 699 F&AM, Amherst, New York
2014: "Trivium Tie", Trivium Lodge No. XXII F&AM, Tacoma, Washington
2014: "W.B. James Mentesana Tie", Allen Lodge No. 1435 AF&AM, Allen, Texas
2014: "Ancient Landmarks Tie", Ancient Landmarks Lodge No. 358 F&AM, Buffalo, New York
2013: "York Lodge Necktie", York Lodge No. 156 AF&AM, Toronto, Ontario
2013: "Janusian Freemasonry Tie", Harmonie Lodge No. 699 F&AM, Amherst, New York
2013: "College of Freemasonry Tie", The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario
2013: "Support Our Troops Tie", Ottawa, Canada
2011: "Arabian-Milo Tie", Arabian-Milo Lodge No. 882, Middle East
2011: "Arabian-Milo Tie 50th Anniversary Tie", Arabian-Milo Lodge No. 882, Middle East
I am living with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I cope with it by focusing my energies on 3 things- Family, Freemasonry, and Muaythai. I document my journey as a husband and a father with mental health issues on my Instagram page.
Today is #bellletstalk day and I am feeling obliged to share a piece of my story. Instead writing a wall of text, I'll just summarize how I feel today by borrowing words from the following.
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold." -Bob Marley
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." -Rumi
"We build too many walls and not enough bridges." -Isaac Newton
"I don't want to believe. I want to know." -Carl Sagan
Mother Earth's most recent profile photo taken by NASA's Johnson Space Center. Such beauty!
First of all, I hope everyone is having a great year so far. This update is overdue and everyone is wondering about what happened to their order. Yes, we have finished the production on time and we have the handsome neckties in our possession (see photos below), however, an important thing prevents me from sending the neckties right away. Read on.
One of the neat things about having a small business is that I can make decisions on the fly and implement it on impulse without having to go through a lot of red tape. For this collection, I planned to ditch the usual generic necktie box and surprise you with a fully customized decorative and protective box at no added cost to you. The photo below is the blueprint of this box which I designed myself.
Embedded on the design itself, but hidden from plain sight, are choice immortal words from Freemasons who came before us to inspire us in our daily lives. These messages are hidden from outside view to convey that the real Work happens from within.
When I said "fully customized", that's exactly what I meant. The FraternalTies box is not "stock size"- it's dimensions are based on the dimensions of our neckties. In terms of design, as you can see on the blueprint above, I did not spare even the bottom part of the box- a black and white mosaic pattern familiar to all Freemasons to remind us of the nature of life.
I already mentioned this on my last email but in case anyone missed it, you will also receive this signed limited edition mini poster featuring words from Brother Mark Twain.
At the beginning of this letter, I talked about making impulsive business decisions. It has it's obvious positive side, but there's also a downside and that is I did not fully anticipate the time involved in producing a fully customized box. I have miscalculated and now I have to ask for your patience once more.
Would you be able to wait perhaps a couple of weeks for this box? If not I will fully understand. If you wish that I send you the tie ASAP without the customized protective and decorative box, please let me know by responding this this email and I will personally ship out your necktie right away. Please let me know your thoughts.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
John Paul Gomez
Designer | Doric Lodge No. 316 AF&AM Toronto
The content of this blog post was taken from my latest newsletter.
I read somewhere that in ancient Babylon, the days between the Winter Solstice and the New Year were seen as the time of a struggle between Chaos and Order, with Chaos trying to take over the world. With a new year comes new opportunities- a chance to better ourselves. The following are select quotes by our late Brothers that will hopefully help bring Order out of Chaos and make us a better man in the process.
This is a follow up to the "10 Famous Men You Didn't Know Were Freemasons" blog that I wrote about 5 years ago.
I present to you well-known US / Canada brands (alphabetically arranged) that were founded by a Freemason. Some on this list have local popularity and some are known on a global scale. Got something to comment or add? Please leave a comment below.
Note: Content below is an excerpt from our latest newsletter.
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It took us about two years to perfect the Masonic Paisley design and the resulting Jacquard woven silk fabric. It took us a while to get to its final form but it turned out to be one of our best designed, softest, densest, and shiniest necktie that we have ever produced. It makes handsome knots with beautiful drapes- with or without dimples. The choice is yours.
For a limited time only, the FraternalTies® Exclusive Masonic Paisley fabric will be available for pre-order in an all-black and all-white necktie versions.
We personally design the pattern with love right here at our home, and we also personally hand-pick the silk material that goes in our neckties. We strive to give our neck ties the perfect weave, the right density, and an interesting ombre effect that is pleasing to the eyes.
Putting those 3 characteristics in a fabric is not an easy task, but like anything in life- achievable by going through and learning from trial and error. Like its predecessors, the Black and White Masonic Paisley neckties perfectly embodies all 3 desirable traits that we want in a fabric. Check out the photos and videos below to see the fabric shift "From Darkness to Light".
The black "Darkness" Masonic Paisley goes from from a subtle textured black appearance to alternating shades of grey as the light hit it from different angles.
The white "Light" Masonic Paisley goes from from a subtle textured white appearance to metallic shades of silver and pure white as the light hits it from different angles.
