surface 19 the backing material 17 may be a thin layer of paper or plastics to which the adhesive layer is applied in use a consumer removes the protective covering material 23 and presses the adhesive strip of the fastening area 21 to a desired convenient surface such as a cupboard door 25 as shown in fig2 and 3 the gang 11 of ties is now firmly secured to a desired surface when an individual tie 13a is needed the user conveniently removes it from the edge of gang 11 by peeling it off as shown in fig1 and 3 fig4 illustrates a second embodiment related to that of the invention wherein like structures have the same reference numbers as in fig1 3 and modified structures are indicated by prime symbols in this embodiment the backing material 17 39 is packaged and shipped with the gang of ties 11 but is not fastened thereto the backing material 17 39 includes an adhesive coated surface 19 which is covered in its entirety by a protective covering material 23 39 visual indicator lines 27 are provided adjacent opposite vertical edges of an exposed side of backing material 17 39 with this embodiment a consumer first removes the protective covering material 23 39 thereafter visually aligns the indicator lines 27 with the top edge of the gang of ties 11 he then presses that portion of backing material 17 39 below indicator areas 27 onto the surface of the gang of ties 11 thereby leaving an exposed upper portion of adhesive surface 19 which is pressed onto a desired surface location such as the cupboard shown in fig2 and 3 the removal of individual ties 13 from.