How to Tie a Tie
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This article will show you how to tie a tie in 18 different ways.
You want to report the power?
What about trust in a business relationship? Or occasional accessibility?
A subconscious signal can give this.
The tie knot.
Why?
It’s a subliminal message that speaks to our attention to detail.
Don’t believe me?
Look at almost every president. The full Windsor Knot.
Look at less formal business outfits. The Windsor knot with four hands or half.
Each style sends a different message and is suitable for a different collar and shirt neck. There are knots for tall guys, short guys, fat guys and skinny guys.
Still, most men use a tie knot all their lives.
I show you 18 ways to tie a tie, so you’ll be able to tie all the best tie knots – starting with the fastest and easiest tie knot, the simple or Oriental knot.
Learn how to tie a tie step by step:
The Simple Knot (Eastern Knot) Tying Instructions
Learn how to tie a tie: the simple Oriental knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam inward and the thick end on your left, two or three inches lower than the desired finishing position.
Bring the thick end horizontally to the front of the narrow end, and then pass it horizontally behind the narrow end.
Pass the thick end on the front of the knot again from left to right.
Now again pass the thick end behind the knot horizontally from right to left.
Pass the thick end on the front of the knot again from left to right. Slide a finger under this third horizontal loop.
Bring the tip of the thick end under the loop around your neck and feed it behind the knot, down on the front of the knot and through this third horizontal loop.
Pull the thick end through the horizontal loop and tighten it down.
Adjust the tie by holding the knot in one hand and gently pulling on the narrow end with the other.
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Four In The Hand Knot
Windsor Half Knot
Full Windsor Knot
Nicky Knot
Bow Tie Bow Tie
Kelvin Knot
Pratt Knot
St Andrew’s Knot
Balthus Knot
Hanover Knot
Plattsburgh Knot
Grantchester Knot
Victoria Knot
Coffee Knot
Eldredge Node
Trinity Knot
Christensen Knot
1. Four In The Hand Knot
Learn how to tie a knot with four hands:
Loop the tie around your collar. Thick end left, 3-4 inches lower than thin end.
Cross the thick end in front of the thin end.
Wrap the thick end behind the thin end and cross horizontally from right to left.
Bring the thick end horizontally to the front of the node from right to left. Slide a finger under this horizontal strip.
Turn the tip of the thick end up and inwards, sliding it under the loop around your neck.
Feed the thick end through the loop you held open with your finger.
Pull the thick end throughout the loop and tightly tighten the knot.
Tighten the knot, gently holding it in one hand and pulling the thin end with the other.
The four-handed knot is one of the most popular tie knots for beginners who are learning how to tie a tie. Not only is it easy to learn, but it is also one of the oldest – British riders are said to have invented to tie scarves while holding the reins of four horses in the other hand.
This knot requires less than the length of the tie, making it a great choice for tall men trying to tie a tie of regular length.
The narrower shape is perfect for narrow extended collars and button-down collar dress shirts.
2. Windsor Half Knot
Learn how to tie a Windsor half knot:
Drape the tie around your neck with the wide end on your right hanging from your thigh and the thin end on the left about your rib cage.
Cross the wide end in front of the thin end from right to left, forming an X-shape under your chin.
Loop the wide end of the tie horizontally around and behind the thin end.
Take the wide end from above and through the opening of the X and pull firmly.
Hold the wide end with your right hand and wrap it in front on the thin end, from your right to your left.
Keeping the triangle intact with your left hand, bring the wide end to your chest and from behind the loop, pass it over the X.
Using the index finger of your left hand, open the triangle that has now formed on the X and pull the wide end throughout.
To adjust the length, pull the knot up towards your collar while pulling the thin end of the fastener. You may need to adjust the horizontal loop to make sure it is flat and even.
With the four-handed knot, the Windsor half is most suitable for guys who are just starting to learn how to tie a tie.
This knot is the perfect choice for medium and thick width ties. This is the most versatile and popular tie knot.
Because the Windsor half requires less tie length than the larger Windsor Knot, it is also a great choice for tall and tall men trying to wear a tie of regular length.
3. Full Windsor Knot
Learn how to tie a full Windsor Knot or a double Windsor knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the wide end on the right hanging 4-6 inches lower than your belt.
Cross the wide end horizontally in front of the thin end, making an X-shape just below your chin.
Tuck the wide end up and under the loop around your neck, coming out upwards behind the X. use a finger to hold the X in place.
Pull the wide end all the way down.
Bring the wide end behind the knot and pass it horizontally from right to left.
Turn the wide end upwards and pull it diagonally to the front of the knot.
Loop the wide end on the top of the loop around your collar and pull it down. It should emerge to the left of the thin end.
Bring the wide end horizontally to the front of the knot, from left to right. This forms a horizontal strip. Tuck a finger through it and hold it in place.
Bring the wide end under the loop once again, around the collar with the tip up.
Turn the wide end down and slide the tip through the horizontal loop you recorded with your finger in Step 8.
Pull the wide end all the way down and smooth out the creases or slack in the knot.
When asked how to tie a tie, the full Windsor Knot is always mentioned. Also known as the Double Windsor, The Full Windsor has a large triangular symmetrical shape and is perfect for wide collars and for men with a large neck.
An additional tie length is required for the Windsor knot due to the two wraps. Tall men with a larger neck size will need a tie that measures between 61 – 64 inches.
4. Nicky Knot
Learn how to tie a Nicky knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam outwards and the thick end on your left, about two inches lower than you want the final position.
Cross the thick end under the thin end, making an X-shape under your chin.
Turn the thick end in front of the loop around your collar, then fold it through the loop, emerging to the left of the thin end.
Bring the tip of the thick end horizontally to the front of the knot. Slide a finger under the horizontal strip you just created on the front of the knot.
Bring the tip of the thick end up and under the loop around your collar.
Fold the tip of the thick end down through the horizontal loop you created in Step 4.
Pull the thick end along the entire horizontal loop and tighten it downwards.
Adjust the knot as needed by holding it with one hand and pulling the narrow end of the tie with the other.
5. Bow Tie Bow Tie
Learn How To Tie A Bow Tie:
Start with the bow tie draped around your neck with the seams down and the right side longer than the left side.
Place the right end on the left end, forming an X just below the chin.
Loop the longest end behind the ” X ” to create a simple knot similar to the first knot while tying shoelaces. Pull well and let the longest End rest on your shoulder.
Placing your index finger on the widest part of the curve of the shortest end, bend it to create an Arc shape. Place the bent tip on your neck with the shortest end as close as possible to your neck.
Holding the arc created above with the index finger and thumb of your left hand, bring the longest end down to the shortest end in the middle of the Arc.
Using your right hand, bend the longest end to the chest, pinch the fold and double the tip to form a wing.
Tuck the bent tip of the longest end behind the bent tip of the shortest end and through the small loop you formed when you passed it behind the knot.
Once the wings are in place, pull the loops behind them to tighten the vertical front knot.
Hold the front of the knot down with a finger and wiggle the wings until they are symmetrical.
Make the last adjustments. Make sure your bow tie rests flat and horizontal against your collarbone. You’re done! Now you know how to tie a tie and how to tie a bow tie.
6. Kelvin Knot
Learn how to tie a Kelvin knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam outwards and the thick end on your left, hanging two to three inches lower than the desired finishing position.
Cross the thick end under the thin end from left to right, creating an X-shape under your chin.
Bring the thick end back to the front of the knot from right to left. Continue to wrap it around the thin end and pass it from left to right behind the knot.
Then bring the thick end horizontally to the front of the node from right to left. Slide a finger under the horizontal strip that this creates.
Tuck the thick end up under the loop around your collar.
Bring the tip of the thick end down through the horizontal loop you created in Step 4 (but not the smallest one you created in Step 3).
Pull the thick end along the entire horizontal loop, squeezing the knot in place.
Tighten the tie, grabbing the knot with one hand and gently pulling on the narrow end with the other.
7. Pratt Knot
Learn how to tie a Pratt knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with its seam facing outwards and the thick end hanging on your left, 1-2 inches lower than the desired finishing spot.
Cross the thick end under the thin end – forming an X-shape under your chin.
Pass the thick end through the loop.
Pull the thick end all the way down and flip the tip so that it points to your left.
Bring the thick end horizontally to the front of the knot (from right to left). Place a finger behind the horizontal strip you just created.
Slide the thick end through the loop from below.
Point the tip of the thick end down-directly on the narrow end.
Pull the thick end down through the horizontal strip. Tightened firmly in place.
Adjust the tie by grabbing the knot with one hand while gently pulling on the narrow end of the other.
8. St Andrew’s Knot
Learn how to tie a St Andrew knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam outwards and the thick end on your left, two to three inches lower than the desired finishing position.
Cross the thick end horizontally under the thin end, forming an X-shape under your chin.
Bring the thick end horizontally to the front of the thin end.
Continue to loop the thick end around the thin end, passing it horizontally behind the back of the thin end from left to right.
Turn the thick end vertically up and over the front of the knot, then fold it behind the knot.
Bring the thicker end and to the left of the thicker end.
Bring the thick end to the front of the knot from left to right. This will form a horizontal strip. Slide a finger through it.
Finally, bring the thick end behind the knot and slide it through the horizontal loop You Made In Step 7.
Pull the thicker end and tighten the knot by grabbing it with one hand and gently pulling on the thicker end with the others.
9. Balthus Knot
Learn how to tie a Balthus knot:
Drape a long tie around your neck with the seam up and the thick end on your left. The thick end should hang at least mid-thigh, and the thin end in the center of the chest.
Cross the thin end over the thickness.
Bring the thick end in front, fold it behind the thin end and cross it behind.
Bring the thick end back to the front and make a loop on the thin end, this time on the left side of the forming knot.
Tuck the thick end down and across, ending it behind the thin end and to its right.
Turn the thick end upwards and curl it in the center of the knot.
Now bring the thick end behind the knot, crossing from right to left.
Bring the thick end horizontally to the front of the knot, crossing from left to right.
Bring the thick end behind the knot and up. Leave some slack in the horizontal pass you just made.
Tuck the thick end through this horizontal pass.
Adjust by gently pulling down on the thin end while squeezing the knot in place with your other hand. Ideally, the tie under the knot should be wide enough but still fall to your belt.
The Balthus knot is highly recommended for all fancy events – be sure to wear it for gourmet dinners, theater and art events.
10. Hanover Knot
Learn how to tie a Hanover knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam exposed and the thick end on your left, hanging 4-5 inches lower than the desired finishing position.
Cross the thick end under the narrow end from left to right, creating an X.
Bring the thick end to the front of the narrow end from right to left. Hold the forming knot with one hand.
Tuck the thick end through the loop around your collar.
Bring the thick end all the way down and pull it through. – but do not slide it through the horizontal strip you created in Step 4.
Bring the thick end from right to left, crossing behind the knot.
Turn the thick end upwards, passing diagonally in front of the center.
Feed the thick end through the loop and let it emerge behind the knot-hanging to your right.
Bring the thick end horizontally from right to left. This creates a second horizontal strip. Slide a finger under this strip.
Then bring the thick end up, once again passing under the loop around your collar.
Bring the thick end through the horizontal strip and adjust everything in place.
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11. Plattsburgh Knot
Learn how to tie a Plattsburgh knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam exposed and the thick end on your left, 4-5 inches lower than the desired finishing position.
Pass through the thick end of the tie under the narrow end to form an X. cling to this X and flip the tip of the thick end up on the front of the loop around your collar.
Tuck the thick end into the loop and pull it back to your left side.
Point the thick end upwards.
Bring back the thick end in front of the loop-always remaining to the left of the narrow end.
Tuck the thick end into the loop, emerging on your right.
Bring the thick end horizontally to the front of the node from right to left. Slide a finger under the horizontal strip you just created.
Tuck the thick end through the loop around your collar from behind.
Feed the thick end through the horizontal strip and tighten it tightly.
Tighten by holding the knot with one hand and pulling the narrow end with the other. Adjust the edges so that it looks symmetrical.12.Grantchester Knot
Learn how to tie a Grantchester knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam outwards and the thick end on your left, 4-5 inches lower than your desired finishing position.
Pass through the thick end under the thin end, forming an X.
Wrap the thick end on the front of the thin end, going horizontally from right to left.
Then wrap the thick end from left to right behind the thin end.
Now wrap the thick end on the front from right to left. Use a finger to hold the horizontal strip you just created in place.
Slip the thick end of the tie under the loop around your collar.
Turn the thick end down and let it hang in front of the knot. Keep using your finger to hold the tape in place.
Wrap the thick end behind the knot from right to left.
Wrap the thick end around the front of the knot from left to right and insert a finger under the horizontal strip you created.
Bring the thick end through the loop around your collar from below.
Feed the thick end through the horizontal strip, tighten it and tease the corners of the knot into a uniform shape.13. Victoria Knot
Learn how to tie a Victoria knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with its seam inward and the thick end on your left, about 2-3 inches lower than your desired finishing position.
Cross the thick end of the tie horizontally in front of the narrow end, and then behind it.
Pass the thick end on the front again from left to right.
Pass the thick end behind the knot from right to left.
Bring the thick end to the front a third time and slide a finger under the new horizontal strip you just created.
Insert the thick end through the loop around your collar, coming from below.
Feed the thick end through the horizontal strip.
Tighten the thick end in place. Adjust by holding the knot with one hand and gently pulling on the narrow end of the other hand.14. Coffee Knot
Learn how to tie a coffee knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam inward and the thick end on your right, about half an inch lower than you want the finished tie to hang.
Cross the thin end over the thick end, forming an X. then bring the thin end through the loop you just formed, behind the X.
Turn the thin end over the top of the knot.
Bring the thin end behind the knot from left to right.
Then bring the thin end to the front from right to left.
Now bring the thin end behind the knot and go through the loop around your neck. This will leave a horizontal strip at the front of the node.
Turn the thin end over the front of the knot so that it hangs.
Slightly bring the thin end to the left of the thick end, and then bend it behind the knot, moving from left to right.
Bring the thin end in front of the knot, pointing the tip upwards and towards your left shoulder.
Tuck the thin end into the loop around your neck, behind the rest of the knot and emerge on the left side of the thick end.
Firmly pull the thin end down and take a moment to arrange the center of the knot. You want the diagonal legs to rise at the same angle, meeting squarely under your chin.
Turn the thickness forward and up. You can throw it on one shoulder.
Turn the thin end point-up and slide it through the single horizontal loop at the back of the knot.
Pull the thin end throughout the loop and tighten it tightly.
Turn both ends of the tie down.
Carefully tighten by holding the knot in one hand while pulling the thick end with the other.The coffee knot is difficult. Do not try it until you are very familiar with the basics of how to tie a tie.
15. Eldredge Node
Learn how to tie an Eldredge knot:
Drape the tie around your collar, with the thick end to the right exactly where you want it to hang when the knot is finished.
Pinch the wide end of the tie to form a dimple and cross the thin end in front of the thick end as horizontally as possible.
Wrap the thin end behind the transverse shape, crossing horizontally from right to left.
Tuck the thin end through the loop around your collar.
Bring the thin end horizontally to the thick end.
Tuck the tip of the thin end through the loop around your collar and turn it over to the top of the knot, crossing diagonally down from left to right. Pull it well to form a diagonal strip along the right side of the knot.
Bring the thin end behind the back of the knot and climb through the diagonal strip.
Pass through and pull tight to create a diagonal strip on each side.
Direct the thin end of the tie upwards, then fold it under the loop around your collar, emerging to the right of the knot.
Loop the thin end of the tie and around the circle around your collar. Leave a little slack in this step.
Fold the tip of the thin end down and to the left, under the loop around your neck, and through the loop you just created.
Turn the thin end over the top of the loop around your collar.
Fold the rest of the thin end out of sight, either behind the thick end, or by sliding it horizontally under the loop around your neck. Tighten if necessary by pulling the thick end and adjust each diagonal strip to approximately the same width.It’s a very complex tie knot that says you really know how to tie a tie and and you’re not afraid to show it.
16. Trinity Knot
Learn how to tie a Trinity Knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the seam inward and the thick end hanging to your right where you want the finished length of the tie to be.
Cross the narrow end diagonally in front of the thick end, making an X, and fold it under the loop around your neck.
Bring the narrow end back to the top of the loop.
Pass the narrow end horizontally behind the thick end.
Turn the narrow end over the top of the loop around your collar.
Feed the tip of the narrow end down and below the loop around your neck, to the far right of the knot.
Bring the narrow end horizontally to the front of the node from right to left. Slide a finger under the horizontal strip that this creates.
Bring the narrow end under the loop around your collar and go down through the horizontal strip. Slide a finger under the narrow end just above the knot.
Pass the narrow end behind the thick end from right to left.
Pass the tip of the narrow end over the loop around your collar and through the small vertical loop you reserved in Step 8.
Pull the narrow end along the vertical loop, always at the line diagonally up and to your right, and tighten it down.
Pull all the slack from the knot and adjust it if necessary so that the three visible folds are identical in size and angle. Hide the narrow end behind the thick end or under the loop around your collar.
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17. Christensen Knot
Learn how to tie a Christensen knot:
Drape the tie around your collar with the thick end on the left. This end should be hung a good four to six inches lower than the finished length you desire.
Cross the thick end horizontally in front of the thin end from left to right.
Bring the thick end behind the thin end horizontally from right to left.
Turn the thick end in front of the loop around your collar.
Fold the thick end behind the loop around your collar, emerging from the right side of the thin end.
Bring the thick end in front of the front horizontal strip and the diagonal you created in Step 5. Slide a finger under this new horizontal crossing.
Bring the thick end behind the knot from left to right.
Bring the thick end to the front, just above the horizontal fold You Made In Step 6. (Your finger should always hold the crease open.) Hold the two horizontal strips slightly on the collar with one finger.
Bring the thick end under the loop around your collar.
Fold the thick end behind the two horizontal crossings and pull through.
Pull the knot into place by holding it with one hand. Now gently pull the thin end with each other. Use your finger to tease the diagonal folds until the X shape of the knot is very clear.
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