The Tie
There are several variants of ties, all have in common that it is a piece of cloth, worn around the neck and resting under the shirt's collar. They are knotted at the throat in different styles.
The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie
The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: The Science and Aesthetics of Tie Knots
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Thomas Fink and Yong Mao, two researchers of the Cambridge's Cavendish Institute, discovered with help of mathematical modeling, that is is possible to make 85 different knots. The 85 different knots are explained in their book, each one using a drawing how to achieve the desired result.
If you don't want to use one of the 4 most common styles to tie a tie, than this book is highly recommended to discover new ones.
The Four-In-Hand Knot
How To Tie The Four-In-Hand Knot
Tie the 'Four in hand' knot
The "Four in hand" is the most well known and commonly worn knot in the western world. The "Four-in-hand" knot has its name from the drivers of the four-in-hand carriage in the mid-1800's, who tied their scarves and the reigns of their carriage with this knot. It is a small knot with a distinctive elongated, asymmetric shape. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -
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The Pratt Knot
How To Tie The Pratt Knot
Tie the 'Pratt' (aka 'Shelby') knot
The "Pratt" is related to the "Nicky" and provides an excellent compact, medium sized symmetric knot. The "Pratt" is a very practical knot which can be used with most any tie. As you can see, the tie is inverted (the seam shows) as you start. This saves us one loop. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -
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The Half-Windsor Knot
How To Tie The Half-Windsor Knot
Tie the 'Half Windsor' knot
The "Half-Windsor" is one of the most well known knots in the world. This handsome knot is one of the original four classic tie knots. It is a symmetric, medium-sized knot with the figure of a perfect triangle. It can be worn with collars of most sizes and spreads. The name "Half-Windsor" is actually not derived from the larger "Windsor", and is not half the size of the Windsor, but rather three-quarters. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -
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The Windsor Kot
How To Tie The Windsor Knot
Tie the 'Windsor' knot
The Windsor knot, also (wrongly) known as the "Double-Windsor" (a non-existing enormous 16-move knot), is the most well known knot in the world. The Windsor is a large, symmetrical, self-releasing triangular knot. The tie was named by Americans in the 1920-30's after the Duke of Windsor. The Duke was known for his fondness of large triangular tie knots, but didn't in fact invent this particular knot. His secret was a specially tailored tie with an extra thickness of material. There are four tie-versions that result in the "Windsor" knot; two self releasing, and two non-self releasing. This version filmed here is considered as the original (self releasing) version. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -
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Six More Ways To Tie A Tie
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Women and Ties
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Portable_eBay wrote...
Used a tie occasionally, it has a hook... I just clip it on my suit... :) *****
Posted October 28, 2008
The_Homeopath wrote...
I took pictures of the day I taught my son how to tie his own tie.
Posted October 27, 2008
LucyVet wrote...
Useful lens. I used to have to wear a tie for highschool, but never realized there were so many ways to tie one!
Posted October 27, 2008
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