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How To Tie A Necktie Easily - Steps and Diagrams

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So, what does a woman know about neckties?

I grew up during the New Wave years, when even women wore neckties, so I asked my dad to teach me how to tie a tie. He stood me in front of him in front of mirror, and tied a tie on me. Then he showed me how to slip it off without untying it, and told me "there you go!" It didn't take much practice and then I could tie my own neckties.

Then I went to college and majored in costume and found out that often I could tie a necktie and the actors that I was helping get dressed could not. I taught a lot of guys how to tie ties in college. When I do the thing where I have the person stand in front of me and I tie it on them, I have to stand on a chair, as I'm really short... LOL...!

Men's neckwear hasn't really changed all that much over the last century. Men's shirts have collars that are now sewn on, instead of buttoning onto a collarless shirt. Ties go through phases of getting a bit longer or shorter, or a tad wider or narrower, but overall, they don't change that much.


Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was known for his signature behavior of tugging on his tie and saying "I don't get no respect."
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was known for his signature behavior of tugging on his tie and saying "I don't get no respect."

How to Tie a Necktie => Step-by-step Diagram

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About Giving Ties As Gifts

Giving a man a tie as a gift is almost a cliche, but it doesn't have to be!

  • Neckties often have a much maligned reputation as a fall-back gift for Father's Day, Christmas, birthdays and anniversaries. Never give a necktie just because you can't think of anything else.

  • Really think about the man (or woman) you're buying the necktie for. Is this tie to be worn at the office? Is it meant to be a tasteful accessory, an eye-catching accent or a novelty joke tie?

  • Get a tie with a design or picture on it of something the receiver likes. For example, sports logos, team colors, boating accents, golf images and more all can appear very small and tastefully on a tie.

  • How stylish is your tie receiver? If the person you're gifting is really into fashion, consider giving them a gift certificate if you're fashion knowledge is not up to their level.


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Follow-Along with a Necktie Tying Video!

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Necktie Comments and Questions

louromano 2 months ago

very attractive and creative.. thanks for sharing.

Shinar 2 months ago

I am a single mom and the actual video wasthe best help. My son is 5 and loves to wear ties to church and any other time he can. So I have to learn to tie so he can tie it.

mythicalstorm273 8 months ago

I loved reading this! I know how to tie a tie with no issues, but I was curious when I read this title on how you explained it. I had to learn how to tie a tie for my boyfriend because he is clueless and for some reason it made sense to me and now I can do it in my sleep (since he often wakes me up to tie it for him)!! Very informative!

David 8 months ago

Thxxx so Thxx

st lucia for sale 16 months ago

I always seem to get one part too long. Then I retie it, overcompensate, and the other part is too long!

Great guide

mysisters 16 months ago

Great Hub. These are nice steps on how to tie a tie correctly. When I tie is tied correctly it just looks so much better.

alexmar 17 months ago

Up to this day I just can't tie my own tie. Will book mark this page, so that the next time I can look it up...

Kate 22 months ago

This is a good post for women too, they of all people should know how to tie men's ties!

Rismayanti 24 months ago

very attractive and creative.. thanks for your afford

Rachel B. 2 years ago

This article is a wonderful help. I'll never have to fluster with how to tie that darn knot again!

rambo mambo 2 years ago

This is great.now i can teach to my childrens.more photos or videos if have.Thanks

diamond 2 years ago

Thanks a lot for that I learn how to tie necktie.

james lim 2 years ago

nice one.

thowfer 2 years ago

oh.. thanks a lot for the easy instruction....

yeahhh

kbdunn 3 years ago

very easy guide. thanks

StrangeLittleBird 3 years ago

I never thought you could mix math with tying a tie, but two mathematitions from England, Thomas Fink and Yong Mao seems fit to publish a book titled "The 85 Ways To Tie a Tie"! Now that's a lot of variations!

kyaw zin linn  3 years ago

Great. Openly, I did not know there are many ways to tie a necktile.thanks

Ren 4 years ago

Thanks lots

gottaBKD 4 years ago

This is really great for both men and women.I remember at time in a class full of motorcycling men, we had the choice of two presentations: 1) show the class how to tie their shoes or 2) show the class how to tie a tie. It was a presentation to access our teaching abilities in front of people we did not know.Since I once lived in England where the uniform included a tie, I decided to teach them how to tie a tie.... not only tie the tie but tie a double windsor knotted one. They all loved it and took their ties home for future use LOL (all tied up of course)Oh, I was the only one who picked that option (tying a tie) and was also the only woman in the class!! Needless to say I passed with tying colours LOL

johnr54 4 years ago

This is great. I'm going to send this to my son's roommate. He's in a job that requires a suit most days, but doesn't know how to tie his tie so he takes it off by loosening it and taking it off over his head nightly. This is a skill he needs to master.

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