For Men: How To Tie A Tie – Part 2

6. Kelvin Knot

how to tie a Kelvin knot

Learn how to tie a Kelvin Knot:

  1. Drape the necktie around your collar with the seam facing outward and the thick end on your left, hanging two to three inches lower than the desired finishing position.
  2. Cross the thick end under the thin end from left to right, creating an X-shape under your chin.
  3. Bring the thick end back across the front of the knot from right to left. Continue wrapping it around the thin end and pass it back from left to right behind the knot.
  4. Next, bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the knot from right to left again. Slip a finger underneath the horizontal band this creates.
  5. Tuck the thick end upward underneath the loop around your collar.
  6. Bring the tip of the thick end down through the horizontal loop you created in Step 4 (but not the smaller one you created in Step 3).
  7. Pull the thick end all the way through the horizontal loop, snugging the knot down into place.
  8. Tighten the tie by grasping the knot with one hand and pulling gently on the narrow end with the other.

7. Pratt Knot

how to tie a pratt knot

Learn how to tie a Pratt Knot:

  1. Drape the tie around your collar with its seam facing outward and the thick end hanging on your left, 1-2 inches lower than the desired finishing spot.
  2. Cross the thick end underneath the thin end – forming an X-shape below your chin.
  3. Pass the thick end through the loop.
  4. Pull the thick end all the way down and flip the tip so that it’s pointing to your left.
  5. Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the knot (from right to left). Tuck a finger behind the horizontal band you’ve just created.
  6. Slip the thick end up through the loop from underneath.
  7. Point the tip of the thick end downward – directly on top of the narrow end.
  8. Pull the thick end down through the horizontal band. Snug it firmly into place.
  9. Adjust the necktie by grasping the knot with one hand while pulling on the narrow end gently with the other.

8. St Andrew Knot

how to tie a Saint Andrew knot

Learn how to tie a St Andrew Knot:

  1. Drape the neck-tie around your collar with the seam facing out and the thick end on your left, two to three inches lower than the desired finishing position.
  2. Cross the thick end horizontally beneath the thin end, making an X-shape under your chin.
  3. Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the thin end.
  4. Continue looping the thick end around the thin end, passing it horizontally behind the back of the thin end from left to right.
  5. Flip the thick end vertically up and over the front of the knot, then tuck it back down behind the knot.
  6. Bring the thick end out and to the left of the thick end.
  7. Bring the thick end across the front of the knot from left to right. This will form a horizontal band. Slip a finger through it.
  8. Finally, bring the thick end up behind the knot and tuck it through the horizontal loop you made in Step 7.
  9. Pull the thick end all the way through and tighten the knot by grasping it with one hand and pulling carefully on the thick end with the other.

9. Balthus Knot

fancy ways to tie a necktie - how to tie a Balthus knot

Learn how to tie a Balthus Knot:

  1. Drape a LONG tie around your neck with the seam upward and the thick end on your left. The thick end should hang at least to mid-thigh and the thin end to the center of the chest.
  2. Cross the thin end over the thick.
  3. Bring the thick end up in front, tuck it down behind the thin end and cross behind it.
  4. Bring the thick end back up in front and loop over the thin end, this time on the left side of the forming knot.
  5. Tuck the thick end down and across, finishing with it behind the thin end and to its right.
  6. Flip the thick end upward and loop it over the center of the knot.
  7. Now bring the thick end down behind the knot, crossing from right to left.
  8. Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the knot, crossing from left to right.
  9. Bring the thick end behind the knot and upward. Leave a little looseness in the horizontal pass you just made.
  10. Tuck the thick end through this horizontal pass.
  11. Adjust by tugging gently down on the thin end while snugging the knot in place with your other hand. Ideally, the tie beneath the knot should be quite wide but still fall to your beltline.

The Balthus knot is highly recommended for any fancy events – make sure you wear it to those fine dining dinners, theater and art events.

10. Hanover Knot

Learn how to tie a Hanover Knot:

  1. Drape the necktie around your collar with the seam exposed and the thick end on your left, hanging 4-5 inches lower than the desired finishing position.
  2. Cross the thick end under the narrow end from left to right, creating an X.
  3. Bring the thick end across the front of the narrow end from right to left. Hold on to the forming knot with one hand.
  4. Tuck the thick end up through the loop around your collar.
  5. Bring the thick end all the way down and tug it through. – but DON’T tuck it through the horizontal band you created in Step 4.
  6. Bring the thick end around from right to left, crossing behind the knot.
  7. Flip the thick end upward, passing diagonally in front of the center.
  8. Feed the thick end down through the loop, and let it emerge from behind the knot – hanging toward your right.
  9. Bring the thick end horizontally from right to left. This creates a second horizontal band. Slip a finger underneath this band.
  10. Next, bring the thick end upward, passing once more from underneath the loop around your collar.
  11. Bring the thick end down through the horizontal band and snug everything into place.

11. Plattsburgh Knot

how to tie a tie series

Learn how to tie a Plattsburgh Knot:

  1. Drape the necktie around your collar with the seam exposed and the thick end on your left, 4-5 inches lower than the desired finishing position.
  2. Cross the thick end of the tie underneath the narrow end to form an X. Hold on to that X and flip the tip of the thick end upward over the front of the loop around your collar.
  3. Tuck the thick end through the loop and bring it back toward your left side.
  4. Point the thick end upward.
  5. Bring the thick end back up in front of the loop – still staying to the left of the narrow end.
  6. Tuck the thick end down through the loop, emerging on your right.
  7. Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the knot from right to left. Slip a finger under the horizontal band you just created.
  8. Tuck the thick end up through the loop around your collar from behind.
  9. Feed the thick end down through the horizontal band and snug it down firmly.
  10. Tighten by holding the knot with one hand and pulling on the narrow end with the other. Adjust the edges so it looks symmetrical.

12. Grantchester Knot

how to tie a tie charts

Learn how to tie a Grantchester Knot:

  1. Drape the necktie around your collar with the seam outward and the thick end on your left, 4-5 inches lower than your desired finishing position.
  2. Cross the thick end underneath the thin end, forming an X.
  3. Wrap the thick end across the front of the thin end, going horizontally from right to left.
  4. Then wrap the thick end from left to right behind the thin end.
  5. Now wrap the thick end across the front from right to left. Use a finger to hold the horizontal band you’ve just made in place.
  6. Slip the thick end of the tie under the loop around your collar.
  7. Flip the thick end down and let it hang in front of the knot. Keep using your finger to hold the band in place.
  8. Wrap the thick end behind the knot from right to left.
  9. Wrap the thick end around the front of the knot from left to right and insert a finger under the horizontal band you’ve created.
  10. Bring the thick end through the loop around your collar from underneath.
  11. Feed the thick end down through the horizontal band, snug it down and tease the corners of the knot out into an even shape.

13. Victoria Knot

different neck-tie knots

Learn how to tie a Victoria Knot:

  1. Drape the neck-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.
  2. Cross the thick end of the tie horizontally in front of the narrow end and then behind it.
  3. Pass the thick end across the front again from left to right.
  4. Pass the thick end behind the knot from right to left.
  5. Bring the thick end across the front a third time and slip a finger under the new horizontal band you’ve just created.
  6. Insert the thick end through the loop around your collar, coming from underneath it.
  7. Feed the thick end down through the horizontal band.
  8. Snug the thick end into place. Adjust by holding onto the knot with one hand and pulling gently on the narrow end with the other hand.

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