How to tire a tie

How to Tie a Tie: Easy Step-By-Step VIDEO

Unsure how to tie a tie? Follow our easy step-by-step instructions on how to tie different knots including Windsor and double Windsor.

Whether for business or social occasions, certain ensembles look better with a tie. Located underneath the shirt collar and knotted at the throat, a straight tie brings a level of professionalism and elegance to a suit, vest, or shirt and slacks. Although clip-on ties may seem like the easiest route, hand-tied straight ties are the most attractive option. Knowing how to tie a tie can open up a number of new styles and looks. With six tie knots to choose from, there's something for every neck size and shirt style. If you prefer an easy knot, we suggest starting with the full Windsor. Our how to tie a tie videos and simple instructions allow men and women to sport a polished tie in minutes. People should practice tying knots in front of a mirror for best results.

How to Tie a Full Windsor Knot

Featuring a polished triangular shape, the Windsor knot offers a good option for job interviews, presentations and social occasions. Because of its wide appearance, this knot looks best with a spread-collar shirt. Although it may appear complicated, tying the full Windsor knot is accomplished without much difficulty.

To begin tying the full Windsor knot, raise the shirt collar and drape the tie around the neck, so the wide end is on the right side and extends about 12 inches below the narrow end.
Cross the wide part of the tie over the narrow part.
Pull the wide end up through the opening at the neck, then down.
Pass the wide end underneath and to the right of the narrow part with the wrong side facing out.
Cross the wide part over and to the left of the narrow part with the correct side facing out.
Pull the wide end up through the opening at the neck.
When bringing it down, pass it through the loop at the front.
Holding the dangling parts with one hand, slide the knot carefully up toward the collar with the other hand until snug, then lower the collar.

How to Tie a Half Windsor Knot

Understanding how to knot a tie can give you a wealth of options to choose from when getting ready. Variations only further extend the possibilities. The half Windsor knot offers a triangular and symmetrical shape for a classic presentation. Because it's smaller than the full Windsor, it works best with wider, medium-weight ties and pairs well with any dress shirt. With a few simple instructions, the half Windsor knot comes together easily.

As with the full Windsor knot, begin the process by raising the shirt collar. Drape the tie around the neck so the wide end is on the right and extends roughly 12 inches below the narrow end.

Cross the wide part over the narrow part.
Cross the wide part behind the narrow part so the wrong side is facing out.
Bring the wide end up and over to the left.
Pull it through the opening at the neck so it lays wrong side out to the right.
Bring the wide end over the narrow part from right to left with the correct side facing up.
Bring the wide end up through the neck loop again.
When bringing it down, insert it through the loop at the front of the collar.
Adjust the knot by sliding it upward with one hand and holding the tails with the other.
Lower the shirt collar to complete the look.

How to Tie a Four-in-Hand Knot

The four-in-hand knot works well for wide neckties in heavy fabrics. Learn how to knot a tie in this style if you're hoping to dress up a traditional look. It looks most attractive when worn with a standard button-down dress shirt. With a few easy steps, people can tie the four-in-hand knot in a matter of minutes.

To complete this knot, raise the shirt collar and drape the tie around the neck so the wide end is on the right side and extends roughly 12 inches below the narrow end.
Bring the wide part of the tie across the narrow part.
Then bring the wide part under the narrow part.
Bring the wide side back over the top of the narrow part.
Bring the wide side up through the large loop at the neck.
With a loose hold on the knot, insert the wide end in a downward direction through the loop in front.
Holding the bottom narrow part of the tie with one hand, slide the knot upward with the other until neat and snug. Lower the shirt collar to complete the look.

How to Tie a Trinity Knot

As you get more comfortable with the basics of how to tie a tie, you can graduate to more sophisticated options. The Trinity knot offers a stylish look patterned after the Trinity symbol. With a more complex design than the Windsor and four-in-hand knots, tying the Trinity knot is a little more complicated, but it makes a fashion statement for formal functions.

To tie the Trinity knot, raise the shirt collar and drape the tie around the neck with the wide edge hanging on the right side, just above the navel.
Just below the collar, pinch the wide side of the tie long ways to form a dimple in the fabric.
Take the thin part and cross it over the thick part.
Bring the thin end up through the neck opening.
Bring it back down toward the right side.
Cross it under the thick part of the tie and to the other side, wrong side up.
Bring the narrow end up.
Pull it through the neck opening and toward the right to form a heart shape.
Move it across the heart shape and bring it up through the neck loop.
Pull it through the knot, keeping the top loop of the knot loose.
Then move it behind the thick portion to the other side.
Bring the now short end up and through the loose loop.
Adjust the knot for tightness and symmetry and tuck the end under the neckline. Fold down the shirt collar for a finished look.

How to Tie a Pratt Knot

Also known as the Shelby knot, the Pratt knot offers a stylish look for any dress shirt. Because this knot is thinner than the Windsor knot, it works well when fashioned with lightweight to medium-weight ties. The Pratt knot requires just a few simple steps to master.

To begin tying the Pratt knot, raise the shirt collar and drape the tie wrong side up with the wide end hanging on the right side roughly 12 inches lower than the narrow end.
Cross the wide part of the tie under the narrow part.
Bring the wide end up and loop it down through the opening at the neck and tighten.
Cross the wide end to the right with the correct side up.
Pull it up through the neck opening.
Bring it down through the knot loop.
Slide and adjust the knot gently and lower the shirt collar to complete the process.

How to Tie a Kelvin Knot

This uncommon knot will certainly set you apart from the crowd. Thankfully, Kelvin knots are easy to learn and create an even, polished look. Follow a few basic steps, and you'll be a Kelvin knot expert in no time.

Drape your tie around your collar with the seam out and the thick end on your left. Hang your end two or three inches lower than where you hope to complete the tie.
Cross the thick end under the thin side left to ride. You should create an X underneath your chin.Take the thick end across the front knot from right to left. Wrap around the thin end and pass back underneath the knot from left to right.Bring the thick end horizontally across the front moving from right to left. Tuck a finger under the horizontal band you create.Tuck your thick end underneath the loop around your collar.
Bring your thick end through the horizontal loop. Snug the knot down into place.
Tighten by grasping the knot with one hand and pulling on the narrow end with the other.

How to Tie an Eldredge Knot

With its intricate design, the Eldredge knot makes a bold statement. Fair warning: learning how to knot a tie in this style can take time. While tying this knot involves a variety of steps, the process is not as complicated as it seems. While some knots are created with the wide portion of the tie, this knot is fashioned entirely from the narrow portion.

To begin tying the Eldredge knot, raise the shirt collar and drape the tie so the wide end lays on the right side just below the navel.
Pinch the thicker side of the tie near the collar to create a dimple long ways.
Bring the thin part over the thick part of the tie.
Bring the thin part under the thick part of the tie, wrong side up.
Bring the thin part up toward the neck.
Bring it down through the neck loop to the right, wrong side up.
Going left, take it around the front of the knot.
Take it up through the neck loop.
Bring it back down to the right.
Take it behind the wide part of the tie to the left, wrong side up.
Take it across the front to the right and through the loop created in the previous step.
Tighten the knot by pulling the narrow end to the right.
Bring the end straight up and through the neck loop to the right of the knot.
Again, bring it up, over the knot to the left of the knot.
Keeping the knot loose, bring the short tail up to the right and through the loop just created.
Pull to tighten.
Tuck the end behind the neckline on the left. Lower the shirt collar for a smart and finished look.

Types of Necktie Accessories

Eager to go beyond the basics of how to tie a tie? Men or women who wear ties may wish to enhance function and fashion with tie accessories. People can choose from various types of tie accessories to keep ties in place and add a hint of style. These options are great for anyone hoping to create a signature look or elevate their typical fashion.

Tie bar: Slides across the middle section of the tie to keep it in place
Tie clip: Attaches to the same area by clipping into place
Tie tack: Features a pin, base and chain that help keep the tie from shifting
Tie chain: Features a bar and chain combination
Tie strap: Slips through the label on the tie's back and attaches to shirt buttons

By presenting a polished look for work or social occasions, neckties enhance the wardrobe of men and women. Straight ties come in an array of patterns, colors and fabrics for every season and situation, and a variety of different tie knots keep them looking sharp.

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How To Tie A Tie Knot

This article will show you how to tie a tie in 18 different ways.

Want to signal power?

What about trust in a business relationship? Or casual approachability?

One 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 nearly every President. The full Windsor knot.

Look at less formal business outfits. The four-in-hand or half Windsor knot.

Each style sends a different message and suits a different shirt collar and neck. There are tie knots for tall guys, short guys, big guys and skinny guys.

Yet most men use one tie knot their entire lives.

I'm showing you 18 ways to tie a necktie, so you will be able to tie all the best tie knots – starting with the quickest and easiest tie knot, the Simple or Oriental Knot.

Learn how to tie a tie step by step:

The Simple Knot (Oriental Knot) Tying Instructions

Learn how to tie a tie: The Simple Oriental Knot:

Drape the tie around your collar with the seam facing inward and the thick end on your left, two or three inches lower than your desired finishing position.
Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the narrow end, and then pass it back horizontally behind the narrow end.
Pass the thick end again across the front of the knot from left to right.
Now pass the thick end again behind the knot horizontally from right to left.
Pass the thick end AGAIN across the front of the knot from left to right. Slip a finger under this third horizontal loop.
Bring the tip of the thick end up underneath the loop around your collar and feed it up behind the knot, down over the front of the knot and through that third horizontal loop.
Pull the thick end through the horizontal loop and snug it down.
Adjust the tie by holding the knot in one hand and pulling gently on the narrow end with the other.

Click here to watch the YouTube video – The EASIEST Knot To Tie

Now you know how to tie a necktie the easiest way… are you ready for a challenge?

1. Four In Hand Knot

Learn how to tie a Four In Hand Knot:

Loop the tie around your collar. Thick end on the left, 3-4 inches lower than the thin end.
Cross the thick end in front of the thin end.
Wrap the thick end around behind the thin end and cross horizontally from right to left.
Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the knot from right to left. Slip a finger beneath this horizontal band.
Turn the tip of the thick end upward and in, sliding it beneath the loop around your neck.
Feed the thick end down through the loop you’ve held open with your finger.
Pull the thick end all the way through the loop and snug the knot down tightly.
Tighten the knot by holding it gently in one hand and tugging on the thin end with the other.

The four in hand knot is one of the most popular necktie knots for beginners learning how to tie a tie. Not only is it easy to learn, but it's also one of the oldest – British horsemen are said to have invented it to tie scarves while holding the reins of four horses in the other hand.

This knot requires less of the tie’s length, making it a great choice for tall men trying to tie a regular length tie.

The narrower shape is perfect for narrow spread collars and button-down collar dress shirts.

2. Half Windsor Knot

Learn how to tie a Half Windsor Knot:

Drape the necktie around your collar with the wide end on your right hanging down to your thigh and the thin end on the left at about your rib cage.
Cross the wide end in front of the thin end from right to left, making an X-shape below your chin.
Loop the wide end of the tie horizontally around and behind the thin end.
Take the wide end over from the top and through the opening of the X and pull tight.
Hold the wide end with your right hand and wrap it in front over the thin end, from your right to your left.
Keeping the triangle intact with your left hand, bring the wide end towards your chest and from behind the loop, pass it over the X.
Using the index finger of your left hand, open up the triangle that has now formed over the X and pull the wide end all the way through.
To adjust the length, pull the knot up towards your collar while pulling the thin end of the tie down. You may need to adjust the horizontal loop to make sure it’s flat and even.

Along with the Four-In-Hand knot, the Half Windsor is most suited to guys just beginning to learn how to tie a tie.

This knot is the perfect choice for medium-width and thick ties. It is the most versatile and popular tie knot.

Because the half Windsor requires less of the tie’s length than the larger Windsor knot, it is also a great choice for big and tall men trying to wear a regular length tie.

3. Full Windsor Knot

Learn how to tie a Full Windsor Knot or Double Windsor Knot:

Drape the necktie around your collar with the wide end on the right hanging 4-6 inches lower than your waistband.
Cross the wide end horizontally in front of the slim end, making an X-shape just below your chin.
Tuck the wide end up and beneath the loop around your neck, coming out point-upward behind the X. Use one finger to hold the X in place.
Pull the wide end all the way down.
Bring the wide end around behind the knot and pass it horizontally from right to left.
Flip the wide end tip upward and tug it diagonally across the front of the knot.
Loop the wide end over the top of the loop around your collar and bring it back down. It should emerge on the left of the thin end.
Bring the wide end horizontally across the front of the knot, from left to right. This forms a horizontal band. Tuck a finger through it and hold it in place.
Bring the wide end underneath the loop one more time, around the collar with the tip aiming upward.
Turn the wide end downward and slide the tip through the horizontal loop you saved with your finger in step 8.
Pull the wide end all the way down and smooth out any creases or slack in the knot.

When I'm 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 symmetric shape and is perfect for wide spread collars, and on men with a large neck.

Additional tie length is required for the Windsor knot because of the two wrappings. 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 necktie around your collar with the seam outward and the thick end on your left, about two inches lower than you want the finished position.
Cross the thick end underneath the thin end, making an X-shape below your chin.
Flip the thick end up in front of the loop around your collar, then tuck it down through the loop, emerging to the left of the thin end.
Bring the tip of the thick end horizontally across the front of the knot. Slip a finger underneath the horizontal band you’ve just created across the front of the knot.
Bring the tip of the thick end up and underneath the loop around your collar.
Tuck the tip of the thick end down through the horizontal loop you created in Step 4.
Pull the thick end all the way through the horizontal loop and snug it down.
Adjust the knot as needed by holding it with one hand and pulling on the narrow end of the tie with the other.

5. Bow Tie Knot

Learn How To Tie A Bow Tie Knot:

Start with the bow tie draped around your neck with the seams facing down and the right side longer than the left.
Place the right end over the left end, making an X-shape just below the chin.
Loop the longer end behind the ‘X’ to create a simple knot similar to the first knot while tying shoelaces. Pull tight and leave the longer end resting on your shoulder.
Placing your index finger on the widest part of the curve of the shorter end, fold it to create a bow shape. Place the folded tip across your collar with the shorter end as close to your neck as possible.
Holding the bow created above with the forefinger and thumb of your left hand, bring the longer end straight down over the shorter end in the middle of the bow.
Using your right hand, fold the longer end back towards the chest, pinch the fold and double the tip over to make a wing.
Tuck the folded tip of the longer end behind the folded tip of the shorter end and through the small loop you formed when you first passed it up behind the knot.
With the wings in place, tug the loops behind them to tighten the vertical front knot.
Hold the front of the knot down with one finger, and wriggle the wings until they're symmetrical.
Make final adjustments. Ensure your bow tie lies 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 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.
Cross the thick end under the thin end from left to right, creating an X-shape under your chin.
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.
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.
Tuck the thick end upward underneath 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 smaller one you created in Step 3).
Pull the thick end all the way through the horizontal loop, snugging the knot down into place.
Tighten the tie by grasping the knot with one hand and pulling gently 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 outward and the thick end hanging on your left, 1-2 inches lower than the desired finishing spot.
Cross the thick end underneath the thin end – forming an X-shape below your chin.
Pass the thick end through the loop.
Pull the thick end all the way down and flip the tip so that it’s pointing to your left.
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.
Slip the thick end up through the loop from underneath.
Point the tip of the thick end downward – directly on top of the narrow end.
Pull the thick end down through the horizontal band. Snug it firmly into place.
Adjust the necktie by grasping the knot with one hand while pulling on the narrow end gently with the other.

8. St Andrew Knot

Learn how to tie a St Andrew Knot:

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.
Cross the thick end horizontally beneath the thin end, making an X-shape under your chin.
Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the thin end.
Continue looping the thick end around the thin end, passing it horizontally behind the back of the thin end from left to right.
Flip the thick end vertically up and over the front of the knot, then tuck it back down behind the knot.
Bring the thick end out and to the left of the thick end.
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.
Finally, bring the thick end up behind the knot and tuck it through the horizontal loop you made in Step 7.
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

Learn how to tie a Balthus Knot:

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.
Cross the thin end over the thick.
Bring the thick end up in front, tuck it down behind the thin end and cross behind it.
Bring the thick end back up in front and loop over the thin end, this time on the left side of the forming knot.
Tuck the thick end down and across, finishing with it behind the thin end and to its right.
Flip the thick end upward and loop it over the center of the knot.
Now bring the thick end down behind the knot, crossing from right to left.
Bring the thick end horizontally across the front of the knot, crossing from left to right.
Bring the thick end behind the knot and upward. Leave a little looseness in the horizontal pass you just made.
Tuck the thick end through this horizontal pass.
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:

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.
Cross the thick end under the narrow end from left to right, creating an X.
Bring the thick end across the front of the narrow end from right to left. Hold on to the forming knot with one hand.
Tuck the thick end up through the loop around your collar.
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.
Bring the thick end around from right to left, crossing behind the knot.
Flip the thick end upward, passing diagonally in front of the center.
Feed the thick end down through the loop, and let it emerge from behind the knot – hanging toward your right.
Bring the thick end horizontally from right to left. This creates a second horizontal band. Slip a finger underneath this band.
Next, bring the thick end upward, passing once more from underneath the loop around your collar.
Bring the thick end down through the horizontal band and snug everything into place.

11. Plattsburgh Knot

Learn how to tie a Plattsburgh Knot:

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.
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.
Tuck the thick end through the loop and bring it back toward your left side.
Point the thick end upward.
Bring the thick end back up in front of the loop – still staying to the left of the narrow end.
Tuck the thick end down through the loop, emerging on your right.
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.
Tuck the thick end up through the loop around your collar from behind.
Feed the thick end down through the horizontal band and snug it down firmly.
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

Learn how to tie a Grantchester Knot:

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.
Cross the thick end underneath the thin end, forming an X.
Wrap the thick end across 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 across the front from right to left. Use a finger to hold the horizontal band you’ve just made in place.
Slip the thick end of the tie under the loop around your collar.
Flip the thick end down and let it hang in front of the knot. Keep using your finger to hold the band 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 band you've created.
Bring the thick end through the loop around your collar from underneath.
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

Learn how to tie a Victoria Knot:

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.
Cross the thick end of the tie horizontally in front of the narrow end and then behind it.
Pass the thick end across the front again from left to right.
Pass the thick end behind the knot from right to left.
Bring the thick end across the front a third time and slip a finger under the new horizontal band you’ve just created.
Insert the thick end through the loop around your collar, coming from underneath it.
Feed the thick end down through the horizontal band.
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.

14. Cafe Knot

Learn how to tie a Cafe Knot:

Drape the necktie around your collar with the seam facing inward and the thick end on your right, about a 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 up through the loop you just formed, behind the X.
Flip 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 across the front from right to left.
Now bring the thin end behind the knot and up through the loop around your neck. This will leave a horizontal band across the front of the knot.
Flip the thin end over the front of the knot so that it hangs down.
Bring the thin end slightly to the left of the thick end, then fold it around behind the knot, passing from left to right.
Bring the thin end up in front of the knot, pointing the tip upward and toward your left shoulder.
Tuck the thin end through the loop around your collar, behind the rest of the knot and emerging on the left side of the thick end.
Tug the thin end down firmly and take a moment to arrange the center of the knot. You want the diagonal legs to rise at the same angle, meeting squarely beneath your chin.
Flip the thick forward and up. You can toss it over one shoulder.
Turn the thin end point-upward and slip it through the single horizontal loop across the back of the knot.
Pull the thin end all the way through the loop and snug it up tight.
Flip the two ends of the tie back down.
Tighten carefully by holding the knot in one hand while tugging on the thick end with your other.

The Cafe Knot is a difficult one. Don't try it until you're very familiar with the basics of how to tie a tie.

15. Eldredge Knot

Learn how to tie an Eldredge Knot:

Drape the tie around your collar, with the thick end on the right exactly where you want it to hang when the knot is completed.
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 around behind the cross-shape, crossing horizontally from right to left.
Tuck the thin end through the loop around your collar.
Bring the thin end horizontally across the thick end.
Tuck the tip of the thin end up through the loop around your collar and flip it over the top of the knot, crossing diagonally downward from left to right. Pull it down snug to form a diagonal band along the right side of the knot.
Bring the thin end around behind the back of the knot and up through the diagonal band.
Feed through and pull tight to create a diagonal band on each side.
Aim the thin end of the tie straight upward, then tuck it down beneath the loop around your collar, emerging to the right of the knot.
Loop the thin end of the tie up and around the circle around your collar. Leave a little bit of slack in this step.
Tuck the tip of the thin end down and to the left, underneath the loop around your neck, and up through the loop you just created.
Flip the thin end over the top of the loop around your collar.
Tuck the remainder 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 needed by pulling the thick end and adjust each diagonal band to roughly the same width.

This is a very complex tie knot that says you REALLY know how to tie a tie… and you're not afraid to show it off.

16. Trinity Knot

Learn how to tie a Trinity Knot:

Drape the necktie around your collar with the seam facing inward and the thick end hanging on 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 tuck it up under the loop around your neck.
Bring the narrow end back over the top of the loop.
Pass the narrow end horizontally behind the thick end.
Flip the narrow end over the top of the loop around your collar.
Feed the tip of the narrow end down and out underneath the loop around your neck, on the far right side of the knot.
Bring the narrow end horizontally across the front of the knot from right to left. Slip a finger underneath the horizontal band this creates.
Bring the narrow end up underneath the loop around your collar and down through the horizontal band. Slide a finger underneath the narrow end just above the knot.
Pass the narrow end around behind the thick end from right to left.
Feed the tip of the narrow end up over the loop around your collar and through the small vertical loop you reserved in Step 8.
Pull the narrow end all the way through the vertical loop, still angling diagonally upward and to your right, and snug it down.
Pull all the slack out of the knot and adjust as necessary to make the three visible folds identical in size and angle. Hide the narrow end either behind the thick end or under the loop around your collar.

17. Christensen Knot

Learn how to tie a Christensen Knot:

Drape the necktie around your collar with the thick end on the left. This end should be hanging 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 around behind the thin end horizontally from right to left.
Flip the thick end up in front of the loop around your collar.
Tuck the thick end down behind the loop around your collar, emerging on the right side of the thin end.
Bring the thick end in front across the earlier horizontal band and the diagonal you created in Step 5. Slip a finger under this new horizontal crossing.
Bring the thick end around behind the knot from left to right.
Bring the thick end across the front, right on top of the horizontal fold you made in Step 6. (Your finger should still be holding the fold open.) Keep both horizontal bands held slightly off the collar with a finger.
Bring the thick end up underneath the loop around your collar.
Tuck the thick end down behind both of the horizontal crossings and pull through.
Pull the knot into place by holding the knot with one hand. Now tug gently on the thin end with the other. Use your finger to tease out the diagonal folds until the X shape of the knot is very clear.

Now that you know how to tie a tie knot, here's an article on why you need to know how to tie a bow tie.

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Magic tricks for children under 5 years old: to help parents

Magic tricks are a great decoration for any children's holiday, because kids love fairy tales and magic so much! Any parent can learn a few simple tricks to please a little birthday boy.

For children under the age of 5, it is better to choose tricks that are simpler, but at the same time effective. Simple tricks based on the laws of physics, sleight of hand, and little home tricks, such as color-changing water or a non-popping balloon, are best. The main advantage of such tricks is that they can be easily taught to a child in order to ensure him the general attention and delight of his peers.

Magic tricks for children from 1 year old differ in that the participation of parents plays a huge role in their success. At this age, kids still cannot master and perform the trick on their own, and their mom and dad should help them with this. An adult should prepare everything necessary for the performance, so that later to perform the “miracle” it remains to do only one or two simple actions. Before the performance, it is necessary to show the child a trick and, having told his secret, perform it together several times. Magic tricks for babies, ideally, should be very simple and contain some element of the game, so as not to tire the child and prevent embarrassment if he suddenly forgets or mixes something up. Therefore, it is best to choose tricks that do not require special knowledge or care from the child.

Multi-colored water

The magic trick looks very spectacular, during which ordinary transparent water, with one wave of the magic wand of a young magician, changes its color. To do this, take several jars with tight-fitting lids and pour water into them halfway. Paint the lids on the inside with watercolor paint. It is better to do this shortly before the performance so that it does not have time to dry.

This is important! Be sure to explain to your child that he must not shake or turn the jars before the trick begins.

It would be useful to teach a child a simple rhyme or “spell” so that when he turns over the “magic jar”, the guests will have the impression of a real miracle. If you want to make the trick more successful, then watercolor can be replaced with food coloring by pouring transparent soda into jars instead of water. In this case, the kids will be able to drink a wonderful drink!

Transformation of an orange into an apple

Children seem to find any magic tricks especially interesting if miraculous transformations take place with delicious fruits, which can then be eaten. Therefore, at any children's holiday, a simple trick with turning an orange into apples will be appropriate. You show the guys an orange, cover it with a scarf, wave a magic wand - and now you have a ripe apple in your hands!

The secret of this trick is very simple. You just need to very carefully remove the peel from the orange - so that from the outside it looks intact. Now take a slightly smaller apple and put it in the orange skin.

For the success of the trick you will need a beautiful large scarf. Cover the fruit with it, say a "spell" and pull off the handkerchief along with the orange peel. The transformation is done! And the magic apple can be cut and distributed to small spectators.

Magic Water

This trick is great for kids who can already draw. The friends of the birthday boy will be amazed when a flower drawn with a simple pencil suddenly blooms with bright colors. Of course, not just like that, but with the help of magical water that your child will pour onto paper.

To prepare this trick you will need:

White paper sheet;
cut out stencils of flowers, leaves and stems in cardboard;
aniline paints in several colors.

Draw flowers on a sheet of paper with a simple pencil: on one side clearly, on the other - barely outlining the contours so that you can see them only by looking closely. After that, place a cardboard stencil on the side with a clear pattern so that the cut flower matches the pencil borders. All this volume will need to be filled with dye: the flower is red, the stems and leaves are green. You can use several shades to make the drawing more "alive".

After a few minutes shake the powder off the paper and turn it over to the other side. Now the child can draw safely. After that, it will be enough for him to carefully pour a little water onto the picture: the dyes will quickly dissolve and, having soaked the paper, will color the picture.

This is important! To make the trick a success, explain to your child that he must draw exactly along the contours of the future "flower garden". It is best to do this trick several times with the child so that he remembers all his actions well.

Glass cups

Even the smallest children, of course, know that glass is hard and should not be eaten. So you have a great opportunity to put on an interesting performance: invite your baby to tell his friends that he can eat a glass glass.

To make the trick work, you will need to make fake glasses in advance. They are made from ordinary sugar syrup: when it solidifies, it becomes transparent, and in appearance it is almost indistinguishable from glass.

Such tricks for a child will become even more interesting if you prepare them in secret from him. Place a candy glass in front of the birthday boy and invite him to try to bite off a piece of it. There will be no limit to his delight - after all, in addition to unusual fragility, this “glass” will also be very tasty!

But, of course, you will definitely need to reveal the secret of this trick to your little guests so that they do not get hurt trying to repeat it at home. And delicious dishes will serve as an excellent treat for little sweeties.

The miraculous appearance of a tie

After teaching a child a few simple tricks, you need to think about his appearance. You can buy a wizard costume for him, or sew it yourself, decorating it with sparkles and stars. If your kid's outfit involves a bow tie, then you have a great opportunity to turn the young magician's first outing into a real performance.

Ask the guests what part is missing from the wizard's outfit. Of course, a tie! It's okay, it can be fixed with one wave of a magic wand. One movement of the child - and the missing tie miraculously appears in its place, to the delight of all the guests.

The clue to this trick lies in the special design of the tie. He, of course, is already put on the child, just for the time being he is not visible. You just need to sew a thin long elastic band to it. Pass it under the shirt, securing the other end to the belt. Now the "butterfly" can be pulled back and hidden under the arm, and it will not be visible. At the right moment, the child will have to raise his hand - and the released tie will easily return to its place, creating the impression of appearing out of nowhere.

This trick will require a bit of artistry from the child, so it's best to work out the trick in advance so that it looks really impressive. Make him a magic wand so that the baby has the opportunity to wave his hand without arousing suspicion. You can learn some short funny rhyme with him, or come up with an unusual spell.

In this video you can see some beautiful magic tricks for a children's party:

Beautiful magic tricks for children under 5 years old are as interesting as the opportunity to participate in them yourself. Therefore, if possible, it is better to involve young viewers in the performance so that they can feel like part of a fairy tale.

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Director's blog: Hanging in the air

Typography Director's blog Hanging in the air

20.02.2018

I wanted to dedicate this blog to a report from the Second Printing Forum, which took place in February in the Moscow region. But I began to write and realized that the topics of the Forum bring me back to one old unsolvable dilemma. Such a theoretical (practically philosophical) "director's" dilemma. About the entrepreneur's focus. And printing in this reasoning - as a special case.

Therefore, I decided to break my blog into two parts: “philosophical” and reporting. And the reportage somehow divided itself into three parts ...

I hope not to bore the reader :)

I. Football Pelé vs Chemistry Liebig

I'll start with theory. There is such a law of "minimum", formulated already in 1840 by the German chemist Justus von Liebig. If you are not afraid of abstruse formulations, then read: "For the survival of an organism (or system), the most significant factor is that which deviates most from its optimal value."

On the example of business, the law can be deciphered as follows. The survivability of an enterprise (as a system) depends on many factors: the right business model, the ability to clearly position itself in the market, the ability to work with personnel, competent production technology, the competent construction of a sales system, financial accounting, the presence of a unique selling proposition, and so on and so forth. other. If any one of these factors falls far short of a digestible average, then the business will go downhill, despite the fact that other factors are in perfect condition.

On the basis of this law, a visualization in the form of "Liebig's Barrel" was invented. We take a barrel, consisting of wooden boards, compressed with iron hoops. The barrel is not new - some of the boards on top are broken. broken at different heights. Pour water into the barrel. And you can’t pour water above the most broken, smallest board - it merges onto the ground. Let us suppose the following dialogue between Liebig and the director of the printing house:

- Buddy, the height of the rest of the boards is not important - anyway, you will not fill the barrel to the top, - the chemist recited measuredly, - The smallest board is the very factor that deviated most from the normal value. Think about which board you have the shortest?

- That is, master, you want to say that if my printing house, for example, has a sales system in its ass, then it doesn’t matter how ideally the automated production control system is set up. My brainchild flies into a ditch!?

- Yes exactly! And the repair of the barrel must begin precisely from this "board" - from the sales system, - summed up Liebig.

And intuitively this approach is correct. A chain is as strong as its weakest link. The method of "strengthening the weak link" should be adopted by the director of any enterprise at any time.

But! Now consider another equally well-known concept. I will illustrate it through an interview with the "king of football" Pele.

What do you work on the longest in training? the journalist asked.

- 90% of the time I spend on dribble training, - answered the "king".

- So this is what you know how to do best in the world? Why are you working on this? the interviewer was taken aback.

- That's why I'm working on this, this separation from competitors makes me the best football player in the world, - Pele grinned.

Let's translate into the language of business. There are different types of directors. There are mechanical directors who have other directorial functions, but their strong point is knowledge of printing presses. There are technologists who love printing technology. There are marketing directors who feel the market best. There are sales directors, there are psychologist directors, there are financial directors. For example, I consider myself something between a PR director (it's a pleasure to promote a printing house) and a director - "gambling Paramosha", who can easily get into loans and invest in a new piece of iron. In general, different mothers are needed, different mothers are important. And all the "moms" manage to put their printing house on a sustainable growing trajectory. And according to the "Pele's thesis" you need to develop your "crown" property again and again, sit on your "horse" and drive it uphill. And this thesis, it seems, also does not cause rejection.

Here is the dilemma! Here is the question! Who is right: Liebig or Pele?! I don't have the right answer. ..

There is, of course, the theory of Yitzhak Adizes about the stages of development of the company. At different stages, different competencies, different recipes are needed. With a start-up, first of all, entrepreneurial veins are important, then the “come on, come on” stage follows, where you need to turn on the afterburner on the “selling front”, and after 15 years - administrative skills. But this theory resolves the Liebig-Pele dilemma only partially.

II. Get up you lazy bastard

The topics discussed at the Printing Forum, which took place in February in the Moscow region, are, as they say, "hanging in the air." I'll list them right away:

automation of workflow management,

business specialization,

business diversification, creation of a "full cycle" printing house,

Inclusion of digital technology in offset production

They are discussed at all conferences, including meetings of our St. Petersburg Digicam Club (see my previous blog).

It is clear that the marginality of the printing industry has been falling “rapidly and irrevocably” over the past decade. And what to do with it? Or put up with it and just increase turnover (moving towards diversification and adding digital “spice” to your “diet”), or not put up with it and fight for the return of profitability to decent indicators (working with costs through automation or specialization)?

Let's look at these topics from the point of view of the Pele/Liebig dilemma I proposed. The very discussion at the Forum proceeded from the priority of the Liebig barrel concept.

It is clear that the “Pele method” is simpler and more pleasant: everyone knows his own “horse”, and it is more pleasant to ride and spur on it. In life, everyone moves this way - he does not know the other. Yes, and there is a good phrase that justifies Pele's method: "Everyone should mind their own business!". Finding the "worst board" in your "Liebig's barrel" . .. you won't find it right away. You can be wrong. Yes, and patching it up does not deliver erotic pleasure (if it did, it would not become the worst board).

But no, director, you are not looking for peace for yourself! You're fighting with yourself, you lazy bastard! Went to the Forum. So you're curious about Liebig. So now listen! Find out what ideas the community has accumulated about your rotten boards in Liebig's barrel. Explore fashion trends in today's business environment. And act!

As a report - a couple of phrases about the format of the event. He deserves attention.

The format of this Forum was different from just a conference. And this is also a trend of modern life - the search for new forms of communication, creating interactivity in the presentation of content. At our Club of Directors of St. Petersburg Digital Printing Houses, we tried to test the idea of a “battle”. It didn't quite work out. And now, a few weeks later, a new attempt at a new format in the Moscow region.

The composition was as follows: the entire audience (and these are mainly top managers of printing houses) was divided into four groups, each group was located in its own separate room, four topics were proposed for discussion, each topic had its own moderator. The moderator with "his" topic organizes the discussion for an hour. Then there is a change in the auditorium: the moderators move in a circle to another audience and there again for the next hour they discuss the same topic with another group. And so four times an hour. It turns out that all participants will participate in discussions about all four stated issues. And the topics themselves are discussed four times. But every time the discussion takes a turn, because the “accelerating” word is given to another printer who talks about his example.

This is the non-standard format. Depending on how the discussion goes in a particular room (and it went on with completely different levels of intensity and intelligence), the problem may “open up” or go into a boring spectrum.

Has the Forum shown the way to happiness? The ideas that emerge from the discussions will, I am sure, be discussed in the industry press. I will focus on a couple of theses that were curious to me, and even in the discussion of which I myself took the floor.

III. Specialization must win over diversification.

We build a logical chain: I chose my favorite product - found my specialization - gained high-quality competencies in it - automated production - reduced staff - reduced costs - was able to give a competitive price - pulled over all market orders for this product. And happiness looks in your window.

But not everything is so simple! There are three arguments against.

The first - a collision in the brain "what to do with other orders"? Refuse?! They bring you orders along with money, and you refuse? What an idiot?

The second is the fear of being left without a job. And suddenly this segment, the product that you have chosen, will be blown away. And the printing house will remain without work - you have already managed to refuse other orders.

Third . The regional printing houses have such a small printing market in general that it is possible not to get a specialized order to load their equipment.

And these arguments are currently defeating the "logical chain". The history of Russian printing shows that there are still some trends in specialization. In the 90s, all printing houses were universal. Then, in the zero years, printing houses specializing in packaging began to stand out. Then digital advertising. Now times have become tougher, and the pendulum has gone in the opposite direction: many people are returning to the packaging market in search of work, buying digital equipment. But a new subject appeared in this party - the state. With its administration, it presses us to become “socially responsible”, which means that this will lead to a reduction in staff. And, as a result, specialization.

Let's see what trend will prevail in the coming years?!

IV. "Digital spice" in the diet of offset

Will offsets go digital or not? I was struck by the following thought at the Forum - in order for digital technology to penetrate offset, you need to change the mentality of the head of the printing house.

I'll try to decipher. At the Forum, in one of the audiences, one of the leaders of the T-8. Publishing Technologies” Boris Makarenkov. I will not describe this project - most printers are aware of it. But listening to Boris, I clearly understood that a printer could not create such a project! We printers have a different brain. We consider printing to be the main business of our life. And when it “goes not first, but second number” in business, then for this we need to “rise above the fray”. What we cannot do. Printing house T-8 was created not by printers, but by publishers. For them, the first number is (let's call it that) "platform" - an IT scheme for receiving and transferring orders to production. And in second place is logistics. Printing, at its best, is in third place. They consider printing itself a “service”! Horror! And it's called typography!.. The word "service" to us, classical typographers, seems to be somehow different. For example, to offer to match the color of the lace to the color of the customer's tie. :)

I remembered one business trip to Holland organized by Xerox several years ago. We were shown the former printing houses. More precisely, what remains of the once offset printing house. Business owners are tired of this mouse fuss - price wars for an extra guilder. They transformed the business into a marketing agency, where printing (already digital) performed the service function of printing personalized enticement cards for clients' clients. For example, a travel agency was a client of such an agency. And already the clients of the travel agency were sent personalized postcards with an offer of hot tours, and ... passwords for registering in their personal account on the site.