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How to Tie a Tie

Use the pictures on this page to learn to tie a tie. You'll find the four most common tie knots, the Four in Hand, Windsor, Half Windsor and the Pratt tie knot.
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The 85 ways to tie a tie

I am grateful to Thomas Fink for permission to use the how to tie a tie diagrams on this page. Thomas, together with Yong Mao, have used a mathematical model known as a persistent random walk to examine the sequence of moves involved in tieing neck ties. They worked out that there are 85 ways to tie a necktie.  However, only some knots were deemed to be aesthetic on the grounds of "symmetry" and "balance". These included the four common tie knots as well as six new ones.

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If you'd like to find out more, why not visit Thomas Fink's site or buy the book, The 85 Ways To Tie A Tie.

 
Four-in-Hand The four-in-hand is a narrow, slightly asymmetric tie knot that suits an angular face shape.  Print this knot.

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How to tie the four in hand tie knot
Windsor A large symmetrical knot that suits a softer, more rounded face shape. Print this knot.

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How to tie the Windsor tie knot
Half-Windsor Smaller that the full Windsor knot, but also symmetrical. Print this knot.

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How to tie the Half Windsor tie knot
Pratt The Pratt, or Shelby, was revealed in The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph in 1989. Jerry Pratt, its American inventor, used the knot for thirty years before Don Shelby publicised it on local television. Print this knot.

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How to tie the Pratt, or Shelby, tie knot