How to tie a tie, Step-by-Step, Half Windsor, Quick and Easy

The best, detailed, step-by-step instructions. Look smart, crisp and COOL! (NOT like a fool!) Tie your tie, so that: the tail does not show and the knot has a symetrical shape, will not slip and has the pattern positioned within the knot, just where you wish it to be. A complete guide for the gentleman of today. This video shows the tying of a ' half Windsor ' knot.
PLEASE NOTE: For the adventurous amongst you, I have 2 more videos - "How to Tie a Bow Tie - Fully explained " and "How to Tie a Bow Tie - Fully Explained Part 2 - Ties Today " Tying a bow tie is no more difficult than tying an ordinary tie, once you know how, and have had a bit of practice! Good luck with your tie tying!
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[@hughmc001]

Thank you so much for posting your fantastic videos. You demystified the bow tie for me and I have now mastered the straight tie, no more schoolboy knots for me! Thank you.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

My pleasure, and I am really glad that you found the videos useful. Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@libbyrock123]

First of all that's a fabulous looking tie. Second, beautiful job on the video once again and I learned something new. It's brilliant how you tucked the back end into your shirt, and how you centered a particular color!! Absolutely amazing!!!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 8 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Comment from Crocochatte: Re: Bow tie tying: Dear Sir, After learning how to tie a bow tie from you, I watched your other video "How to tie a tie - fully explained". It's also splendid, even though I know how to tie a regular tie perfectly well since my early teens. (thanks to my uncle) Both of your videos must be in every gentlemen's library. I recommended them to my friends and coworkers, Great job, Thank you kindly Crocoshatte

[@ReedOrgans]

Very well explained, I officially have a new way of tying my necktie. Thanks!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 10 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen!

[@OHBABY06]

this video is awesome! ive been tying ties for quite sometime but ive neva been able to get them the way that i wanted. this video helped me out tremedously!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 8 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen!

[@Liam1694u]

Nice video. Since there are many different ways to tie a tie, you should consider adding the type of knot in the description or the video. Looks to me like your tying a half windsor. I've alway been partial the (full) Windsor myself. Though I do use the know you show for some of my thicker ties. Definitely a well laid out instructional video. Good work.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

It's really good to know that you have found this of use. The bow tie video does very well, but not so this one - which has always surprised me as it contains some novel information. However, it's great to know that you can now tie a professional knot!

[@Darkhisagi]

Indeed, I found your video on typing a bow tie extremely useful. As for this...I always use the Windsor style, which my dad has taught me. Curiousitiy led me here

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! I hope you tried the Ascot or Day Cravat, or even the Ruche tie! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@ascott1980]

Again... Outstanding... Thank you so much. A little more time to explain was well worth it.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@hitboy641]

dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u rock man a miracles happened i learnt to tie a tie in 1 day (by looking ur video i don remember it..:p)any way wat i wanted was it to be in "V" SHAPE and it did become...... thnk u u video is really nice......:)

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 8 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for this vote of confidence!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

StanOfGB Thanks, I finally got it!

[@samm4887]

I must say, bravo! This is by far the most helpful tie tying tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you very much for sharing! Best regards, Samuel

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for this comment, and apologies that it has taken so long to reply to you. For some reason, I have only just seen this. (You Tube removed a huge number of comments at one time, as 'spam' (which they were not. Maybe yours was one of them!)

[@TonyXOMore]

thanks to you i look like a man when i wear a tie!!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 8 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen! Good to know that you were successful.

[@jumpman23771]

Thankyou very much this was very very helpful :)

[@Liam1694u]

In response, that knot is what is known as a Half-Windsor. There are several ways to tie the half Windsor, but the all involve a single wrap around one of the two posts, followed by the wrap across the front, and then the final tuck. The way things differ between the different methods is in which post you wrap the long end around and which direction you pull the long end after the wrap (parallel with the short end or opposite the short end). But they all form what is known as the half Winds

[@enenilzon]

thanks for the tutorial. also your bow tie one was very helpful for my sisters wedding.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

My pleasure! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for this. I recommend tucking the 'tail' of the tie into the shirt, as otherwise it will appear behind the broader part, to one side or the other, and look untidy. If you keep the material flat, under your shirt, there should be no problem with it showing through. Some ties have a loop at the back of the broad section, to keep the tail in place, or you *could* use a tie clip, but I find these tend to pull the tie to one side. Experiment with tucking it in at different levels. Good luck!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for the vote of confidence (!) and I'm glad you found this useful.

[@percachrimanidis8015]

Apart from being a classy tutorial , its a very nice tie you have got! Details matter!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

That's really good to hear - a double whamee (if that's how you spell it)! I'm glad to have had a tiny part in your success. Thanks for commenting.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thank you for posting this interesting comment. Compared with my video on tying the *bow* tie, this one receives relatively few views and comments, so it's very pleasing to read that I have managed to help someone in the simple art of tying an ordinary neck-tie. So far as I know, the technique of centring the pattern in the knot is unique, so your sons will be one up on everyone else, if they wish to go that extra step. - It's something I do automatically, every day. Some day, try the bow tie!

[@ProfPetros]

Thank you for this comprehensive description!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Not at all - glad you liked it, and thanks for your comment!

[@2dpn]

Really thank u......

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

My pleasure. Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 8 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen!

[@Darkhisagi]

Charles and Thywrit is a well known brand! I brought my belt from them in Biscester Village! Brilliant accessories they have, although the clothign style itself is a tad bit old for me

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Maybe, 7 years on, you are ready for Charles Thywrit, now! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

From TGROVE09: thanks yours helped me with great ease. thanks for the tip!

[@NathanTran1992]

Very nice video. I couldn't find the trick to adjust the tie anywhere else but here. Very helpful, thanks!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

As you say, other videos do not go into the same amount of detail, and I have *never* seen the trick of centring the pattern anywhere else. Good luck, and thanks for the comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Offshoreorganbuilder Why not go on, now, to try the *bow* tie? (See my other video, on this!)

[@dwc2134]

I tie my ties in an almost identical fashion, except that I have always begun/tied with the broad side on my right, making the motions exactly opposite but identical to what you do. I've tried tying my ties with the broad side on the left and it doesn't even turn out quite as well for me. Fantastic video, lots of helpful advice.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! It doesn't matter, of course, which way around you start. The end is what counts! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

My pleasure. I'm glad you found this of use, and my appologies for not replying earlier.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for your comment on my video, 'How to tie a tie - fully explained.' You wondered why I did not deal with how to make a 'dimple' just below the knot. In fact, | see this as a defect - a crease - hence my advice on the use of the thumbs to remove any folds below the knot if possible. I would see the 'dimple' in the same light as the clip-on bow tie, or wearing a tie pulled down below the collar with the top button of the shirt undone - simply 'not on!' I guess it's a cultural difference

[@Dionysus4776]

I might have an idea why the bow tie does so well; it might have something to do with a certain uk tv show. And after that your video was simply the top video many people just clicked that first. Whish I would have thought about this last year though, it would have been nice to wear this at my sisters wedding.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Yes, I think you are correct. Viewings of the video tailed off after the five million mark was passed. Or, maybe, the market for tie instructional videos was saturated? Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to 2dpn: Your comment is short, and to the point, and says it all. Many thanks.

[@kanyunlafountaine]

helped a lot man thank you next will have to be the ow tie im starting to master it:) im looking pretty damn snazy to everything i go to:) thanks a lot man!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 10 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen! That's what you call cutting-edge technology. Good to know that you were successful

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@ackafooo You're absolutely right. Embarrassing is the word. It's like wearing your trousers around your knees, with the flies undone! Thanks for the comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to sjs2317: Thank you for your enthusiastic comment. I am very pleased that you found the video so helpful. I appreciate the thought of a tip, but, to quote Sherlock Holmes, "The work is its own reward"! Best wishes - the Offshore Organ-Builder.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to LovingRock100: Thank you for this very encouraging comment. It strikes a chord with me, in this age of sloppy ties, usually halfway down the shirt, with the collar unbuttoned in a pityful attempt to look 'cool'. Had you thought of going a step further and trying a bow tie?!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to benedictxx: I'm glad you found the video helpful. As you say, there is quite a lot to be known about even something as simple as tying a tie. Thanks for the comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

I'm glad you found this a useful idea and thanks for commenting, all the way from Poland!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to OHBABY06: I'm glad you liked the video. I tried to put in all the details which anyone would want to not only tie a tie, but to really TIE a tie!Now you will be able to get your tie just as you want it, and no need to have it looking like so many of the half-tied, scruffy attempts we so often see today. Thanks for taking the trouble to comment. (p.s. I see you viewed and liked my, 'How to tie a bow tie - Fully Explained' so now you should be able to amaze your friends with THAT one!)

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to libbyrock123: Many thanks for your enthusiastic comments. I am laying in that stock of signed photographs right now!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for your question. I have looked at this particular tie, and it is marked, "Charles Tyrwhitt, Jermyn Street, London." The shop still exists and is featured on Google, selling expensive shirts, ties etc., but I'm afraid that the particular pattern shown in my video is no longer featured. (I have had this tie for some years, and the pattern may well be impossible to find, now. But there are many tie suppliers out there, so you might just find something very similar. - Good luck!)

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Ah yes! You are absolutely correct. We all make up our minds about other people in the first few seconds on meeting, based largely on appearance, as you probably know, and to wear a tie like the one shown in this video, you have to have it *correctly* tied. Thanks for your comment, and Happy New Year!

[@AndersHass]

Cool some tricks I didn't know of, I should try them out next time :D

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Ha! At last a comment! (I was beginning to think you were all asleep!) As you say, there are some novel points which will make your tie tying much more controllable. When I tie a tie, I centre the pattern in the knot, for instance, instinctively. It just make tie tying that bit more interesting. Good luck and thanks for your comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@jumpman23771 I'm glad you found this useful. Thanks for your comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to rodneyjantzi: Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you found it helpful. Now are you tempted to try the bow tie?! (See, "How to tie a bow tie - fully explained."

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to omgpuppies0707: Thank you for your comment - for some reason, this video (on tying the ordinary necktie) does not do nearly so well as my other video (on tying a bow tie - now on 67,000 + views) so I am glad of any comments, to let me know what people think. As you must have found, tying a tie is easy. You just need to know how. And in a world populated by scruff-bags, with no ties, or (worse) half-tied ones, why not stand out from the crowd with one that is correctly tied?!

[@inflatingpuffin]

@Offshoreorganbuilder What is the make/brand of tie you used in this video? I like it a lot and would like to buy a tie similar. Thank You from Assen, the Netherlands

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

My apologies, Assen. You will not believe that You Tube has only now made your comment visible to me. I have looked for that tie, and can no longer find it. I must have about a hundred ties, so it must be somewhere, but at the moment, it is hiding. Sorry!

[@hughmc001]

Thank you. So

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

My pleaure! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks again for your comment!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to @hashmats: Thanks for the comment. Good to know it helped.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to: @zaneNben: I'm glad you found the posting useful. Thanks for taking the trouble to comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Reply to Liam1694u:It would be an extra piece of information,to know just what this knot is called. actually, I've never thought about it,and would be interested to know,myself.Having found that this method results in a controlable,predictable,symetrical knot,I am content to stay with it.I understand that there is a huge number of different ways to tie a tie,most of them of little practical use but if anyone can definitely state the name of this particular knot, please do.Thanks for the comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

I take your point, however, if you are wanting to make a competent job of tying a tie (which is why you're looking at this video, I suppose) you must have *some* ideas about a more adult approach to style - and remember, biologically speaking, it's all supposed to be downhill after the age of about 19! So ... good luck, old man, and good tie tying!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for your interesting comment. I'm sure it makes no difference whether you are right- or left-handed as far as tie tying goes. The surprising thing, if any, is that a tie appears to be perfectly symetrical when tied. Good luck and good tie tying!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

**>> My apologies if a number of these comments and replies seem to be out of order. It looks as if You Tube has carried out one of its periodic 'improvements'! Best wishes to all you tie-tiers for Christmas and the New Year.

[@Darkhisagi]

However, I am far from old. Actually, I would consider myself nearing the prime age of 18 :)

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Wish *I* was 18 again! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@inflatingpuffin]

No worries thank you Offshoreorganbuilder!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks! Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

You may be right. (You'll be better prepared for the next wedding though!) Thanks for your comment.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

I'm glad you found the video interesting. Regarding the feature below the knot, the Americans call this a, 'dimple,' and some see it as a sign of superior style. *I* call it a 'crease' and wouldn't be seen dead sporting such an abortion - hence my advice to smooth the tie out, with the 2 thumbs. So, I really can't tell you how to form this, though I *have* seen a plastic device for sale which claims to do it for you. Try running a finger up into the middle of the knot! Thanks for the comment.

[@thomasgoodwin3779]

do you prefer tucking the tie in? i feel it makes a bob in the shirt= not very neat

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Yes, I do and I find it no trouble. Try tucking it in, lower down. That might help. Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment when You Tube classified many of them as 'spam' and removed them!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

You're most welcome and thanks for commenting on this video, which (for some reason) gets very few comments compared to the bow tie one!

[@cps3322]

I really like that shirt. What brand is it?

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

'm glad you approve of the shirt, but I'm afraid I don't have it any more and can't remember which brand it is. (It's too long ago, when I made this video.) It would be a very ordinary, cotton shirt, well-ironed. Nothing special. Good luck with your tie, and thanks for the comment.

[@TonyXOMore]

@Offshoreorganbuilder no but i should go out and buy one then! haha

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

(This is a reply to the following comment by Paris Carvey, deleted in error: "A most detailed lesson. Thank you very much.")

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

maburaho26 (1 day ago) I thought that the fully explained video was a bit more informational than the one you posted here but both are good nontheless. Thank you very much for your video. I tied my tie just in time for Prom.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@Liam1694u Thanks for the information.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@hitboy641 Thanks man a reel miracles like u say. n in only 1 day:) respect fo the comment!!