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Video Timeline below:
0:01 Introduction
0:10 Put the tie around your neck and shorten one side.
0:24 Put the longer end of the tie over top of the shorter end.
0:26 Put it back up through the V hole you just created.
0:31 Tke the low side and bring it forward.
0:40 Take the high side straight down through the center.
0:46 “Snap” it shut and pull off to the side. Look for the hole you just created.
0:50 Take the very top of the long end closest to your neck and put it through the hole.
1:00 Take the front loop and the back loop and tighten it down.
1:05 Adjust the two flat ends to perfection.
1:07 Conclusion.
Follow the step by step instructions below on how to tie a bow tie.
Step 1. Adjust the bow tie to the right size before putting it around your neck. Unlike standard long neckties, bow ties need to fit the width of the neck exactly.
Step 2. Put the end on the left over the end on the right so that both ends cross at the narrow area behind the oval curve.
Step 3.Take the left end through the through the loop now surrounding your neck, and pull both ends to make a loose, simple knot.
Step 4. Take the end now on the left in both hands and fold it to the right in the middle of the oval.
Step 5. Hold the folded end in the thumb and forefinger of your left hand.
Step 6. Take the right end and place it exactly in the middle of the left end, which is held in your left hand, so that the right end hangs down over the knot. Hold both ends with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand.
Step 7. Now Pass the right end of the bow under and around the folded left end of the bow. You now have a loop.
Step 8. Take the right end around the folded left end again and pass it to the left through the loop you have made- preferably folding the part of the bow on the right first. Press the part on the right with your thumb and fold it at the same time.
Step 9. Push the folded right end far enough through to stay in place. Now let go with both hands , and you will see the final form of the bow materializing.
Step 10. Hold the part of the bow on the right firmly in your right hand , and using your left hand take the end of the bow that is already half way through by the fold in it and pull carefully. Now you will see the reason for the curved shape of the bow tie in its untied state.
Step 11. To adjust the bow, take the ends lying opposite each other – the two open ends and the two folded ends – and pull carefully until the bow is firmly tied.
Step 12. The finished bow will look slightly different every time, but but at least the fact that it may not be perfect shows everyone that you tied it yourself. But always make sure that in the first step you place the left end over the right end, or the operation will not work.
Congratulations, now you know how to tie a bow tie for your next event.
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