Knots Tying Guide

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Many would agree perhaps that every man ought to know how to tie his own necktie. It is like knowing how to tie your shoe laces on your own. You cannot have somebody do it for you all the time. You cannot have your mom or your wife fix your tie when you're in the middle of a business meeting or conference. Some would even treat it as an informal passage right of young men going to urbanity. It's part of growing up. If you intend to be a well-dressed man, then knowing how to make your tie is a must. It's an essential.

First off, you should know that there are various kinds of necktie knots. In other words, there are many possible ways of doing your necktie. In this case, tie knotting will more likely require skill, which you could be proud of. There's actually no harm in being able to do all or many of them. In fact, you could regard it as an asset. After all, most men can only do one or two. But everybody will need to begin with something. And the Pratt knot is ideal for starters.

The Pratt knot is one of the basic necktie knots. It's actually a general purpose knot, which you could do for casual and formal attire. It's a wide knot that looks good on dress shirts and business suits. It's also one of the simplest which makes it ideal for beginners. In variably, it's fairly easy to do a Pratt knot, even young boys can do it. Of course, you'll need to practice it over and again to master tying it.

Find a good necktie tying guide, preferably that which is easy to understand and comes with clear outlined steps and photos. A Pratt knot can be done in any medium width, standard necktie.

To start with, many find it helpful to stand in front of the mirror as you do your tie. In doing so, you can see what your tie may look like while you go over each step.

This knot shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to accomplish. But for beginners, you can well exceed that time. In fact, you should go over the steps slowly if it's your first time. Slowly but surely, you can work yourself on tying your first knot.

Here's how to tie a Pratt knot:

Wear your tie around your neck and tuck it inside your collar. Make sure the tie's underside is facing you.

Take the wide end on your left hand with the narrow end on top of that.

Take the wide end and wrap it over the narrow end like a loop. It should now be under the narrow end. Turn it at the back and tuck it down then left to make another loop. After that pull it down to tighten the loop.

Now put the wide end on top of the narrow end from left to right. Pull it over under the chin to create another loop.

Pull the wide end down to tighten it.