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I never realized this before, but I think I've actually invented a new way to tie a necktie. I've been doing it the same way for years, but it is different fro
by lisper 6y ago
I never realized this before, but I think I've actually invented a new way to tie a necktie. I've been doing it the same way for years, but it is different from any of the knots presented on this site. My technique produces a symmetric knot which falls apart when the short end is removed. It is distinguished from all the other knots by having the long end go behind the short end as the first step. It's a little hard to describe how it goes from there without images, but you basically do the first half of a Windsor backwards, wrap the long end around the front, and then finish like a regular Windsor.
Maybe I should apply for a patent :-)
- nabeards 6y agoI’ve done the same for 25 years!
- extremelearning 6y agoI was given the book "The 85 ways to Tie a Tie" as a gift many years ago. It is a wonderful read for nerds. "Two physicists prove that there are not just four ways to tie a tie, but a further eighty-one. ‘The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie’ unravels the history of ties, the story of the discovery of the new knots and some very elegant mathematics in action." https://www.amazon.in/85-Ways-Tie-Science-Aesthetics/dp/1841155683 https://www.amazon.in/85-Ways-Tie-Science-Aesthetics/dp/1841...
- lisper 6y agoOnly on HN :-) Thanks!
- ehwhyreally 6y agoMy fav is the carnation knot for weddings.