The Windsor Knot

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How to Tie a Windsor knot How many people in here have tied a tie? Every person needs to know how to tie a tie. Males and even females would benefit from knowing. There are a lot of different ways you can tie a tie. According to the Magazine “Nature”, two mathematicians named Yong Mao and Thomas Fink calculated the maximal of 85 ways to tie a tie. Situations in which one might wear a tie would be for presentations, a job interview, a funeral, church, and even a wedding. There are three essentials that you need in order to be able to tie a tie. You need your tie, a mirror to see what you are doing, and patience for the learning process. The Online Dictionary defines the Windsor knot as a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie. According to Askmen.com, the Windsor is the most traditional knot and it is the first one to master when you learn how to tie a tie; it creates a hefty, professional-looking knot, meaning that it works best for any occasion when you want to look completely respectable. Also, according to Necktieaficionado.com, the Windsor knot is perfect for a spread collar shirt or athletic collar shirts. There are 9 steps in order to tie a Windsor knot. Tying a Windsor knot can be done in nine easy steps. Here are the first three steps in tying a Windsor knot. Start with the wide end ("W") of your necktie on the right, extending about 12 inches below the narrow end ("N") on the left. Then cross the wide end over the narrow end. Bring the wide end up through the loop between the collar and your tie. Now that we have looked at the first three steps, let’s look at the next three steps. These are steps four through six in tying a Windsor knot. Bring the wide end back down. Pull the wide end underneath the narrow end and to the right, back through the loop and to the right again so that the wide end is inside out. Bring the wide end across the
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