How To Tie A Tie - Half Windsor Knot

For years, I worn ties and know how to tie all of the different knots and curious how good this would be to teach people. I have to admit this is pretty good. I prefer the full Windsor knot as it is much neater and looks smarter. However, I do have two criticisms with this video. The first one is with the length relating to the seam. From my experience, you put the seem over the thin end not the wide or it will be too short. Also, when you remove a tie, you don't pull it out like it says or you can damage the tie. The best ways is to remove it in reverse of how you tied it. Hope this helps.

which knot to use and when? It depends on your tie not the occasion. Woven ties are thicker and need the Half Windsor to reduce the size of the knot. Windsor knots are used for the likes of silk ties. You can also use the Four in Hand or Pratt knots for thicker ties, but they don't result in a symmetrical knot, and (in my opinion) ruin the look of your suit / shirt.

Full Windsors are for grandpas and pretentious MTV-watching shunts who think that "retro" is cool. The 70's are OVER boys. We don't need a repeat.

Hard to beat a Full Windsor. Tie material would have to be very thick to make me use a Half. The Four In Hand just isn't symmetrical enough for me. Thanks for the lessons videojug!

Thank U

Heck with this! Four in hand all the way!

Like others have said, the positioning with the seam might depend on the tie. I was doing it with mine, and it was ending up WAY short. So be advised. All the other instructions are fantastic, thank you for the video.