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How To Tie a Tie
« on: June 01, 2006, 04:33:49 AM »
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The subject line was the number 1 question of all questions recently submitted to the web, as reported by Yahoo.com, for an answer.  How to tie a tie!!!!  It beat how to write a resume, how to dance, how to kiss, how to flirt, lose weight and how to write a book - can you believe this??!!  Tying a tie - amazing - we have a lot of work to do!! :o

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Re: How To Tie a Tie
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2006, 05:45:25 AM »
UUUUUHHHHhhhhhhh - - - What's a tie???

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Re: How To Tie a Tie
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2006, 10:19:50 AM »
Let us answer the question as asked.  Look at ABOK pg 383 and 384, as well as several back issues of Knotting Matters and Knot News.  I will try to post the back issue numbers of KN and KM as I do not have them at hand but remember several fine articles that expanded ABOK neck ties.  Not to say that I am expert:  I've not worn a formal tie in 30 years... but still it is an enchanting study. When I had to wear one I made my own ties from silk and other fine cloth, hand stitched, but I often wondered how it came to be the standard instead of an exception.  I understand the desire for a loose cloth about your neck.  Catches the sweat, can be worn as a dust mask, can mop your brow.. haven't been without one in 30 years... but how the fashion of the neck tie came from the comfort of the neckerchief... I yield to others for that response.
« Last Edit: June 01, 2006, 10:32:58 AM by PABPRES »
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Re: How To Tie a Tie
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2006, 10:51:15 AM »
I wanted to add this to the post instead of editing my earlier post.  If you want to cut it out whole.. you can do so.  I hope you find it funny.  My Dad could tie every common neck tie knot.  Bow ties, four in hand, Windsor... you need it and Dad could tie it.  I learned them all at his "knee" (as it were).  The "hook" was that he had me lie down on my back and relax.  He was a marvel.  He could tie them all and very fast.  Then I had to understand that he had learned them all at his job in the undertakers back room.  You may underatand why I often don't want a formal tie?
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Re: How To Tie a Tie
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2006, 10:55:41 PM »
Thanks Roy,
This story is worth a lot.

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Re: How To Tie a Tie
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2006, 11:04:20 AM »
Gudday Folks
Interesting book " The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie"
by Fink and Yong Mao
ISBN 1-84115-249-8
Pub. Fourth Estate Ltd.
Price was about 10 pounds stirling a few years ago
Have not tried any of them--- "So many Knots etc.

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