TIE MY TIE: HOW TO TIE MY TIE
Within the past few years, I started making ties for an Island church
choir. It is
a small AME church on Edisto Island, South Carolina. My
first twelve ties were
hot pink polyester satin. Then, twenty red bow
ties for the kids choir. I sometimes
re-purpose shirts or dresses into
ties. Waste not, want not!
Ever since these projects, I have been
designing my own ties for fun!
I call this fun business, “Tie My Tie.”
I would like to tell... how I tie a neck tie!
As you will notice in the picture there are what I shall refer to as a large and
small section or piece of your tie.
Step 1.
I am using a tie that is approximately 52” in length. Of course
you may use any
length as long as it will loop around and go through
with enough room for neck
space. With this you will need a neck or a
stable post to tie this tie. Basically
your knot is a half hitch and
quite simple when you master the task. This will
take some practice, but
once you accomplish this you will need to share your
new skill and
teach others. You might want to accomplish this task in front of
a
mirror.
Step 2.
Making sure the small end is on your left,
drape the tie around your neck or the
post as you would a nice scarf
letting it hang evenly.
Step 3.
With your thumb and index
finger take and slide the small end on the left up until
the end of the
tie is up to middle of your breast bone. The larger end will now
hang
down towards your right knee or if your using the post, the right end
will be longer.
Step 4.
Holding the tie under your neck at
your collar bone area.
Pick up the short end with your left hand, taking
your right hand,
pick up the middle area of the large section of the
tie.
Large will go over the small, similar to an “x.” While
holding the small
section as described, with your thumb and your index
finger, wrap the large
section around the small. Do this two ½ times. So
2.5 wraps total before
you tuck. Not too tight or too lose. Your
objective is to be able make a small
loop in the middle of your wrapped
area with the top loop lose enough for the
large end to travel through.
On the last ½ wrap; take the large end and go up
behind the middle area,
then, over folding that large section over the middle,
so it will go
nicely in through the top loop and down. Bringing the entire large
end
through until you reach a comfortable loop in the front area.
Step 5.
Pulling the large end down slightly, while you are adjusting
what is now called
the knot at your neck. Pulling down on the back small
end this will tighten the knot.
The small piece will and should slide
freely where you want to comfortably adjust it.
Pulling both ends
gradually downward snugging the slip knot towards your neck or
the post.
The small end will slide easily to loosen or tighten. You should be
able to
tighten your tie to the snugness you are comfortable with!
If
I can make a video, I will. However, this would mean that I was
successful in
getting one of three sons to play the part with the tie. I
did ask my daughter and
you see the results....oh well, it's still fun
to write!
Hang on! If I get a camera for this computer..then I can
do it...wow, I guess we
will all turn out to be isolated separatists
eventually klsb!
klsb-karen stevens boykin 20 July 2015
The eyes....see it !
