The half-Windsor knot is a way of tying a necktie which produces a neat, triangular knot. The necktie (or tie) is a long piece of cloth worn around the neck resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat It is larger than the four-in-hand knot and Pratt knot but smaller than the Windsor knot. The Pratt knot is a method of tying a tie around one's Neck and collar. The Windsor-knot, also sometimes referred to as a full Windsor to distinguish it from the half-Windsor, is a method of tying a Necktie around one's Despite its name, it is not half the size of the Windsor knot, and there is no evidence that it is derived from that knot. The Windsor-knot, also sometimes referred to as a full Windsor to distinguish it from the half-Windsor, is a method of tying a Necktie around one's It works well with light- and medium-weight fabrics.
Tying
To tie the half-Windsor, place the tie around your neck and cross the broad end of the tie in front of the narrow end. Fold the broad end behind the narrow end and bring it forward on the opposite side. The left and right sides of the narrow end, and the inside of the loop around your neck, form a triangle. Continue folding the tie over the sides of this triangle, rotating around the triangle in one direction. The sixth fold should bring the broad end up over the top of the knot from behind; push the end down through the loop in front of the knot between the fourth and fifth folds, work out any wrinkles, and pull the knot tight. If the tie is unbalanced, untie the knot and try again giving yourself more or less length to work with.
According to The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie (Thomas Fink and Yong Mao), the knot is tied
- Li Ro Ci Lo Ri Co T (knot 7)
with a common variation being
- Li Ro Ci Ro Li Co T (knot 8). The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie (ISBN 1-84115-249-8 is a book by Thomas Fink and Yong Mao, was published by Fourth Estate on Nov 4 1999 and Thomas Fink is an American Physicist who has authored a number of journal articles on statistical and biological Physics and two popular books
The former is not self-releasing, while the latter is.
See also
- Windsor knot - a substantially bulkier knot
External links
Neckties at the Open Directory Project
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