Whilst I love your videos on pocket squares, I cannot be as enthusiastic about this one. For one thing, it IS possible to tie the perfectly-formed, perfectly symmetrical bow tie.
Patrick Novotny Yeah, I wear bow ties every single day. You want to pull on only one side of the loop while holding on to the other side of it that goes through the middle section. That will help you adjust the length of each loop. You'll also pull on the middle section and every other section to equalize them. It takes a while but if you learn how to adjust each little part after tying the basic bow tie, you can make it look nearly perfect. People who simply tie a bow tie - and stop there - well, they end up with a messy looking bow tie. For those of us who are avid bow tie wearers - that is a mark of laziness. Luckily there aren't too many of us in society, and when you have a sloppy enough looking bow tie we know that you are not skilled with the knot. You can tie it to where it looks quite symmetrical and perfect. Just keep working on it. It takes a good 3-5 minutes to straighten it out sometimes. The thing about making a bow tie look perfect is that the knot feels strange to tie under your chin, and your hands just don't want to adjust it properly at first. After a long time, it becomes second nature. I can tie them in the dark. It is also interesting to note that when you get good at it, people think you are wearing a clip on. There have been a few people out there that have been surprised that I was in fact wearing a self tie bow tie because it looked completely symmetrical. Ah, and one last thing that aids in symmetry. The material is important. My silk bow ties are very floppy, and, therefore, much more difficult to tie in a way that looks absolutely symmetrical. I usually make the middle section quite tight in order to keep things in place. This is because the ends naturally refuse to line up well. My bow ties that are a rougher polyester / cotton blend are stiff, and they tend to stay in that perfectly symmetrical shape. So material has a lot to do with it as well. Hope this helps a bit. Cheers.
Luke Sargent Thank you Sir, and I appreciate the very detailed and constructive advice on how to accomplish the perfect or near perfect bow tie knot. I wish more people were as helpful as yourself. Thank you again.
Nice. Thank you for watching and I'm happy to help. Hey, did you know less than 1% of men know how to tie a real bow tie. You are among the elite my friend.
Would you wear a Bow Tie made of wood? Marv Beloff invented the wooden bow tie in 1993. He sells nine basic homemade styles and insists that the only things you have to worry about when you wear them are "termites and fires."
+Patrick Novotny (The Tie Guy) I was expecting it was due to Bill Nye the Science Guy becoming more outspoken on science, global warming, and on atheism/secularism.
+Jason.1284+ Interesting... I think Doctor Who has a larger impact on pop culture that crosses over generations. Where Bill might have a influence over scholar types.
True. But it may be a culture aspect as well. UK vs US. Biill Nye influenced a whole generation of children, now adults, with the Science types being ones who would wear a bow tie in professional settings.
Hey Patrick. I saw somebody wearing a bow tie which ended up looking like two huge circles ( kinda like a rose on both sides). I was wondering if you knew how to do tht ? Thanks
Think of bow ties like spinach is to Popeye. A list of Bow tie wearers reads like a checklist of brilliant academics, engineers, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, political leaders and writers. Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mark Twain all wore bow ties. Did they wear bow ties because they were geniuses or were they geniuses because they wore bow ties.... we think the latter.
Whilst I love your videos on pocket squares, I cannot be as enthusiastic about this one. For one thing, it IS possible to tie the perfectly-formed, perfectly symmetrical bow tie.
Offshoreorganbuilder Thank you Sir and I apologise and I will work on getting better at tying the bow tie.
Patrick Novotny Yeah, I wear bow ties every single day. You want to pull on only one side of the loop while holding on to the other side of it that goes through the middle section. That will help you adjust the length of each loop. You'll also pull on the middle section and every other section to equalize them. It takes a while but if you learn how to adjust each little part after tying the basic bow tie, you can make it look nearly perfect. People who simply tie a bow tie - and stop there - well, they end up with a messy looking bow tie. For those of us who are avid bow tie wearers - that is a mark of laziness. Luckily there aren't too many of us in society, and when you have a sloppy enough looking bow tie we know that you are not skilled with the knot. You can tie it to where it looks quite symmetrical and perfect. Just keep working on it. It takes a good 3-5 minutes to straighten it out sometimes. The thing about making a bow tie look perfect is that the knot feels strange to tie under your chin, and your hands just don't want to adjust it properly at first. After a long time, it becomes second nature. I can tie them in the dark. It is also interesting to note that when you get good at it, people think you are wearing a clip on. There have been a few people out there that have been surprised that I was in fact wearing a self tie bow tie because it looked completely symmetrical.
Ah, and one last thing that aids in symmetry. The material is important. My silk bow ties are very floppy, and, therefore, much more difficult to tie in a way that looks absolutely symmetrical. I usually make the middle section quite tight in order to keep things in place. This is because the ends naturally refuse to line up well. My bow ties that are a rougher polyester / cotton blend are stiff, and they tend to stay in that perfectly symmetrical shape. So material has a lot to do with it as well.
Hope this helps a bit. Cheers.
Luke Sargent Thank you Sir, and I appreciate the very detailed and constructive advice on how to accomplish the perfect or near perfect bow tie knot. I wish more people were as helpful as yourself. Thank you again.
Patrick: love your cool videos! Am wearing my first real bow tie and pocket square at my wedding tomorrow and your videos helped! Keep 'em comin'!
Nice. Thank you for watching and I'm happy to help. Hey, did you know less than 1% of men know how to tie a real bow tie. You are among the elite my friend.
Would you wear a Bow Tie made of wood? Marv Beloff invented the wooden bow tie in 1993. He sells nine basic homemade styles and insists that the only things you have to worry about when you wear them are "termites and fires."
Bow Tie Facts and Figures: There was a 94% increase in bow tie sales after the premier of Doctor Who!
+Patrick Novotny (The Tie Guy) I was expecting it was due to Bill Nye the Science Guy becoming more outspoken on science, global warming, and on atheism/secularism.
+Jason.1284+ Interesting... I think Doctor Who has a larger impact on pop culture that crosses over generations. Where Bill might have a influence over scholar types.
True. But it may be a culture aspect as well. UK vs US. Biill Nye influenced a whole generation of children, now adults, with the Science types being ones who would wear a bow tie in professional settings.
Perhaps. I guess Bill is not as cool as the Dr. Who franchise. :(
Bow ties are supposed to look a little lopsided or asymmetrical. An imperfect bow tie looks like you took the effort to tie it yourself.
Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.
Hey Patrick. I saw somebody wearing a bow tie which ended up looking like two huge circles ( kinda like a rose on both sides). I was wondering if you knew how to do tht ?
Thanks
Hi Jitesh Chadha . I think that sounds like a cravat tied into a bow. I know how to do it, I just need a cravat and I will make a how to video.
Think of bow ties like spinach is to Popeye. A list of Bow tie wearers reads like a checklist of brilliant academics, engineers, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, political leaders and writers. Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mark Twain all wore bow ties. Did they wear bow ties because they were geniuses or were they geniuses because they wore bow ties.... we think the latter.
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I would love to have your yellow bow tie can you send it to me
Will you please send me your yellow bow tie I have a need for it
***** here is the guy to see for knots.
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What was with that weird laugh during the tutorial? Whatever you were laughing at wasn't funny to me. Nice video though!