I don't often wear ties, and I can tie a Windsor in less than 10. Double Windsor, I believe, but I never did bother to learn the name.

Browzilla

Cool trick and all, but its funny that they say it is 10 seconds, except they prepare the tie before they start the timer. lol More like 15 seconds.

If you have ever worn a tie daily, you should be able to do a double windsor almost as fast anyway.

OmegaRed59

It worked for me at the 2nd attempt, now I love it!

Just as awesome as 2-movment Tee-shirt folding technique!

Thank you LifeHacker! :-)

wormz

I used something way easier for years:

1. Put your tie on and tie it normally, and do it perfect. This is the last time you'll have to do it for a long time.
2. When you're ready to remove it, don't undo it. Just loosen the part that goes round your neck and slip it off over your head.
3. When you want to put it back on, just slip it back on over your head, the reverse of step 2, and tighten it down. That's all.

IttyBiggy

@ironchef: :) I second that. I just bookmarked [www.tieguide.com] and open it up whenever I have to wear a tie.

kaushalmodi

it takes like a 30 minutes to learn that 10 second knot.

ironchef

Yup, this isn't a significant timesaver.

If you really want to save time, do what we did in in high school when we got changed in gym--keep your ties tied and just make the loop large enough to slip on over your head. That's what you have to do with the above method, anyway.

kongjie

Yeah, they cheated. It was pre folded...so try like 15-20 seconds.

Either way, I tie my own tie day every day. Ultimately it becomes faster than just tying the tie once and leaving it tied all year for 2 reasons:
- if for some reason you DO need to untie it, it'll be badly wrinkled if you keep it tied
- if you tie a tie daily, you can do it quickly....like really, the way I tie mine, it comes out fine with usually 20-30 seconds of work, at best.

dkong1026

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alternapop

I don't get this... it's EASY to tie a tie the regular way in less than 10 seconds (I've just timed myself) and because you're doing it on yourself you will get the length RIGHT unlike this method where you're likely to screw up the length (and as INVID said, that's not including the setup time).

Waste of time.

inbetweener

I agree with omegared59 - This is fun, but if you know how to tie a tie it can be done nearly that fast (without the setup time, which wasn't added to the ten seconds).

invid

That knot is sloppy.

Kuz

You can tell if the person just takes it off at night, hangs it on their doorknob, then wears it again the next day...

Also this only applies to one knot!

Take the time to tie it correctly in a mirror, at least then you can see that you look like a slob!

Wegmans

Ties are a goofy fad on its way out. It's a wonder people keep wearing them.

LessIsMore

Bravo to all those that know how to tie a tie the traditional way. Please continue to pat yourselves on the back.

I find this to be a wonderful instructable and I wish to thank the person that posted it. Thank you for giving me a neat bar trick to show my friends when they ask me to tie a tie for them. They will be impressed and I think they may find it less tedious to learn and yet easier to remember.

It's neat to see a totally different method achieve the same desired result. You also have to wonder, how did somebody figure that one out.

A nod to you Sir for thinking outside of the box. Isn't it grand to be able to view things at different angles?

StokerAce

Ties aren't going out of style; not many people get married in a polo shirt. People, for better or for worse, always equate a nicely tied tie with poise, style, and sophistication. If someone can use this video to become more comfortable wearing them, I say great! But there isn't a substitute for the real thing - practice.

C.G.

Unfortunately, I have to wear ties on a daily basis. On the other hand, tying a skillful knot (not to mention picking the perfect tie) has become another way to express myself. This tip, however, is not something I'd incorporate into my daily routine. As a parlor trick, it's ok. But that knot looks sloppy. For one thing, it's missing a nice dimple, and might be too short once it's put on.

Also, for what it's worth, leaving a knot in your tie is a decent way to ruin a tie. You're better off untying the knot and hanging the tie to let creases or wrinkles smooth out.

uberfiend

I used to wear ties on a daily basis, and I can tie one in well under 10 seconds. Practice is the only way to speed yourself up.

Ma8thew

Wow, this instructable is pointless. It is supposed to save time, but... It would take me far longer to set this up, tie it, straighten it, and THEN put it on and get it straight on my shirt than it would to tie a tie normally.

Those of you who tie one knot and never undo it are ruining your ties.

ncdoty

@razordu30: I'm sure after catholic school and a career where I wear a tie I've tied at least 10,000 knots. Like you I get to know each tie and just make a note, but one trick that has served me well (likely because ties are all relatively the same length) is to drape the tie around my neck, cross the tie lengths in front of me with the narrowest end of the tie ended about 7 inches or so from the cross over point (if me saying cross over point is confusing, I mean the very first step of tying where you lay the two lengths over each other) Perhaps it's standard lengths and the size of my neck but 99 percent of the time that does the trick for me well enough to not look like it's my first week wearing a tie :)

JFitzpatrick

Does anyone know a consistent way to measure a tie before you tie it? I do a double windsor, but whenever I get a new tie or borrow one, it takes me a couple tries to get it the right length. Any tips?

razordu30

Good luck getting a pre-tied tie over my gigantic Irish head.

I'd love to try this, or, as others here have suggested, just never untie my ties, but, again... very Irish. I'm halfway decent at knotting my ties from scratch, my main problem is with length. I never start out with the appropriate length on a given side and end up with a too-short or too-long tie. In any case, I don't even know what the "standard" length of a tie should be: Should it touch my belt? The last button on my shirt? Divide my height by my neck size, multiply by 3.14159265, etc?

LastVigilante

Set the skinny end (the end that doesn't show) midway between your nipples and belly button.

tsarsfield

@RAZORDU30: To figure out how to place the knot so as to achieve consistent tie length, you should observe where the thin end of the tie starts out when you tie a successful knot. This will also depend on the knot you're tying. I'm not sure what you mean by "double Windsor" (I'm familiar with a half-Windsor and Windsor), but this sounds like it uses more length to execute than a four-in-hand.

Successful waypoints for me end up being about 1/4" below the top of my shirt pocket if I have one, or the second button down in my visual field if I look down so that my chin is pressed against my chest. YMMV. Whatever you do, use waypoints that work for you, rather than following rules that fit other people's bodies.

Once you know where the thin end tip of your tie needs to be for a particular knot, you'll make fewer mistakes. This should work for ties of a similar length, as well. For example, I've noticed that my Hermes ties are longer than other ties, so I've adjusted my strategy accordingly.

Good luck!

uberfiend

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2tieatie

it's well worth all that annoying, terrible, tedious set up so i can save 20 seconds tieing my tie.

mattbrown