Thank you very much! I had to wear a bow tie to an occasion, and this video was of paramount help! I have one question, however. In your opinion, what do you think is a good relative size for the bow tie? I am worried about making it too big or too small for an upcoming wedding of great importance.
Esa Ahmad Although the length of a bow tie is not super-critical, there is, in fact, only one correct size for your own collar. At the perfect length, and when adjusted correctly, tied and tightened, both the bows (front and back) should have their fold lines *exactly* halfway across the body of the 'fish.' If the tie is too long, when you start, one or other of the bows will be folded in a place other than across the centre of the body. Also, you will find that you have too much material to work with as you are tightening and adjusting. If the tie is too short, again, one of the folds will be off-centre and you will be struggling to manipulate too little material. The whole thing will tend to be on the small side. In actual practice, there is some leeway. As long as the front bow (the one which shows) folds correctly, and you have enough material to tie the whole thing comfortably, it does not matter if the back bow is a bit 'off.,' as it cannot be seen. Thanks for your question, and have a great time at the wedding.
I come back to your video time and time again, and I think I've finally picked up the skill to the extent that I won't need help in future! Fantastic video, the best I've seen for tying a bow tie. Thank you sir!
Congratulations on mastering the technique. It's only a matter of practice. Weeks go by before I find the opportunity to wear a bow tie, but when I come to put one on, there is no problem at all in remembering how it's done, and this will be the case with anyone who ties a tie, day after day, for, say, 2 weeks. Good to hear of your success and thanks for writing in!
Thank you so much! Yours is, without doubt, THE most thorough and easy to follow, step-by-step tutorial on how to tie a bow tie. Many others profess to be "the easy way" to do it, but they all leave certain aspects to guesswork! You leave absolutely no stone unturned and I congratulate you on not only clear VISUAL instructions, but clear SPOKEN instructions as well! Thanks to you, I'm now a dab-hand at it, and I've just referred my son to watch your video, as he's been struggling to do it for a while! Thanks again!
Thanks for the full and complimentary comment. I'm very pleased that you have succeeded after so many disappointments. There is, of course, nothing especially difficult in tying a bow tie, but you do need to know how to go about it!
This is the video that allowed me to finally get it. Having the video with reversed sides was massively helpful. The spoken explanations of each step are so much better. If you have no one available to teach you hands on, this is the next best thing.
Good to hear this. In the early days of this video, the odd person would say it was 'too slow' or some such tosh. They failed to grasp that, for a complete beginner, you have to go into detail, slowly enough to be understood. Congratulations on your success, and thanks for your input.
You are the only person, in the dozen or so videos I've watched, who took the time to explain how to actually adjust the tie once you pull it through the hole. Thank you so much for this! It took me two and a half hours to learn how to tie it consistently but, thanks to your extremely patient, detailed, and informative explanation, I can now tie it pretty effortlessly. Thanks again, and cheers!
+John Daily Thanks for the news of your success and your appreciative comments. Two and a half hours might seem like a long time, but in the general scheme of things, it is nothing. My first attempts (having to work on printed diagrams and instructions) took about two and a half weeks (!) before I sorted it out. Have fun with the tie!
Having gotten my first set of tie-able bow ties, I needed to learn how to tie them. I spent an hour looking and trying out different videos, yours was the first that had the missing bit of having the thumb in the correct position to form the loop. Thank you
My pleasure! As far as I know, the trick with the thumb was my own idea, after I had spent almost 2 weeks trying to find out how to tie one of these things. Of course, it may well be that someone else thought of it first, and I have seen it appear in the odd video since this, rather old, presentation was first put on. I'm glad you found it useful, and thanks for the comment.
Always glad o see you back! The views and comments on this video have tailed right off in the last year or two, so I suppose it has saturated its own market, but it's always good to hear from someone who has found it helpful. Thanks for writing in.
I struggled and was ultimately unsuccessful in learning how to tie a bow tie with several other videos and considerable amounts of practice, and after two tries with your method I was able to tie it successfully! I am probably slower than most, so I really appreciate your in depth and extremely helpful video.
Thanks, and well done! (And to think, some buffoon actually thought I was being long-winded!) (Due to the wonders of You Tube, I am now seeing, for the first time, some comments from years ago. So, apologies for not having replied until now.)
Thanks for this enthusiastic comment. It's really good to know that you found the video so helpful, though I must agree with you about some of the others, which leave much to be desired! Have fun with the tie!
It's always good to hear this. I only wish the picture quality could be better; it's surprising how just a few years makes such a difference in the technology. Good to hear from you!
I have tried so many of these videos and been shown in person this simple, yet frustratingly confounding procedure. This is the only tutorial that has succeeded in making me passably capable.
gabe moylan If you practise with a mirror beside your computer monitor and take it step by step, you will soon get the hang of it. As you say .. it is simple, once you know how! (Good luck and thanks for your contact.)
Thanks! It's been a while since I had a comment, though this is probably because it has all been said before, several times - not that I mind, of course. Comments keep a video high up in the search results. It's good to hear of your success, and thanks for taking the time to write in.
Of the five or more videos I have watched, yours is by far the best. Your reversal of the view to make it look as it would in a proper mirror was the first bit of brilliance, and then your calm and reassuring demeanor throughout made your instruction easy to understand . I can now tie a bowtie with reasonable confidence. Thank you for your teaching!
Thanks for your appreciative comments. It's really good to hear that the video worked well for you. Give it a little practice, and you'll be tying a bow tie without even thinking about it!
Glad to hear it, and apologies for the delay in replying. You Tube no longer gives me notifications on comments, so I have to check them every so often. It's good to know that this fairly ancient upload is still of use, so thanks for your feedback!
I have just given myself a "refresher" course... This is a super, very clear video. I thought I'd mastered tying the bow tie two years ago, but 15 minutes before leaving for a function I was to attend, and was trying to tie my bow tie, my mind went blank, my fingers turned to spaghetti and I couldn't function. Cold sweat broke out as I went into melt down. I retrieved this amazing clip on my I-phone and had it tied in minutes...Thank You! My refresher today has been a complete success, I managed to tie it in one, then reproduced the result three more times to make sure! As a retired lecturer I really appreciate the clarity of the instruction in this video clip.Thank You.
Thanks for those kind words. It's great to hear that you found the video so useful. The reason for your initial difficulty was, I'm sure, only that you had left tying the old bow-tie for too long! You'll be better prepared, next time. (You *might* even shock them all, by turning up in an Ascot! See ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html)
Congratulations! Yes, it certainly works, for those who have the patience to sit through a whole 10 mins. (You might like to see some of my other videos, on matters sartorial, and thanks for your comment.)
Over 1,360,000 watched this video in search of that elusive prize, the perfectly-tied bow tie. Judging from the comments, most succeeded, which is great news, and a decisive blow to that pretender, charlatan, and offence to the eye *the clip-on*! *Be gone*, crumpled jeans, ties at half-mast and shirts with the top button permanently undone. * Away* with images of young men, sprawled, with knees wide apart, clutching a glass of booze. *Banish* the 'designer stubble.' that pathetic excuse for being too lazy to shave in the mornings. Keep up the good work, spread the news and have a excellent, healthy, prosperous and smartly turned-out, 2015!
Offshoreorganbuilder Good tutorial! I, too, have inveighed against the prevailing designer stubble, "Unmade Bed," Hipster-look now degrading what used to politely be called "dressing." Every time I see the obvious clip-ons that the odious now unabashedly sport, I half-expect them to use it to squirt at someone with a skein of water. Another prevailing offense is the use of a long black tie with a dinner suit/tux, turning it into a "funeral suit" (OK for kids or Hollywood types who can't tie a bow tie, but now middle-aged crisis men are adopting this hipster fad).
mikerossscuba You make some sound points. Perhaps we should also add to the list of activities to be banned as an offence to the eye: the bald man with a ring of hair, which he grows long and straggly (even with a pony-tail, if he can manage it), anyone with 'designer'-faded jeans, jeans themselves (unless needed as work clothes), anyone who presumes to tell another person that they cannot wear socks with sandals, "Because you just can't do that," anyone who cannot use, with confidence, the apostrophe 'S' (in this case, mandatory grammar lessons could be imposed, until the basics, at least, have been grasped) etc. etc. I can imagine a whole new website for the listing of such offences, together with suggested cures. Perhaps one already exists? Thanks for the interesting comment.
Dryfee As you say, when I first put this video online, I had no idea it would prove so popular. The views have tailed off, now that Dr. Who no longer wears a bow tie, but they still keep coming at between 1,600 and 7,000 per day, depending on the day of the week, so it seems that what some regard as too long an explanation has its place. Good luck with your tie and thanks for the comment.
Greetings and best wishes for 2014 to all those who watch this video, including the 25,409 who watched it on New Year's Eve making this a record year in which over 1,500,000 struggled with and (mostly) overcame the bow tie challenge! (And let's not forget UA-cam, which, despite its infuriating tinkerings with, and spoiling of, a perfectly good system, made it all possible. In the fullness of time, they *may* restore the thousands of comments which they removed (as 'spam') and return to something like the easier arrangements of the past.)
I love bow ties and now I finally know how to tie one. I loved how you were calm and took your time unlike other videos that sped through it and you wore colors that contradicted each other! I am subscribing to you and I look forward to your other how-to's!
Thanks for this. I'm afraid my video output is very, very slow (rather like the bow tie video, in fact!) But you might be interested in seeing the Part 2 video to this one - it's on my channel page. I'm glad this worked for you, and thanks for your input.
APOLOGIES: YOU TUBE has done it again!!! In an effort to improve matters, they have made life MORE DIFFICULT and MORE COMPLICATED. Their latest bright idea seems to have JUMBLED all your comments and my replies and even selected many of them as SPAM. I shall try to sort this out, but it may take some time. In the meanwhile, thanks to all of you who comment, and if I don't reply or even approve your comment at once, be assured that it is not for want of trying! . You Tube is a marvellous resource, but the people who run it are fallible, and sometimes it shows ...
You Tube has 'hidden' about 3,500 of your comments, because, 'they are probably spam.' In addition, they have jumbled up all the comments, so that my replies do not necessarily appear after the comment to which I replied. So the whole thing now makes much less sense (if any!) At the moment, I can find no way to reverse this. The sheer arrogance of You Tube amazes me.
Wishing all you bow-tie tiers all the best for Christmas and New Year (when we get there!) By the way, New Year's Eve is always the biggest day of the year for views on this video. Back in the days when Dr. Who wore a bow tie, over 25,000 people watched this video on New Year's Eve. - Just thought you'd like to know that useless fact!)
Hope you had a great christmas and it will continue into the new year. I've been using your video for a couple of years now and it will be in use for a black tie event again tonight. Thank you for making this easy and me one of the only in the room that dares to tie (and untie at the end of the evening) their own bowtie.
Alan Barclay-Devine Thanks for your good wishes, which I reciprocate(!) I'll be thinking of you, as you undo your bow-tie to the general admiration of the crowd. For anyone who makes a remark at this stage, the answer must surely be, "What?! You don't mean to say that you're still using one of those old *clip-ons*!") Have fun ...
Offshoreorganbuilder A Happy and Prosperous 2020, to all who watch this video. You may also be interested in how to tie, and the difference between 1. The Ascot, 2. The Day Cravat and, 3. the Ruche Tie: ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html Or, maybe you wonder about the many ways to wear a Pocket Watch, or want to know the style rules of the Waistcoat? We have that covered at: ua-cam.com/video/KFKVs0A80RU/v-deo.html Or ... (a long-shot, this one!) if you like the Edwardian Ghost Stories of M. R. James, you might be interested in a new pastiche story in the same style, by James G. Watson. You'll find it, both in Kindle and in paperback, on Amazon at www.amazon.com/dp/B078MD7DDX There now; and you only came here to find out how to tie a bow tie!
Like many of us, I don't wear a bow tie often, however, when the need arises I come to this video every single time. I've been doing this for the last 6 years. Thank you.
In the on-going shambles, which is the You Tube 're-organisation,' I have just received a string of comments, some of them dating from a year or so ago. These are now impossible to find, so if I have not replied to your comment (or even approved it, until now) my apologies. The whole system worked much better before they 'fixed' it.
How can someone not like a “how to video” if the guy explains it well.. do you want him to tie it for you? Or are you upset that you can’t get it? Because if you don’t like his method, obviously you know how to tie a bow tie, so why are you even watching this? To be a critical troll?
Sadly, when commenting is possible for millions of people, you always get the cranks who think they will run down something which most people appreciate. It's a form of vandalism. For instance, I put on a tribute video for the friends and relatives of someone who had died. It had no narration, just a series of images with explanations, and of no interest to anyone who did not know the man. Predictably, it got a few 'dislikes' - a sad reflection on the people who pressed the 'thumbs down' option. Then again, there are the people with the attention span of a gnat, for whom 10 minutes of their life is just too long to spend watching something like this. I doubt if they will ever learn how to tie a bow tie, and that's their loss, of course. Thanks for the comment.
@@hellbenderdesign The less-than-clear image is due to a rather poor camera, and the fact that this was a first attempt, made in one take, several years ago, when You Tube videos were not as easy to make and present in good quality. I have made one or two other videos on different subjects, and I think they all show clearer images than this one. I leave it up, because it is evidently helpful to many people.
Been a long while, since I had to put my tie to good use, so I watched a few videos on youtube, but couldn't really get it right. You video was the first one, that mentioned the thumb behind the front bow, which made all the difference. Thanks for making it easy!
Good to hear! As far as I can make out, I originated the 'thumb trick', at least on You Tube, though it has to be said that there is nothing new under the sun. Glad it helped. (Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment.)
I have watched several bow tie tutorials, but I finally correctly tied my bow tie while watching your video! Thanks for taking time during the last few steps instead of speeding through them like most people. I really appreciate it!
A very few people think I am too slow. (Buffoons, obviously!) (Due to the wonders of You Tube, I am now seeing, for the first time, some comments from years ago. They all seem to be from 6 years ago, for some reason. So, apologies for not having replied until now.)
Thanks for the encouraging comment. It's good to know that this worked for you. For more 'relaxation' material, you might be interested in my latest. on tying and wearing: the Day Cravat, the Ascot and the Ruche Tie. ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html
Yep, the old 'thumb trick' gets them, every time! (One or two others are starting to include it in *their* videos now, which is great! Well done, and thanks for writing in.
THANK YOU!! 🤓👍 I've looked at several pictures and watched numerous videos but none of them helped me at all. Your video however gave me the right instructions in the right tempo and therefore You, Sir, just taught me how to tie my very first bow tie.
Thank you so much! This is an incredible guide. Took me about half an hour to be able to produce a decent looking bow. Had I only used the little instruction leaflet the bow tie came with, I probably would never have been able to tie it. Keep up the good work!
I agree with you. Printed instructions are hopeless. If you practise this once each day for 2 weeks, you will remember the technique for ever. Thanks for the contact, and have fun with the tie!
Offshoreorganbuilder I just have to say: Thank You! I have been struggling to tie my new bow tie for months and have watched multiple videos all of which failed to help me. But when I finally found your video I tied it on the second try! ALL OTHER BOW TIE HOW TO VIDEOS ON UA-cam PALE IN COMPARISON TO YOURS! Thank you so much and please keep being the benevolent soul you are!
Thanks for your kind words! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 5 - 10 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen! Good to hear of your success.
Oh my GOSH!! Offshoreorganbuilder? Your video is absolutely the BEST! So easy to follow. I played the video all the way through; then I went back with my bow tie & watched it in parts. If I wasn't sure I had gotten something right I just backed the video up or stopped it. My bow tie came out great! My pastor wears bow ties all the time. If he's wearing a tie? Yep! It's a bow tie!! Saturday is his birthday..So, in honor of his day, I want to wear a bow tie to church on Sunday. And I didn't want a clip-on. Now, thanks to your video, I will be sporting a bow tie that I tied myself. Thank you so much. You're awesome!
Thanks for your full and complimentary comment. It's really good to hear that you can now tie your bow tie with some confidence. I'm sure they'll all be amazed, on Sunday!
This js the only video I have found that actually goes slowly and explains each step slowly to the viewer and makes sense to follow along. I am so happy I found this and it was very helpful and informative!
Thanks for your response. It's really good to know that the video helped you out, and now you have joined the ranks of those initiated into the arcane art of tying a strip of fabric around the neck!
Had my first black tie event since I got my bow tie (not clip on bow) at this time last year. Last year I watched 6 or 7 you tube videos on how to tie it, and managed it in the end but badly. Why oh why did I not find your video back then!? All the issues I had last year are addressed in your explanation. I've been to the same event this evening (it's annual), somehow came across your video as the first one I watched, and this time I got it right first time, the tips on adjusting and absolutely detailed explantion made the resulting bow look spot on! Thank you for taking the time to create this.
I'm in awe of just how effective and well done this tutorial is. This is an incredibly complicated process to convey and you did a brilliant job of it.
As you have discovered, tying a bow-tie is not all that difficult, if you have the correct method, and follow it, carefully. I'm glad you got there, in the end, and thanks for your feedback.
I looked at 10 different sites on how to tie a bow tie and could not figure it out until I saw yours. The mirror image makes all the difference! Nailed it the first time. Thank you
This video is fantastic. After trying for about 30 minutes, I finally managed to get this right. Printed instructions are nothing compared to this. Thank you for uploading!
Your instructional video is by far, the best I have seen teaching the art of tying a bow tie. Thank you for keeping this craft alive and well! All gentlemen should take notice!
I have read, somewhere, that the perfectly tied bow-tie is (either) impossible or undesirable (because it looks pre-tied.) But anyone with half a brain and a little practice can manage this, and if you can't see the difference between the pre-tied and the self-tied, then you haven't got the required half-brain to begin with! (Thanks for your comment., and if you would like to further your knowledge on other forms of tie (as any gentleman should) you may be interested to see ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html)
Once again I return to this site to remind myself how it is done. I don't need to wear a bow tie regularly so, when I do, I always need a reminder and this is the only site which makes it crystal clear. Your site is in my folder marked 'favourites never to be deleted'. Thank you so much for this video. Paul
Thanks for this very gratifying comment. It's not often that anyone gets to help so many people, even though it *is* over such an unimportant matter. (Mind you, when your wedding or some other important date is coming up, maybe it's not so trifling after all!) Good luck with the tie tying and come back any time!
I have consulted this video many times now, and with today being another view to refresh my memory, I must take the time to say thank you! Very clear and easy instructions.
by far the most detailed video I've seen... I was just looking for a reminder as it's been a few months since I've worn my tie, but now I think I must have done something wrong all of the other times I've worn it. lol thanks!
+veggiet2009 'Lol' indeed! There's more than one way of tying a bow tie, so I imagine that you were producing an acceptable result. Still, if you think this way might be better, it's a win/win situation! (Thanks for your contact, and good luck with the tie.)
Thanks for your favourable opinion. I have had one or two comments that the whole thing is too slow, but if you can't spend 10 minutes of your life learning how to do something - anything - properly, then you're *too darned impatient* to tie a bow tie! (In my opinion.) Thanks for the message, and enjoy your tie tying.
I have watched so many other videos and they don't go into near as much depth as you did. Watching you I got it on the first try, unlike every other video I have watched. Thanks!
+Daniel Pierce Thanks for your feedback, and I'm glad to hear of your success. I think the problem with the other videos is that they are afraid of being too long-winded. They try to be brief and the only way they can do this is by missing out essential information, so the poor viewer trawls through one after another, and *still* can't understand how to tie the wretched tie!
I'm currently wearing freshly tied bow tie thanks to you sir. I perused many videos trying to explain to me how to tie a bow tie. All of them forgot to mention how important that thumb is towards the end. You are my hero.
+Cooldrop02 Thanks for your flattering vote of confidence. (Keep it coming!) It's good to know that you have managed to tie your bow tie, and no longer need to turn to that usurper, the clip-on. (By the way, most other videos don't show the 'thumb trick' for the simple reason that it is my own invention. (Not that others might not have also thought of it - few things are entirely novel - and I do see it starting to be used in more recent videos, which is great!))
Eyondi Alexis As you say, once you know how to set about it, it's not so difficult, after all! Good luck with your tie tying, and thanks for writing in.
This is the best bow tie teaching video I've seen, without a doubt. Going to a black tie wedding and haven't tied a bow tie in years. Other videos didn't help, this one I got it first try! Thanks!
+Nick Dowell Enjoy the wedding ... and don't forget to take bets on whether your bow tie is real or not. If you time it properly (at the reception) and play the crowd right (i.e. when the booze has been flowing freely) you *might* recoup some of your expenses! Good luck with the tie (and welcome to You Tube!)
From the hoards of bow tie tuition videos on youtube it's this five year-old, 240p video that's the best by a country mile. Thanks so much mate, you seem to be the only video that clearly explains what to do when it comes to pushing the bow through the loop and not ending up with a horrible mess. Got it first time.
Greendotz Well ... you may have noticed that the blurry, 5-year-old video has more views than anyone else's! (4,340,000 plus at the moment) which probably means that there is something worth watching here. Also, fine wine comes in the oldest bottles (rather like me!) I'm glad to hear that you are a 'first timer.' Well done and thanks for the contact.
Wow amazing tutorial. You took time to explain every step that other tutorials would do very quickly. I definitly recommend this to anyone I find needing a video on tying bowties.
+Mr. Copenhanger Thanks for the encouraging response. As you say, the other videos skim over the full explanation, and you cannot do that with tying a bow tie. You need to understand at least the basics, which is all my video includes. (At the time I made it, I was limited to 10 mins., and it was a job to fit it all in.) Come back, anytime!
I have worn neck ties for thirty years, but just decided to begin wearing a bow tie. So many other print and video descriptions of how to tie a bow tie left me with questions, but you had me confidently tying mine right away. Thank you very much!
+James Dakis . I am very glad to hear of your success, and thanks for letting me know. (Have fun with the tie, and spread the good news - "It's NOT difficult!")
Thank you my good sir! Very clear. I successfully tied my first bow! Tis the season of dressing in costume, and I am going as my significant other. I wanted to surprise him by doing it on my own! He never leaves home without a snazzy bow tie around his neck. You were wonderful to listen to! Thanks again!
As you say, it's that time of year again, when the bow tie season is OPEN. Well done on tying your tie, and I am sure that you will amaze and delight the 'significant other'! (Thanks for writing in.)
Definitely the best. I looked at several instructional videos before finding this one. I was always stumped at the step where you put the tie through the loop. First time I had success was with this video. THANK YOU!
+Joe McGinty . Yes ... that's the tricky part! Mind you, it's no so tricky once you know how. Most videos fail on this point and also on the all-important finishing off. I suppose they do this in order to make their video short, but spending a whole 10 mins. (!) learning to tie a bow tie is a lot quicker than several fruitless attempts, watching videos which *don't* show you how to do it. Congratulations on the tie tying, and thanks for writing in.
Thank you so, so much!!! I've been trying for years to learn how to do this, and no video or web site explained it as well as you did. I think filming it using a mirror was brilliant and exactly what I needed. I was able to put my phone by the mirror and mimic exactly what I saw in the video. Your slow and deliberate approach was perfect, allowing me to finally understand and fully absorb what was going on. I looked really good tonight sporting my new bow tie, and the great thing is, thanks to your excellent instruction, I remember how to do it for next time. Thank you so so much for this video!!! It has been greatly appreciated!!!
+M D Thanks for writing back so fully. As you say, the whole idea of showing a mirror image is so that the 'victim' (sorry, viewer) can tie along with the video, whilst watching in a mirror. Good to hear of your success!
Thanks for your appreciative comment. It's especially good to know that you found the pace to your liking. With a little practice you'll be tying a bow tie in under 2 minutes!
Clear, helpful, and civilized. Echoing the sentiments of so many others here, I've been struggling and twisting my poor little ties in futile attempts, showing up at events and playing my gigs (jazz drummer) wearing hip, intriguing bow ties that I've never quiiiiite tied evenly and properly--till just now. A single attempt at it while following your quietly methodical and clearly explained steps, and I've got it right. Thanks and gratitude to you from the Bronx in NYC.
Thanks for this full response. It's really good to hear the details of how someone uses the bow-tie, and where(!) I shall be thinking of you, pounding those skins, and looking real smart in your 'hip' bow ties!
FINALLY!!!! I watched soooo many videos and yours finally solved the mystery!!! Thank you for taking the time to explain the process in detail. I never thought I could do it but I just tied my first bow tie and it actually looks good!! Hopefully this is the first of many! Excellent work - THANK YOU!!!!!!
I never tire of hearing this kind of comment(!) With slow and careful practice, you will soon be your own 'bow tie expert.' Congratulations on your breakthrough, and thanks for the contact.
Description is very accurate. I've always had trouble but was able to muddle through. Watched this video and now I understand the process much much better! Thank you!
Thanks for this response. I know just what you mean, when you write of 'muddling through.' It took me a full 2 weeks to master the basic tie tying technique (working it out from diagrams - hopeless!) I'm pleased to have helped explain the whole thing to you, rather better.
Undoubtedly the best tutorial! What I had difficulties with doing it right. When everyone just showed what I could've learned from pictures, you actually teach the technique. Great video! Thank you!
+Rafał Kuwik I'm afraid I have to agree with you; that most of the other videos on this topic give nothing like enough detail, and their explanations are inadequate. This is why I made this presentation in the first place. Congratulations and thanks for your feedback.
The mirrored image is essential in these videos. It's no good showing someone how to tie a tie on somebody else, for instance. Well done for mastering this minor skill, and thanks for commenting. (Why not try the Ascot/cravat/ruche tie, now? ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html)
I watched multiple videos trying to learn how to tie a bow tie. This was the only one that actually helped me figure it all out. Your small little tips make it very clear for beginners. Thanks!
Tied a fair share of how ties myself over the last half dozen years; first learned from googling and instructional videos. But this one, I've found has the clearest instructions to keep a tie balanced and neat looking when you've finished. Smart little tricks to have a tidy, detailed (aka "sharp") knot at the end.
Yes ... it's the finishing off which makes all the difference! Thanks for the comment, and I hope you go on to greater heights of perfection with the tie. (Remember, those who say, 'It's better, if it's not perfect,' or 'If it's too perfect, it looks like a pre-tied one,' are only losers who *can't* tie the thing, properly to save their lives!)
You are the only person on on all of UA-cam who explains the loop and tightening process adequately! Thank you!
Thanks for your encouraging comment. I'm glad it helped.
This is the best video for bow ties. I always come back to this one
Thanks! (Sorry the image quality is not as good as it might be, these days.)
Been trying for hours, haven't found a good resource to tie my bow tie. Your video helped me immensely. Thank you so much! :)
I'm really pleased to here this. Good luck, and thanks for your feedback.
Thank you very much! I had to wear a bow tie to an occasion, and this video was of paramount help! I have one question, however. In your opinion, what do you think is a good relative size for the bow tie? I am worried about making it too big or too small for an upcoming wedding of great importance.
Esa Ahmad Although the length of a bow tie is not super-critical, there is, in fact, only one correct size for your own collar. At the perfect length, and when adjusted correctly, tied and tightened, both the bows (front and back) should have their fold lines *exactly* halfway across the body of the 'fish.'
If the tie is too long, when you start, one or other of the bows will be folded in a place other than across the centre of the body. Also, you will find that you have too much material to work with as you are tightening and adjusting.
If the tie is too short, again, one of the folds will be off-centre and you will be struggling to manipulate too little material. The whole thing will tend to be on the small side.
In actual practice, there is some leeway. As long as the front bow (the one which shows) folds correctly, and you have enough material to tie the whole thing comfortably, it does not matter if the back bow is a bit 'off.,' as it cannot be seen.
Thanks for your question, and have a great time at the wedding.
Recently watched a ton of bow tie videos. Hands down this is the best. Clear, concise, good detail with some great tips. Thank you very much.
Thanks for the vote of confidence! It's good to know that you found this useful and thanks for your feedback.
My favorite video. For some reason the way he explains the process is very helpful to me over other videos. I always come back to this tutorial.
The image quality is not great, I'm afraid, but many seem to find this video helpful, and I am glad that you are one of them.
Thanks for writing in.
I come back to your video time and time again, and I think I've finally picked up the skill to the extent that I won't need help in future! Fantastic video, the best I've seen for tying a bow tie. Thank you sir!
Congratulations on mastering the technique. It's only a matter of practice.
Weeks go by before I find the opportunity to wear a bow tie, but when I come to put one on, there is no problem at all in remembering how it's done, and this will be the case with anyone who ties a tie, day after day, for, say, 2 weeks.
Good to hear of your success and thanks for writing in!
This is the first video that after watching, I can successfully tie my own bow tie! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Glad to hear this, and good luck with the tie!
Thank you so much! Yours is, without doubt, THE most thorough and easy to follow, step-by-step tutorial on how to tie a bow tie. Many others profess to be "the easy way" to do it, but they all leave certain aspects to guesswork! You leave absolutely no stone unturned and I congratulate you on not only clear VISUAL instructions, but clear SPOKEN instructions as well! Thanks to you, I'm now a dab-hand at it, and I've just referred my son to watch your video, as he's been struggling to do it for a while! Thanks again!
Thanks for the full and complimentary comment.
I'm very pleased that you have succeeded after so many disappointments. There is, of course, nothing especially difficult in tying a bow tie, but you do need to know how to go about it!
Exactly - and it's such a good feeling, knowing that the bow tie you're wearing is NOT a pre-tied job, but one you've tied all by yourself!
Probably the best video out there on this topic.
Thanks for the encouraging comment.
This is the video that allowed me to finally get it. Having the video with reversed sides was massively helpful. The spoken explanations of each step are so much better. If you have no one available to teach you hands on, this is the next best thing.
Good to hear this.
In the early days of this video, the odd person would say it was 'too slow' or some such tosh. They failed to grasp that, for a complete beginner, you have to go into detail, slowly enough to be understood.
Congratulations on your success, and thanks for your input.
This is hands down the only video you need. I watched at least ten videos and no one explained it as clearly as this video.
first video I've watched on the subject, and I don't think I'll go chasing amy others, it looks quite uncomplicated
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
You are the only person, in the dozen or so videos I've watched, who took the time to explain how to actually adjust the tie once you pull it through the hole. Thank you so much for this! It took me two and a half hours to learn how to tie it consistently but, thanks to your extremely patient, detailed, and informative explanation, I can now tie it pretty effortlessly. Thanks again, and cheers!
+John Daily Thanks for the news of your success and your appreciative comments.
Two and a half hours might seem like a long time, but in the general scheme of things, it is nothing. My first attempts (having to work on printed diagrams and instructions) took about two and a half weeks (!) before I sorted it out.
Have fun with the tie!
Thank you! This was a great explanation! Tried on the first time and was successful. Thanks,
Learn this before you apply for your man card
Franz-Silas Muse Not so! The tying of a *real* bow tie *precludes* any form of dummy. (Thanks for your erroneous comment!)
***** Sadly, some never reach this stage. I am sure, though, that you are one of the exceptions! (Thanks for getting back to me.)
Anita Wheaton Another first-time success. Great to hear, and thanks for the comment which has produced so many +1s!
Chris McIntosh check this one out
Having gotten my first set of tie-able bow ties, I needed to learn how to tie them. I spent an hour looking and trying out different videos, yours was the first that had the missing bit of having the thumb in the correct position to form the loop. Thank you
My pleasure!
As far as I know, the trick with the thumb was my own idea, after I had spent almost 2 weeks trying to find out how to tie one of these things. Of course, it may well be that someone else thought of it first, and I have seen it appear in the odd video since this, rather old, presentation was first put on.
I'm glad you found it useful, and thanks for the comment.
Best tutorial out there. I don't wear them as often so I come back for a refresher when needed.
Always glad o see you back!
The views and comments on this video have tailed right off in the last year or two, so I suppose it has saturated its own market, but it's always good to hear from someone who has found it helpful.
Thanks for writing in.
I struggled and was ultimately unsuccessful in learning how to tie a bow tie with several other videos and considerable amounts of practice, and after two tries with your method I was able to tie it successfully!
I am probably slower than most, so I really appreciate your in depth and extremely helpful video.
Thanks, and well done!
(And to think, some buffoon actually thought I was being long-winded!)
(Due to the wonders of You Tube, I am now seeing, for the first time, some comments from years ago.
So, apologies for not having replied until now.)
I went through quite a few of these tutorials/videos and this one is by faaaaaaaar the best. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Thanks for this enthusiastic comment.
It's really good to know that you found the video so helpful, though I must agree with you about some of the others, which leave much to be desired!
Have fun with the tie!
Best tutorial I've seen, sir. You're a lifesaver.
My pleasure, and glad you found the video helpful.
(Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment.)
One of the best videos on the subject that I have found thus far. Thanks
It's always good to hear this. I only wish the picture quality could be better; it's surprising how just a few years makes such a difference in the technology.
Good to hear from you!
I have tried so many of these videos and been shown in person this simple, yet frustratingly confounding procedure. This is the only tutorial that has succeeded in making me passably capable.
gabe moylan If you practise with a mirror beside your computer monitor and take it step by step, you will soon get the hang of it. As you say .. it is simple, once you know how!
(Good luck and thanks for your contact.)
best bow tie video I've found
thanks
Thanks for the recommendation. It's good to know it did the trick!
best video I've found for learning how to do this. Got the hang of it in 5 minutes, thanks to you.
Great to hear of another success story!
Now, you can show the others what it's all about ... (and thanks for writing in.)
Great great tutorial. Thanks for wonderful job. I'm wearing a traditional bow tie as a conductor on a scenic train in New Hampshire.
Well, I've never heard of *that* as a reason to wear a bow tie, before. Full marks for originality, and thanks for writing in.
Thats funny, which train is it your conducting? I'm from NH my self.
Guns & Games The Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad out of Meredith.
I appreciate that this is a mirrored image of how to tie a bow tie! That you for providing such a thorough process!
Thanks for getting in touch, and for your encouraging remarks.
Good to hear you find this helpful.
Best bow tie guide out there! Thank you sir!
Thanks! It's been a while since I had a comment, though this is probably because it has all been said before, several times - not that I mind, of course. Comments keep a video high up in the search results.
It's good to hear of your success, and thanks for taking the time to write in.
Excellent. Thank you for doing this!
My pleasure!
Glad you found it useful, despite the rather poor quality video.
The best video of how to tie a bow tie on the net. Thank you.
My pleasure! (And thanks for writing in. I was beginning to think that no-one was viewing this, anymore!)
It's always good to hear of another success.
Well, It'll be handy to know for when I get the invite to Harry's wedding. (Ha - ha!!) Thanks again, really well explained!
You'll probably be the only one there with a *perfect* bow tie!
........ And all thanks to your good self! Best Wishes.
Of the five or more videos I have watched, yours is by far the best. Your reversal of the view to make it look as it would in a proper mirror was the first bit of brilliance, and then your calm and reassuring demeanor throughout made your instruction easy to understand . I can now tie a bowtie with reasonable confidence. Thank you for your teaching!
Thanks for your appreciative comments. It's really good to hear that the video worked well for you. Give it a little practice, and you'll be tying a bow tie without even thinking about it!
Excellent demonstration...Bravo!
Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you found this helpful.
Any time I forget.. you are my go to guy! Thanks!
Glad to hear it, and apologies for the delay in replying.
You Tube no longer gives me notifications on comments, so I have to check them every so often.
It's good to know that this fairly ancient upload is still of use, so thanks for your feedback!
The best video! I have been sharing this thing with friends sense 2012
Thanks for the enthusiastic comment!
I have just given myself a "refresher" course... This is a super, very clear video. I thought I'd mastered tying the bow tie two years ago, but 15 minutes before leaving for a function I was to attend, and was trying to tie my bow tie, my mind went blank, my fingers turned to spaghetti and I couldn't function. Cold sweat broke out as I went into melt down. I retrieved this amazing clip on my I-phone and had it tied in minutes...Thank You! My refresher today has been a complete success, I managed to tie it in one, then reproduced the result three more times to make sure! As a retired lecturer I really appreciate the clarity of the instruction in this video clip.Thank You.
Thanks for those kind words.
It's great to hear that you found the video so useful.
The reason for your initial difficulty was, I'm sure, only that you had left tying the old bow-tie for too long! You'll be better prepared, next time.
(You *might* even shock them all, by turning up in an Ascot! See ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html)
A lifesaver - thank you very very much
Always glad to save the day!
(Well done, and thanks for writing in.)
Your video actually works. All the others are just showing off uninstructionally.
Congratulations!
Yes, it certainly works, for those who have the patience to sit through a whole 10 mins.
(You might like to see some of my other videos, on matters sartorial, and thanks for your comment.)
You save my arse every christmas mate
Always good to know!
Thanks.
@@Offshoreorganbuilder Comment of the year to this guy :)
Your welcome. I am striving to learn every tie knot and like I said earlier this one is one of my favorites. Thanks again.
Very good video
Thanks!
Over 1,360,000 watched this video in search of that elusive prize, the perfectly-tied bow tie. Judging from the comments, most succeeded, which is great news, and a decisive blow to that pretender, charlatan, and offence to the eye *the clip-on*!
*Be gone*, crumpled jeans, ties at half-mast and shirts with the top button permanently undone. * Away* with images of young men, sprawled, with knees wide apart, clutching a glass of booze. *Banish* the 'designer stubble.' that pathetic excuse for being too lazy to shave in the mornings.
Keep up the good work, spread the news and have a excellent, healthy, prosperous and smartly turned-out, 2015!
Offshoreorganbuilder Good tutorial! I, too, have inveighed against the prevailing designer stubble, "Unmade Bed," Hipster-look now degrading what used to politely be called "dressing." Every time I see the obvious clip-ons that the odious now unabashedly sport, I half-expect them to use it to squirt at someone with a skein of water. Another prevailing offense is the use of a long black tie with a dinner suit/tux, turning it into a "funeral suit" (OK for kids or Hollywood types who can't tie a bow tie, but now middle-aged crisis men are adopting this hipster fad).
mikerossscuba You make some sound points. Perhaps we should also add to the list of activities to be banned as an offence to the eye: the bald man with a ring of hair, which he grows long and straggly (even with a pony-tail, if he can manage it), anyone with 'designer'-faded jeans, jeans themselves (unless needed as work clothes), anyone who presumes to tell another person that they cannot wear socks with sandals, "Because you just can't do that," anyone who cannot use, with confidence, the apostrophe 'S' (in this case, mandatory grammar lessons could be imposed, until the basics, at least, have been grasped) etc. etc. I can imagine a whole new website for the listing of such offences, together with suggested cures. Perhaps one already exists?
Thanks for the interesting comment.
Offshoreorganbuilder Its 4.25 million now! I bet you were not counting on providing such a big service to society! Thank you.
Dryfee As you say, when I first put this video online, I had no idea it would prove so popular. The views have tailed off, now that Dr. Who no longer wears a bow tie, but they still keep coming at between 1,600 and 7,000 per day, depending on the day of the week, so it seems that what some regard as too long an explanation has its place.
Good luck with your tie and thanks for the comment.
Greetings and best wishes for 2014 to all those who watch this video, including the 25,409 who watched it on New Year's Eve making this a record year in which over 1,500,000 struggled with and (mostly) overcame the bow tie challenge!
(And let's not forget UA-cam, which, despite its infuriating tinkerings with, and spoiling of, a perfectly good system, made it all possible. In the fullness of time, they *may* restore the thousands of comments which they removed (as 'spam') and return to something like the easier arrangements of the past.)
I love bow ties and now I finally know how to tie one. I loved how you were calm and took your time unlike other videos that sped through it and you wore colors that contradicted each other! I am subscribing to you and I look forward to your other how-to's!
Thanks for this. I'm afraid my video output is very, very slow (rather like the bow tie video, in fact!) But you might be interested in seeing the Part 2 video to this one - it's on my channel page. I'm glad this worked for you, and thanks for your input.
APOLOGIES:
YOU TUBE has done it again!!! In an effort to improve matters, they have made life MORE DIFFICULT and MORE COMPLICATED. Their latest bright idea seems to have JUMBLED all your comments and my replies and even selected many of them as SPAM. I shall try to sort this out, but it may take some time. In the meanwhile, thanks to all of you who comment, and if I don't reply or even approve your comment at once, be assured that it is not for want of trying!
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You Tube is a marvellous resource, but the people who run it are fallible, and sometimes it shows ...
they look alot easier to tie than I was led to believe
Tying a bow-tie is no more difficult than tying an ordinary 'long' tie - it just needs the correct technique and some practice.
>>> WHO WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT POSSIBLE? the Ruche Tie!
Thoroughly 100% legitimate guidance.
Got it done in under 10 minutes after having minor panic attacks following the other sources. Thank you!!!!!
+Patrick Spargur Thanks for this, and sorry to hear about the panic attacks. Well done! (All you need, now, is a little, regular, practice.
+Offshoreorganbuilder well I just joined the Benevolent Order of Elks last night so the opportunities will be many. Thanks again!
+Patrick Spargur Well, for the *Elks* you must have it *right*! (No clip-ons allowed!)
You Tube has 'hidden' about 3,500 of your comments, because, 'they are probably spam.' In addition, they have jumbled up all the comments, so that my replies do not necessarily appear after the comment to which I replied. So the whole thing now makes much less sense (if any!) At the moment, I can find no way to reverse this.
The sheer arrogance of You Tube amazes me.
Wishing all you bow-tie tiers all the best for Christmas and New Year (when we get there!)
By the way, New Year's Eve is always the biggest day of the year for views on this video. Back in the days when Dr. Who wore a bow tie, over 25,000 people watched this video on New Year's Eve. - Just thought you'd like to know that useless fact!)
All the best to you too. I hope you are well and have a nice Christmas.
Thanks for your good wishes, which are reciprocated, of course!
Hope you had a great christmas and it will continue into the new year. I've been using your video for a couple of years now and it will be in use for a black tie event again tonight. Thank you for making this easy and me one of the only in the room that dares to tie (and untie at the end of the evening) their own bowtie.
Alan Barclay-Devine Thanks for your good wishes, which I reciprocate(!)
I'll be thinking of you, as you undo your bow-tie to the general admiration of the crowd. For anyone who makes a remark at this stage, the answer must surely be, "What?! You don't mean to say that you're still using one of those old *clip-ons*!")
Have fun ...
Offshoreorganbuilder
A Happy and Prosperous 2020, to all who watch this video.
You may also be interested in how to tie, and the difference between 1. The Ascot, 2. The Day Cravat and, 3. the Ruche Tie:
ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html
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We have that covered at:
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Or ... (a long-shot, this one!) if you like the Edwardian Ghost Stories of M. R. James, you might be interested in a new pastiche story in the same style, by James G. Watson. You'll find it, both in Kindle and in paperback, on Amazon at www.amazon.com/dp/B078MD7DDX
There now; and you only came here to find out how to tie a bow tie!
Like many of us, I don't wear a bow tie often, however, when the need arises I come to this video every single time. I've been doing this for the last 6 years. Thank you.
Thanks for his very encouraging comment - makes it all worthwhile!
In the on-going shambles, which is the You Tube 're-organisation,' I have just received a string of comments, some of them dating from a year or so ago. These are now impossible to find, so if I have not replied to your comment (or even approved it, until now) my apologies.
The whole system worked much better before they 'fixed' it.
How can someone not like a “how to video” if the guy explains it well.. do you want him to tie it for you? Or are you upset that you can’t get it? Because if you don’t like his method, obviously you know how to tie a bow tie, so why are you even watching this? To be a critical troll?
Sadly, when commenting is possible for millions of people, you always get the cranks who think they will run down something which most people appreciate. It's a form of vandalism. For instance, I put on a tribute video for the friends and relatives of someone who had died. It had no narration, just a series of images with explanations, and of no interest to anyone who did not know the man. Predictably, it got a few 'dislikes' - a sad reflection on the people who pressed the 'thumbs down' option.
Then again, there are the people with the attention span of a gnat, for whom 10 minutes of their life is just too long to spend watching something like this. I doubt if they will ever learn how to tie a bow tie, and that's their loss, of course.
Thanks for the comment.
Maybe because it's totally blurry?
@@hellbenderdesign The less-than-clear image is due to a rather poor camera, and the fact that this was a first attempt, made in one take, several years ago, when You Tube videos were not as easy to make and present in good quality.
I have made one or two other videos on different subjects, and I think they all show clearer images than this one.
I leave it up, because it is evidently helpful to many people.
EXPLAINS SO SIMPLE ,HOW TO TIE A BOW TIE,
Pleased you found it so!
Been a long while, since I had to put my tie to good use, so I watched a few videos on youtube, but couldn't really get it right. You video was the first one, that mentioned the thumb behind the front bow, which made all the difference. Thanks for making it easy!
Good to hear!
As far as I can make out, I originated the 'thumb trick', at least on You Tube, though it has to be said that there is nothing new under the sun. Glad it helped.
(Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment.)
The most accurate and detailed instructions on how to tie a bow tie. We have watched many videos and this was the most helpful. Thank you so much!
My pleasure! It's good to hear that you found this so useful. Good luck with the ties and thanks for writing in..
I have watched several bow tie tutorials, but I finally correctly tied my bow tie while watching your video! Thanks for taking time during the last few steps instead of speeding through them like most people. I really appreciate it!
A very few people think I am too slow. (Buffoons, obviously!)
(Due to the wonders of You Tube, I am now seeing, for the first time, some comments from years ago. They all seem to be from 6 years ago, for some reason.
So, apologies for not having replied until now.)
This is probably one of the most relaxing videos i've seen. Kinda reminds me of Bob Ross. It was magical and instructive. Thanks!
Thanks for the encouraging comment. It's good to know that this worked for you.
For more 'relaxation' material, you might be interested in my latest. on tying and wearing: the Day Cravat, the Ascot and the Ruche Tie.
ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html
Best explanation on the net. The thumb trick did it for me after many attempts from other videos. Thank you.
Yep, the old 'thumb trick' gets them, every time! (One or two others are starting to include it in *their* videos now, which is great!
Well done, and thanks for writing in.
THANK YOU!! 🤓👍 I've looked at several pictures and watched numerous videos but none of them helped me at all. Your video however gave me the right instructions in the right tempo and therefore You, Sir, just taught me how to tie my very first bow tie.
Excellent news!
Glad to have had a hand in your success.
Well done, and thanks for the comment.
Thank you so much! This is an incredible guide. Took me about half an hour to be able to produce a decent looking bow. Had I only used the little instruction leaflet the bow tie came with, I probably would never have been able to tie it. Keep up the good work!
I agree with you. Printed instructions are hopeless.
If you practise this once each day for 2 weeks, you will remember the technique for ever.
Thanks for the contact, and have fun with the tie!
Offshoreorganbuilder I just have to say: Thank You! I have been struggling to tie my new bow tie for months and have watched multiple videos all of which failed to help me. But when I finally found your video I tied it on the second try! ALL OTHER BOW TIE HOW TO VIDEOS ON UA-cam PALE IN COMPARISON TO YOURS! Thank you so much and please keep being the benevolent soul you are!
Thanks for your kind words! Sorry it has taken so long to reply to you. You Tube has started to show comments made on this video 5 - 10 years ago ... comments which I have not yet seen!
Good to hear of your success.
Oh my GOSH!! Offshoreorganbuilder? Your video is absolutely the BEST! So easy to follow. I played the video all the way through; then I went back with my bow tie & watched it in parts. If I wasn't sure I had gotten something right I just backed the video up or stopped it. My bow tie came out great! My pastor wears bow ties all the time. If he's wearing a tie? Yep! It's a bow tie!! Saturday is his birthday..So, in honor of his day, I want to wear a bow tie to church on Sunday. And I didn't want a clip-on. Now, thanks to your video, I will be sporting a bow tie that I tied myself. Thank you so much. You're awesome!
Thanks for your full and complimentary comment. It's really good to hear that you can now tie your bow tie with some confidence. I'm sure they'll all be amazed, on Sunday!
This js the only video I have found that actually goes slowly and explains each step slowly to the viewer and makes sense to follow along. I am so happy I found this and it was very helpful and informative!
Thanks for your response. It's really good to know that the video helped you out, and now you have joined the ranks of those initiated into the arcane art of tying a strip of fabric around the neck!
Had my first black tie event since I got my bow tie (not clip on bow) at this time last year. Last year I watched 6 or 7 you tube videos on how to tie it, and managed it in the end but badly. Why oh why did I not find your video back then!? All the issues I had last year are addressed in your explanation. I've been to the same event this evening (it's annual), somehow came across your video as the first one I watched, and this time I got it right first time, the tips on adjusting and absolutely detailed explantion made the resulting bow look spot on! Thank you for taking the time to create this.
I'm very pleased to have been of help!
(Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I must have missed your comment.)
This is, by far the best bow tie instructional video I have found.
Great stuff! I'm always pleased to hear this. I wish you well with your tie and thanks for the reply.
I'm in awe of just how effective and well done this tutorial is. This is an incredibly complicated process to convey and you did a brilliant job of it.
Thanks, and sorry for the delay in replying.
(You Tube is only now showing me comments from 5 or more years ago!)
this is BY FAR the best tie video on youtube. I've watched about 8 of them and couldn't get it. This video, I got it in ONE Try! THANK YOU!!
As you have discovered, tying a bow-tie is not all that difficult, if you have the correct method, and follow it, carefully.
I'm glad you got there, in the end, and thanks for your feedback.
I looked at 10 different sites on how to tie a bow tie and could not figure it out until I saw yours. The mirror image makes all the difference! Nailed it the first time. Thank you
Great!
Well done, and thanks for the comment.
This video is fantastic. After trying for about 30 minutes, I finally managed to get this right. Printed instructions are nothing compared to this. Thank you for uploading!
+Richard Marin Thank you for your enthusiastic comment.
(It's good to know that your ordeal is over - and after only half an hour!)
Mirroring the video material was a genius move. It made the instructions so much easier to follow. Great job on the tutorial!
Thanks! Good to know that you have joined the brothers of the bow ...!
(And thanks for writing in.)
Your instructional video is by far, the best I have seen teaching the art of tying a bow tie. Thank you for keeping this craft alive and well! All gentlemen should take notice!
I have read, somewhere, that the perfectly tied bow-tie is (either) impossible or undesirable (because it looks pre-tied.) But anyone with half a brain and a little practice can manage this, and if you can't see the difference between the pre-tied and the self-tied, then you haven't got the required half-brain to begin with!
(Thanks for your comment., and if you would like to further your knowledge on other forms of tie (as any gentleman should) you may be interested to see ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html)
I have watched quite a few videos on how to do this and this is the only one that has made it clear to me how it is done. I owe this man a great deal.
Thanks for the vot of confidence! Good luck with your tie tying down the years, and thanks for the response.
Once again I return to this site to remind myself how it is done. I don't need to wear a bow tie regularly so, when I do, I always need a reminder and this is the only site which makes it crystal clear. Your site is in my folder marked 'favourites never to be deleted'. Thank you so much for this video.
Paul
Thanks for this very gratifying comment. It's not often that anyone gets to help so many people, even though it *is* over such an unimportant matter. (Mind you, when your wedding or some other important date is coming up, maybe it's not so trifling after all!) Good luck with the tie tying and come back any time!
I have consulted this video many times now, and with today being another view to refresh my memory, I must take the time to say thank you! Very clear and easy instructions.
Thanks! It's really good to know that the video continues to be helpful. Come back, anytime!
by far the most detailed video I've seen... I was just looking for a reminder as it's been a few months since I've worn my tie, but now I think I must have done something wrong all of the other times I've worn it. lol
thanks!
+veggiet2009 'Lol' indeed! There's more than one way of tying a bow tie, so I imagine that you were producing an acceptable result. Still, if you think this way might be better, it's a win/win situation!
(Thanks for your contact, and good luck with the tie.)
thank you for your clear instructions, the pace at which you were explaining were brilliant too, I had no trouble following :)
Thanks for your favourable opinion. I have had one or two comments that the whole thing is too slow, but if you can't spend 10 minutes of your life learning how to do something - anything - properly, then you're *too darned impatient* to tie a bow tie! (In my opinion.) Thanks for the message, and enjoy your tie tying.
I have watched so many other videos and they don't go into near as much depth as you did. Watching you I got it on the first try, unlike every other video I have watched. Thanks!
+Daniel Pierce Thanks for your feedback, and I'm glad to hear of your success.
I think the problem with the other videos is that they are afraid of being too long-winded. They try to be brief and the only way they can do this is by missing out essential information, so the poor viewer trawls through one after another, and *still* can't understand how to tie the wretched tie!
I'm currently wearing freshly tied bow tie thanks to you sir. I perused many videos trying to explain to me how to tie a bow tie. All of them forgot to mention how important that thumb is towards the end.
You are my hero.
+Cooldrop02
Thanks for your flattering vote of confidence. (Keep it coming!)
It's good to know that you have managed to tie your bow tie, and no longer need to turn to that usurper, the clip-on.
(By the way, most other videos don't show the 'thumb trick' for the simple reason that it is my own invention. (Not that others might not have also thought of it - few things are entirely novel - and I do see it starting to be used in more recent videos, which is great!))
Thank you !!
This is the most clear and perfect tutorial I have ever watched. The tricky part doesn't become tricky anymore !!
BRAVO !!!
Eyondi Alexis As you say, once you know how to set about it, it's not so difficult, after all! Good luck with your tie tying, and thanks for writing in.
This is the best bow tie teaching video I've seen, without a doubt. Going to a black tie wedding and haven't tied a bow tie in years. Other videos didn't help, this one I got it first try! Thanks!
+Nick Dowell Enjoy the wedding ... and don't forget to take bets on whether your bow tie is real or not. If you time it properly (at the reception) and play the crowd right (i.e. when the booze has been flowing freely) you *might* recoup some of your expenses!
Good luck with the tie (and welcome to You Tube!)
From the hoards of bow tie tuition videos on youtube it's this five year-old, 240p video that's the best by a country mile. Thanks so much mate, you seem to be the only video that clearly explains what to do when it comes to pushing the bow through the loop and not ending up with a horrible mess. Got it first time.
Greendotz Well ... you may have noticed that the blurry, 5-year-old video has more views than anyone else's! (4,340,000 plus at the moment) which probably means that there is something worth watching here. Also, fine wine comes in the oldest bottles (rather like me!)
I'm glad to hear that you are a 'first timer.' Well done and thanks for the contact.
Brilliant easy to follow video,thank you so much.
You're most welcome, and thanks for taking the trouble to comment.
Wow amazing tutorial. You took time to explain every step that other tutorials would do very quickly. I definitly recommend this to anyone I find needing a video on tying bowties.
+Mr. Copenhanger Thanks for the encouraging response.
As you say, the other videos skim over the full explanation, and you cannot do that with tying a bow tie. You need to understand at least the basics, which is all my video includes. (At the time I made it, I was limited to 10 mins., and it was a job to fit it all in.)
Come back, anytime!
I have worn neck ties for thirty years, but just decided to begin wearing a bow tie. So many other print and video descriptions of how to tie a bow tie left me with questions, but you had me confidently tying mine right away. Thank you very much!
+James Dakis .
I am very glad to hear of your success, and thanks for letting me know. (Have fun with the tie, and spread the good news - "It's NOT difficult!")
Thank you my good sir! Very clear. I successfully tied my first bow!
Tis the season of dressing in costume, and I am going as my significant other. I wanted to surprise him by doing it on my own! He never leaves home without a snazzy bow tie around his neck.
You were wonderful to listen to! Thanks again!
As you say, it's that time of year again, when the bow tie season is OPEN.
Well done on tying your tie, and I am sure that you will amaze and delight the 'significant other'!
(Thanks for writing in.)
Definitely the best. I looked at several instructional videos before finding this one. I was always stumped at the step where you put the tie through the loop. First time I had success was with this video. THANK YOU!
+Joe McGinty .
Yes ... that's the tricky part! Mind you, it's no so tricky once you know how.
Most videos fail on this point and also on the all-important finishing off. I suppose they do this in order to make their video short, but spending a whole 10 mins. (!) learning to tie a bow tie is a lot quicker than several fruitless attempts, watching videos which *don't* show you how to do it.
Congratulations on the tie tying, and thanks for writing in.
Thank you so, so much!!! I've been trying for years to learn how to do this, and no video or web site explained it as well as you did. I think filming it using a mirror was brilliant and exactly what I needed. I was able to put my phone by the mirror and mimic exactly what I saw in the video. Your slow and deliberate approach was perfect, allowing me to finally understand and fully absorb what was going on. I looked really good tonight sporting my new bow tie, and the great thing is, thanks to your excellent instruction, I remember how to do it for next time. Thank you so so much for this video!!! It has been greatly appreciated!!!
+M D Thanks for writing back so fully. As you say, the whole idea of showing a mirror image is so that the 'victim' (sorry, viewer) can tie along with the video, whilst watching in a mirror.
Good to hear of your success!
The best tutorial I've seen so far! The only one that actually explained what each part does and made clear how to tie the tie. Thank you!
+Chris Thanks for your appreciative comment, and have fun with the tie!
This is the best - clear presentation, slow enough to follow and the explanation is a model of clarity. Thank you!
Thanks for your appreciative comment. It's especially good to know that you found the pace to your liking. With a little practice you'll be tying a bow tie in under 2 minutes!
Clear, helpful, and civilized. Echoing the sentiments of so many others here, I've been struggling and twisting my poor little ties in futile attempts, showing up at events and playing my gigs (jazz drummer) wearing hip, intriguing bow ties that I've never quiiiiite tied evenly and properly--till just now. A single attempt at it while following your quietly methodical and clearly explained steps, and I've got it right. Thanks and gratitude to you from the Bronx in NYC.
Thanks for this full response.
It's really good to hear the details of how someone uses the bow-tie, and where(!)
I shall be thinking of you, pounding those skins, and looking real smart in your 'hip' bow ties!
Just received my first bow tie for Christmas, and this video was perfect.
Great! What better present? I'm sure it will be the first of many and thanks for taking the time to write in, on Christmas Day.
Thank you SO much. This is the best step by step instruction for tying such a bow tie I've seen yet, and I've seen quite a few it seems.
Thanks again
Thanks for the complimentary comment!
I watched several videos before I came across yours, and I got it on the first try! Thank You!
Well done, and I'm pleased it worked for you.
One of the best self-help videos I have ever watched. In about 30 minutes I have gone from novice to fairly decent bow-tier!
30 minutes is pretty good going! Give it a little, gentle practice, and you'll soon become slick. (Thanks for your news!)
FINALLY!!!! I watched soooo many videos and yours finally solved the mystery!!! Thank you for taking the time to explain the process in detail. I never thought I could do it but I just tied my first bow tie and it actually looks good!! Hopefully this is the first of many! Excellent work - THANK YOU!!!!!!
I never tire of hearing this kind of comment(!) With slow and careful practice, you will soon be your own 'bow tie expert.'
Congratulations on your breakthrough, and thanks for the contact.
Description is very accurate. I've always had trouble but was able to muddle through. Watched this video and now I understand the process much much better! Thank you!
Thanks for this response. I know just what you mean, when you write of 'muddling through.' It took me a full 2 weeks to master the basic tie tying technique (working it out from diagrams - hopeless!) I'm pleased to have helped explain the whole thing to you, rather better.
You're sir are a legend. This is an indispensable lesson for every gentleman.
I've never been called a legend before. (It's kinda nice!) Thanks for the compliment and the comment.
Undoubtedly the best tutorial! What I had difficulties with doing it right. When everyone just showed what I could've learned from pictures, you actually teach the technique. Great video! Thank you!
+Rafał Kuwik I'm afraid I have to agree with you; that most of the other videos on this topic give nothing like enough detail, and their explanations are inadequate. This is why I made this presentation in the first place.
Congratulations and thanks for your feedback.
This is the ONLY video that gets it right looking at it left to right, great production I now can do it ON MY OWN. Thank You Chris Cook
The mirrored image is essential in these videos. It's no good showing someone how to tie a tie on somebody else, for instance.
Well done for mastering this minor skill, and thanks for commenting.
(Why not try the Ascot/cravat/ruche tie, now? ua-cam.com/video/RPZtlWCuxFI/v-deo.html)
I watched multiple videos trying to learn how to tie a bow tie. This was the only one that actually helped me figure it all out. Your small little tips make it very clear for beginners. Thanks!
I'm glad you got it sorted out in the end. With a little practice, you'll find it is not at all difficult! (Thanks for your input.)
Just purchased my first bow tie, and I feel quite confident tying it thanks to this thorough and clear video. Thanks very much!
Ah ... The first bow tie ... I remember it, well! It's good to know that you have got off to a good start. Well done, and thanks for your input.
Tied a fair share of how ties myself over the last half dozen years; first learned from googling and instructional videos. But this one, I've found has the clearest instructions to keep a tie balanced and neat looking when you've finished. Smart little tricks to have a tidy, detailed (aka "sharp") knot at the end.
Yes ... it's the finishing off which makes all the difference!
Thanks for the comment, and I hope you go on to greater heights of perfection with the tie. (Remember, those who say, 'It's better, if it's not perfect,' or 'If it's too perfect, it looks like a pre-tied one,' are only losers who *can't* tie the thing, properly to save their lives!)