What if I told you, a standard necktie can be tied into a bow tie knot? What do you do with all your damaged, frayed, or stained ties? Throw them away? I hope not! Keep them in a forgotten drawer in your closet? Well, it’s time to crack that drawer open because I am about to show you how to breath new life into your old ties. Let’s call it a rebirth. They make perfectly good bow ties with zero modifications. Just watch the video below and breath new life into all of your dejected, creased, frayed, and stained neckties. This works best with thinner, lighter ties, but with a little effort I am confident any tie can make a fine bow tie. As a matter of fact, I purchased a $1 necktie from the dollar store (the quality is obviously terrible) and even that rag made an excellent bow tie!
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Awesome sight and another great video. Just saw something similar by someone called sock snob on YouTube and he had some neat ideas. Notably, he folded the small end in half before he looped it over the center, it gave it a neat appearance.
You’ve been 1up’d. This guy’s version is adjustable.
http://www.mytierack.com/my-tie-rack/creative-fashion-hacks-how-to-tie-a-tie-into-a-bow-tie/
Please can you post the diagram for this (necktie-into-bow-tie)?
Sorry but I am not skilled enough to create diagrams T_T
Diagram??
Sorry I don’t have one >_<
I tied this a few times, and my tie has yet to be ruined.
Hmm I do find that hard to believe; you are putting pretty hard creases into the most visible part of the tie. But I guess you are lucky… I would certainly not recommend doing this with a tie you aren’t willing to lose.
Well, I guess croft & barrow ties don’t hold creases as well as others.
this did not work for me and really need lots of help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is there n esier way to do this?
PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is no easier way… There are harder ways but they involved cutting and sewing. Practice makes perfect!
Could you make a video on the more difficult way? I would like a comprehensive “how to” but haven’t been able to find one.
I’m sorry I don’t have the equipment to do a video on how to deconstruct a tie and re-stitch it into a bow tie. I assure you at that point, buying a new bow tie is much more efficient.
You tube has great videos for this.
My video is already great!
no, your technique is flawed. There is a much better way to do this and have your bowtie-necktie looking authentic. no disrespect, but the style you utilized is trash compared to other youtube videos whom have done this. for example, this guy does his perfectly, even with the double bow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBzMM-iuvxI
Yeah… no disrespect at all!
Your rude comment annoyed me… two things you also failed to point out since you know everything…
First the ties…
Second the loops…
His method uses a really thick tie. he even says in the video its for medium to thick ties. The other video uses thin silk ties. I have ties thick like the one he uses in the video. The youtube video you posted would never work with some of the thicker ties. There is just too much fabric.
His video is better suited for thicker ties. The other video is better suited for thinner ties.
Personally for my shirt fit and tie style the second video would be too bulky for my taste. I would actually go buy cheap thin ties just for that method (the video you posted), as I do not purchase thin ties. I wear them too much to take the risk of a thin tie.
There is more than one way to do something dear!