ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

The World's Easiest Necktie Knot

Updated on January 23, 2009

Learn how to tie a necktie in minutes. This page will give you all you need: instructions, pictures, a video, and even places where you can shop for neckties. Learn the necktie knot in less time than it will take you to shave or brush your teeth!

Which Tie Knot is so Easy to Tie?

There are many different ways to tie a necktie. But before I confuse you with all the different necktie knots. This page will teach you the quickest way to tie a tie. It is not just fast and easy to learn, but also quite nice looking. The know we are talking about is the Four-in-Hand Necktie Knot.

The FIH has been around for centuries. In fact it is arguably the first modern way ti tie a necktie. It was invented at the end of the 19th century England. British Horse-men invented this knot when tying their scarves with only one hand while holding the reigns of 4 horses in the other. Yes, the knot is so easy that you could even tie it with one hand! Next up: Step-by-Step instructions on the FIH

Step-by-Step Instructions on the FIH

  1. Take the tie and place it around your neck so that the seam is facing in.
  2. Make sure the wide end of the tie hangs much lower (about 2/3 the length down)
  3. Place the wide end of the tie over the narrow end and hold in place with two fingers
  4. Then loop the wide end around this "intersection".
  5. Loop it all the way around and then take this wide end and pull it through the loop on your neck.
  6. Finally pull the necktie through the loop in front of the tie.
  7. Pull the tie tight, adjust it, and flip down your collars. 

Video Instructions

How & When to Wear a FIH Knot

The Four-in-Hand knot is a very versatile knot that will look good with all neckties and shirts. But, there are some instances that are especially suited for this type of know. Even if you know more complicated tie knots such as the double Windsor necktie knot, the FIH is sometimes your best choice.

Narrow Collar-Spread dress shirts: The FIH is a narrwer necktie knot. Therefore it looks great on shirts that hav a narrow collar spread. As a general rule, the necktie knot should just fill the gap between the collars.

Repp-Striped Neckties: Repp-Stripe ties, regimental neckties, and British ties look excellent with the slightly asymetric shape of the FIH.

Big & Tall Men: If you are tall and/or have a large neck size then you might be best of wearing longer neckties. For this reason tie makers made ties that are a few inches longer. If you are tall and have a necktie in regular length (maybe a father's day gift) that you like to tie, then the FIH knot and the half Windsor knot are good choices. Both knots are smaller and need less length of the necktie to tie.

Here is a site that features all popular ways to tie a necktie

New to Wearing Ties?

If neckties are something complety new to you, then chances are you might be looking for some neckties to buy. If you are looking for neckties to wear to work and are on a budget then this site offer high quality discount silk ties.

Learning how to wear a necktie is half the battle. Once you know how to tie a tie, then read on to how to match neckties.

If you think that a necktie is unneccassary, then you might like this article I compiled out of a book I recently read on Dress For Success

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)