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<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Mozilla/4.01 [en] (WinNT; U) [Netscape]"> <TITLE>The Necktie Repository</TITLE>    </HEAD> <BODY> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <H1> <A NAME="top"></A></A>The Necktie Repository</H1> A number of people don't know what to do with neckties. There are a number of things you can do with them, such as tying them, wearing them, and watching them reproduce, all covered in <I>The Necktie Repository</I>. The site grows with your comments - so write on! <hr> <H2> Contents</H2> <UL> <LI> <A HREF="#Neckties">Neckties</A></LI> <UL> <LI> <A HREF="#knots">Knots</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="#care">Care</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="#news">News!</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="#tie_history">History</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="#buying">Buying 'em</A></LI> </UL> <LI> <A HREF="#tacks">Tie tacks</A></LI> <UL> <LI> <A HREF="#tack_wearing">Wearing instructions</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="#tack_vendors">Vendors</A></LI> </UL> <LI> <A HREF="#repository">About the Repository</A></LI> <H2> <A NAME="Neckties"></A>Neckties</H2> Here is information pertaining exclusively to neckties of one sort or another. <H3> <A NAME="knots"></A>Knots</H3> There are three knots that I know of for tying a necktie, and there's another for the bow tie. Most of the instruction on the Web was designed for people who have no trouble with knots and are basically familiar with tying ties. The table here introduces you to the basic necktie knots. (Perhaps I'll add pictures of each knot completed in the near future.)<p> The following table used to have plenty more informaiton in it, but with the collapse of the dot-com bubble, the sites I linked to have vanished or changed their focus. Why don't you look around and <A HREF="mailto:jimes@hiwaay.net"> get back to me</a> with other directions you find? I'd appreciate the help! <TABLE BORDER=2 > <TR> <TH>Knot Name </TH> <TH>Description </TH> <TD> <CENTER><B>Advice</B></CENTER> </TD> <TH>Beginners </TH> <TH>Advanced </TH> </TR> <TR> <TD>Four-in-Hand </TD> <TD>This knot is simple to tie and has just a few twists.  It's a little bit lopsided, but you probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't mentioned it. </TD> <TD>Learn this knot first. It's undoubtedly the easiest, and it's an appropriate knot for all occaisions.  Use other knots if you need to be extra-fancy or have some extra time to try tying. </TD> <TD><A HREF="tietie.html">My <I>easy</I> instructions</A>  <BR> </TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Half Windsor </TD> <TD>The Half Windsor knot fixes the lopsided problem of the Four-in-Hand with just a couple of extra turns. </TD> <TD>This is a good second knot to learn.  It's an excellent all-occaision knot that isn't lopsided and is relatively easy to tie. </TD> <TD></TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Full Windsor (a.k.a.  <BR>Double Windsor) </TD> <TD>The Full Windsor is ideal for wide collar openings and extra-long neckties.  It may look crowded if you have a narrow collar opening. </TD> <TD>The Full Windsor is the dressiest knot of the three.  You can use this knot without a wide collar opening or extra-long necktie if you like.  Use it to be very fancy, esepcially if you have a wide collar opening and a few minutes to spare to get it right. </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bow Tie </TD> <TD>Tie a bow tie with this one. </TD> <TD>Don't try this one in a hurry.  You might have to do it a few times or play with it a bit to get the ends to come out the same length. </TD> <TD>  <BR> </TD> <TD><a href="http://www.dirac.es/usuarios/bowtie/howtotie.htm">One-page   <BR>diagram</A><SUP>1</SUP> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> 1 - Alfredo Blasco's magnificent site on <a href="http://www.dirac.es/usuarios/bowtie/bowtie.htm">bow ties</a><p> Want more knots? Check out Peter Suber's <a href="http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/knotlink.htm#neckties">Knots on the Web</A> and <a href="http://www.dantas.com/gravatas/">this Portuguese site</a> translated to pidgeon English by <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dantas.com%2Fgravatas%2F&langpair=pt%7Cen&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&prev=%2Flanguage_tools">Google</a>. Know about other knots? (I know how to tie a Shelby, but haven't gotten around to putting the instructions on the web.) Let me know if you find any other interesting necktie stuff... <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H3> <A NAME="care"></A>Care</H3> Alan Flusser offers his <A HREF="http://www.fashionmall.com/flusser_book/doc/ch4.htm#necktie">instructions</A> on necktie care. <BR><A HREF="http://www.agn.net/ties/ne00066.html" ADD_DATE="855816871" LAST_VISIT="855818904" LAST_MODIFIED="855816844">Tieman's Tips</A>, instructions on necktie care, cleaning, and travel. (Broken link - where'd it go?) <BR><A HREF="http://tieclean.com/">Tiecrafters</A> of New York City will clean your ties no matter where you live! <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H3> <A NAME="news"><A>News!</H3> 2003-12-09 The Necktie Repository made the <a href="http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/">Edmonton Journal</a>. Misty Harris wrote <a href="http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/story.asp?id=8F13A62D-3A9A-4CDD-A2D4-17C2E1B07AFC">Fit to be Tied</a>.<p> It's not very often that neckties make the news - that's part of the appeal of the subject to me - they're generally non-controversial. But just when you thought the Clinton/Lewinski scandal had touched every last topic it might possibly cover, they came up with <A HREF=NecktieScandal.html>The Great Necktie Scandal</A>! <script language="JavaScript" src="http://itde.vccs.edu/rss2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnews%3Fhl%3Den%26ned%3Dus%26sourceid%3Dmozclient%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3Dutf-8%26q%3Dnecktie%26output%3Drss&chan=title&num=5&desc=1&date=n&targ=y" type="text/javascript"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://itde.vccs.edu/rss2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnews%3Fhl%3Den%26ned%3Dus%26sourceid%3Dmozclient%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3Dutf-8%26q%3Dnecktie%26output%3Drss&chan=title&num=5&desc=1&date=n&targ=y&html=y">View RSS feed</a> </noscript> <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H3> <A NAME="tie_history"></A>History</H3> Alan Flusser at Fashionmall.com has put together a <A HREF="http://www.fashionmall.com/flusser_book/doc/ch4.htm">history of neckties</A>. <BR>Willy Spat wrote a <A HREF="spatHistory.html">humerous and editorialized history of neckties</A> <BR>Somebody (marko@homemail.com ?) wrote a <A HREF="http://www3.netlink.co.uk/users3/turkm10/kravata.htm">brief history</A> of neckties and listed the word necktie in a great many languages along with an etymology and a few other tidbits of information (Broken link - Can you find it?). <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H3> <A NAME="buying"></A>Buying 'em</H3> Yahoo lists a <A HREF="http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Apparel/Accessories/Neckties/">number of places</A> from which you might buy neckties.  I won't attempt to reproduce or maintain such a list here. <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H2> <A NAME="tacks"></A>Tie Tacks</H2> Oddly, there's not much information on the web about tie tacks (sometimes called tie pins).  There are some vendors out there, and there's some information here, but I haven't been able to find much at all. <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H3> <A NAME="tack_wearing"></A>Wearing instructions</H3> In case you were wondering how to hold your tie in place, here's a <A HREF="tietack.html">set of instructions</A> on how to don a tie tack. <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H3> <A NAME="tack_vendors"></A>Vendors</H3> Here are some sites of vendors of tie tacks I found during <A HREF="http://www.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&what=web&fmt=.&q=%2B%22tie+tack%22+jewelery+men">a search on 1997 Mar 3.</A> <UL> <LI> <A HREF="http://www.spiritsigns.com/jptt.htm">Woods animal tie tacks</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://wwshopping.com/cnr/cnr6.html">Gold & Diamond tie tack</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://www.bhm.tis.net/~abridesd/tietack.html">Perl tie tacks</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://www.wmwoods.edu/asb/jewelry.htm">Gold plated tie tacks</A></LI> </UL> <A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H2> <A NAME="repository"></A>About the Repository</H2> So why is this page here? I don't even wear a tie that much. Gosh. It's handy to have around as a reference, I suppose, and friends of mine know that I know how to tie a tie, so they ask me. I wanted to put up a page so that they could get my help without taking my time -- and I did, then I searched for a good place to list the page on Yahoo!. In finding a good place, I also found several other good resources on neckties, and thought it would be reasonable to gather everything in one place as I have done here. <P><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <H2> <HR> <BR><A HREF="#top">Back to the top.</A> <BR><A HREF="../ballroom">To my ballroom dance music page</A> <BR><A HREF="../">Back to my home page</A>  <HR> </CENTER>   <P> <HR> <P>Questions? Comments? Send them to me: <A HREF="mailto:jimes@hiwaay.net?subject=Necktie Repository">jimes@hiwaay.net</A> <BR><I>Latest update 1998 October 24.</I> </BODY> </HTML>