Have a bunch of regular ties, want bow ties but don't want to buy em, well you came to the right place. This will not ruin your ties. You do not need to cut anything, and with enough training this can be done within two minutes.
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Step 1: Pick Your Favorite
First grab the tie you would like to convert(not permanent).
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Step 2: The Finger Fold
Place your middle finger at the apex of the fat end(seam side up) under the tie, with your ring and index finger above the tie. This is where you will gently fold the two obtuse sides of the fat end of the tie (in) towards the seamless side.
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Step 3: The Final Trick
Now fold the entire fat end toward the seamless side slipping it in the stitched loop, and pull it through with your free hand.
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Step 4: Initial Fold
This will determine how wide your tie is so a good "rule of thumb" in this case will be "rule of hand". I personally like to have the tie as wide as my four fingers with a little wiggle room.
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Step 5: The Extra Flaps
You want this to look as close to a bow tie as possible, in order to give it those two extra back flaps you need to fold it two more times. To do this simply put your hand over the fold you already made and fold over your hand, repeat this process twice for two flaps.
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Step 6: The Actual Knot
Now fold the skinny end closest to the folded fat end on the seam to half the width. While holding the pre-folded fat end horizontally in place wrap the halved skinny end around vertically(all the way around to where you started), then slip the skinny end through where you started
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Step 7: The Actual Look
Pull the skinny end up while holding the folds and knot down to tighten the knot and give the folds a true bow tie look
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Step 8: The Loop
Well you gotta put this around your neck some how. So the loop is next, it's very easy. Just grab that loose skinny end again and push it through the knot at the same place you pushed it through to make the knot. At this point tighten the knot again to keep it from slipping out.
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Step 9: The Final Product
Flip up your collar and put the tie around your neck tighten your knot more to make sure the loop stays in place. Pull the little bit of the skinny end until the tie is at the desired tightness(if there is a lot of length of the loose end don't worry wrap it around your neck and tuck it under the loop. After all this flip your collar back down and the conversion is complete.
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22 Comments
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rghk89
2 years ago
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Thank you very much for sharing this procedure.
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Whymeming
4 years ago
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Thank you so so so so so so much :DDDDDDd your so awesome
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philslizzy
6 years ago
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A great instructable. I'm printing it out and putting it in my tie drawer!
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CaydenC
7 years ago
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Bowties are cool!
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tigerb123
7 years ago on Introduction
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This is literally the coolest thing that I've learned to do (sadly) in 5 years... Honestly I think it's easier than tying a standard tie.
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rosey gillespie
8 years ago on Introduction
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This is a clever idea. Bravo!
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cerealfreak
8 years ago
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Awesome idea I love it; very cool selection of bow ties now yay haha
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tcblack
8 years ago on Introduction
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Bowties are cool.
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ShamWerkstcblack
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
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Damn, you beat me to it... ;-)
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walshthebrad
8 years ago
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That's really cool and so true. Thank you for checking it out.
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louis.m
8 years ago on Introduction
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One is never to old to learn.
I always knew that a bow tie was originally just an other way of folding and knotting an ordinary tie, my grandpa wore them that way when I was a little kid (before the 1950's) (prefab bow ties came later), later on kept wondering how he did it.
Now I know !
Very simple, clear and useful instructable, thank you !
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walshthebrad
8 years ago
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Sometimes it will be lopsided but all that is needed to make it even is a little pulling. If you hold the knot in the center and pull whatever side is smaller a little bit it will even out.
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sarawelder
8 years ago on Introduction
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great idea... choices of bow ties are limited and expensive but this would open up a whole new world of choice!
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walshthebrad
8 years ago
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Yes bow ties are cool so are fezzes.
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walshthebrad
8 years ago
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It doesn't get attached to your shirt you just wear it like a regular tie. Tighten it, wear it, when you get done wearing it just take it off and untie it.
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Bussibar
8 years ago on Introduction
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Fantastic!
Just one question: How do you attache it to your shirt?
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walshthebrad
8 years ago
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Gerardaddy just look over the final step that should help you see how it works.
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walshthebrad
8 years ago
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Gerardaddy you wouldn't literally attach it to your neck. It works like a regular tie you just tighten it around and let it sit