![]() ![]() The Windsor is less suitable for shorter ties. Also, for the version shown here, when the short end is pulled out, the knot does not require untying, it just falls apart – a pleasant surprise for this more complicated knot.ĭisadvantages: The Windsor Necktie Knot is more difficult to tie and uses more material than the Four-in-Hand, the Pratt (Shelby) or the Half Windsor Necktie Knot. Cross over standing line and bring end through first loop formed, creating a figure eight. ![]() Feed line through hook eye from below and wrap behind standing line. There are at least four variations the version chosen for the animation is one of the more common.Īdvantages: The Windsor Necktie Knot makes a larger and more symmetrical knot. Scroll to see Animated Orvis Knot below the illustration and tying instructions. As the famed knot tying expert Clifford Ashley noted in his 620 page knot tying trove 'The Ashley Book of Knots', A knot is never ‘nearly right,’ it is either exactly right, or hopelessly wrong. Structure: The Windsor is bulky and symmetrical because the long end is wrapped around both sides before it is used to form the final knot. However, to distinguish it from the “Half Windsor” it has sometimes been called the “Full” Windsor. Other Names: The Water Knot is also known by various other names including: Tape Knot, Ring Bend, Grass Knot, and Overhand Follow-Through. The knot should be arranged neatly and pulled tight. Name: This knot is properly called the “Windsor”. Tying it: To tie the Water Knot the second strap (or rope) passes along the course of the Overhand Knot in the reverse direction. Orientation: The animation is presented as though the wearer were seeing his own reflection. However, he employed heavier material to obtain a satisfactory appearance. The names were created in honor of the Duke of Windsor although he preferred a Four-in-Hand himself. Origin: Ashley does not describe either this Windsor Necktie Knot or the Half Windsor Necktie Knot. ![]()
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