As many times as I’ve tried, I always forget how to tie a tie. I worked at Dillard’s for a short period of time, and I spent my long and boring days trying to learn different tie knots. The only problem is, I’d have to be looking at a cheat sheet and it would take me 15 thousand tries.

I know how difficult it is to tie a tie, let alone remember how to tie it a year later! I’ve included a helpful video that provides step-by-step instructions on tying that tie!

If you are just a tie newbie, the video will help you a lot and hopefully this blog will as well.

Check out my post on tie racks. It is important to have a tie rack at home to keep your ties in excellent condition. Ties are one of those things you can use for many years, as long as you take care of them.

There are many simple tie racks for those who have just a few ties to keep track of.

Keep the link to this video and blog - I post lots of new stuff for tie newbies!

How to tie a tie

Ever curious who in the heck invented the necktie or where it came from? Who cast the spell of neckties to the business professional’s attire?

It appears that the necktie originated in 210 B.C. when the first ever Chinese Emperor decided to make life-like replicas of all the soldiers in his army - that’s literally thousands of terracotta replicas of his army - and each one had a cloth around its neck.

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