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Tying Ties: Pratt Knot-Shelby Knot

Tying Ties: The Pratt/Shelby knot is Semi-wide knot, when beginning to tie this knot the tie is turned outward.

Diagram of the Pratt/Shelby Knot
  1. Step 1

    1. Begin with the inside of your tie facing outward and the wide end on your right and extending about a foot below the narrow end of your tie. (Pictures are mirror images, in other words images are what you would see if you were looking in a mirror.)

  2. Step 2

    2. Bring the wide end of the tie under the narrow (right side to left side).

  3. Step 3

    3. Bring the wide end of the tie over the narrow end and through the loop (left side to center to left side).

  4. Step 4

    4. Bring the wide end of the tie through the back of the loop (left side to center).

  5. Step 5

    5. Hold the front of the knot loose with your index finger; pass the wide end down through the loop (created in step 3) in front.

  6. Step 6

    6. Remove your finger and tighten the knot.

  7. Step 7

    7. Hold the narrow end and slide the knot up to the collar.

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