Tie knots, drawn the way the mirror shows them.

Tie a tie without the tirade.

Most tie diagrams are drawn as if someone else is facing you, so you spend the morning flipping every step in your head. These are drawn from your side of the mirror. Your right hand is on the right of the picture.

Tie a four-in-hand, step by step

The four-in-hand, finished. Seven steps, about a minute once you know it.

The knots

Four-in-hand7 steps. Slightly lopsided on purpose; works with almost any collar.Open
Half Windsor8 steps. A neater, nearly even triangle for office shirts and spread collars.Open
Windsor10 steps. Wide and even; uses a lot of tie.Open
Bow tieBeing drawn. The one people put off until the morning of the wedding.

About the drawings

Every drawing is from the wearer’s mirror view. Stand at a mirror and the picture matches what you see: the wide end starts on your right and on the picture’s right. Each page says so above the steps.

The wide end is pink and the narrow end is blue, in every step of every knot. Parts that go behind are dashed. Earlier steps fade back so the move you’re making stands out.