How to Tie a Tie
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make sure to have the wide side on the right side of your body and the narrow side of the tie on the left side of your body
Size Up
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make sure to have the wide side at least two times the size of the narrow side to help the tie with the finishing product
1st Overlap
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grab the wide of the side and overlap it over the narrow side
Second Overlap
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Grab the wide side and go under the narrow side once more while holding the first overlap
Neck Hole
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pull the wide side under the whole formed by your neck
The Knot
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put the wide side of the tie through the whole that is held together by your middle finger and thumb.
Tightening
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Pull the narrow side of the tie to clean up the knot that you had made in the previous step