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In the denim thread, people are talking about how they started out with denim and are moving into Classic Menswear from that point. I somehow started out with ties (I'm an obsessive collector and cataloger and as an adult that obsession settled on ties) and moved into Classic Menswear from there. There are few things more pleasing to me than an elegant tie dimple.
Unfortunately, not all my dimples come out so beautiful, and I try to tie my ties only once. Today's example (the shirt is has blue microstripes):
If I do want a really good dimple, I generally will, after pulling the wide end of the blade through the final loop, will pull it out again about 3 inches and insert my finger through the area above the knot created by the blade and the knot itself in order to straighten out the blade before tightening. I then dimple below the knot and tighten with my finger in place above the knot until my finger is touching the knot, at which point I remove it and tighten completely.
Unfortunately, not all my dimples come out so beautiful, and I try to tie my ties only once. Today's example (the shirt is has blue microstripes):
If I do want a really good dimple, I generally will, after pulling the wide end of the blade through the final loop, will pull it out again about 3 inches and insert my finger through the area above the knot created by the blade and the knot itself in order to straighten out the blade before tightening. I then dimple below the knot and tighten with my finger in place above the knot until my finger is touching the knot, at which point I remove it and tighten completely.