How to keep the tie know/dimple from being lopsided?

[thompssc13]

I've read countless how-to's of making a dimple in the tie, but my knots always seem slightly lopside, and the dimple then isn't quite center, but over to the side. It's an issue with the skinny end of the tie not being centered under the knot, but I don't understand how else you can tie it so that the tie is centered. Any tips?

Scott

EDIT: knot*, not know. Sorry.

 

[Recoil]

I do my dimples on the side on purpose. The perfectly centred dimple doesn't suit the casual nonchalant nature of a four-in-hand. I'd save the perfectly tight centre dimple for a windsor knot, but then again I'd never wear a windsor knot.

 

[I am DIL]

The four-in-hand is intended to be asymmetrical, so a dimple in the centre looks weird.

 

[Manton]

the trick is not to give a damn

 

[mcbrown]



I do my dimples on the side on purpose. The perfectly centred dimple doesn't suit the casual nonchalant nature of a four-in-hand. I'd save the perfectly tight centre dimple for a windsor knot, but then again I'd never wear a windsor knot.

Seriously though, OP there are several threads about this, and also a plethora of web resources on tying the perfect dimpled knot. Google is your friend.

 

[thompssc13]

Seriously though, OP there are several threads about this, and also a plethora of web resources on tying the perfect dimpled knot. Google is your friend.

I appreciate the humor. Yes, I am particular. Sorry. I have Google'd it, but basically what the entire internet says can be summed up as:
"Before you tighten the knot, slide your index finger into the knot and pinch the sides together, and then draw the rest of the tie down to tighten the knot."

I do this, and get a dimple, but it's not centered, which bugs me. So what I'm asking is not how to make a dimple, but for any tips or tricks to make it centered.

Thanks,

Scott

 

[FlyingMonkey]

Quote:

The four-in-hand is intended to be asymmetrical, so a dimple in the centre looks weird.

This is what I was brought up with... the dimple was always supposed to be off-centre. I am not sure quite where this idea of the central dimple came from.

 

[scurvyfreedman]

Ties are not boobs. They are intended to be a little lopsided.

 

[ajmanouk]



Ties are not boobs. They are intended to be a little lopsided.

If only boobs came as cheap as ties...

 

[I am DIL]

If only boobs came as cheap as ties...

They do where I live, homie.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]

Having recently unlocked the mysteries of the neck tie dimple, I too agonized over dimple placement, like a true neurotic. It is good to read that I will not be hanged for placing the dimple off center

 

[thompssc13]

OK, I appreciate the responses. I guess my notion that dimples should be centered was misconceived, thanks for clearing that up.


Scott

 

[Despos]

This will help. When putting the tie thru the soon to be knot and before you pull the wider part tight to create the knot you want to make the tie perfectly flat/smooth horizontally above the knot. Do this by sliding your index finger or a pencil thru the fabric of the tie above the knot. Your finger will be parallel to the ground and smooth the fabric so it is perfectly flat before pulling the tie thru and tightening. Generally that's all you need to do but some ties need a little help to create the dimple and sometimes it's more important to get this right the first few times you make the knot and then it gets saved to memory in the cloth. Inexpensive ties with poor interlining will be more difficult.