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Tie the 'Christensen' (aka 'Cross') knot

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This knot belongs to a bygone race and is one of the last remaining examples of old tie knotting. The knot was called "Christensen" due to its 1917 publishing in a catalog on behalf of the Swedish tie-maker Amanda Christensen. Its secret is not explained in any of the manuals of its time, and only in recent years has there been a renewed interest in the knot, and an explanation on how to tie it. The knot is quite difficult to tie as the last move goes through not one but two loops. These loops are harmoniously crossed over at the triangle of the tie and make up an X-shape over the triangle. It can be quite tricky to tighten. The X formed in this way lends the idea of a delicate squeezing of the blade which flows into the bottleneck of the knot from where it emerges with newfound verve. The "Christensen" knot was devised for the cravats of the time; same width from start to end. This enables the X to be balanced. Today's tie's which will work well with the Christensen should be of the narrow sort. To be used at semiformal occasions.The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror.-

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: February 13, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Author: avvi66

Length: 02:29
Rating: 4.66
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avvi66 (August 16, 2008 at 4:38 pm)
Thank you very much! Yes, there will be coming more this fall. :-)
ShinyHappySpiderMan (August 16, 2008 at 1:32 am)
I really love all your vids. I've learnt all your knots in one night, and I love it. Feels som good to be able to vary the knot according to the rest of my outfit and the mood of the day. On the Cavendish page you mentioned a book about 85 different knots... amazing! I couldn't begin to think there were that many possibilites. Thank you som much for your beautiful demonstrations. And, if you have the time and inclination, I'd love a few more vids, of your skills. Another old knot maybe..?:-)
schumionbike (July 26, 2008 at 7:53 pm)
thanks for the instruction, ireally like this tie, it come easy to me for some reason, much easier than the winsor. Thanks again.
Choice777 (July 21, 2008 at 7:29 pm)
this is a nice one..and the windsor two.
eespriella (July 20, 2008 at 10:36 pm)
nice
THOUSANDAlRE (July 14, 2008 at 1:20 pm)
all of these knots are the same with a slight variation here or there
theglc (July 14, 2008 at 1:00 am)
yeah this is the best and stylish knot i've ever tried and my wife's fave.
Manuel0512 (July 12, 2008 at 8:06 pm)
shit this is impossible to me fuck!!!
boemiarapsodi (July 4, 2008 at 8:34 pm)
ça c'est bon, je dois le faire
MobiusCoin (May 11, 2008 at 2:32 pm)
Interesting, I'll have to try that.
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