SARAH: Hey, SmartPak fans!
Today we're going to talk about how to tie a stock tie.
For starters, we're going to go the quick route and say buy a pre-tied stock tie.
All you have to do is, undo the Velcro,
position it in the right spot around your neck,
fix the ends, and pin as you like.
And then you're done.
If you prefer to go old school and use a traditional stock tie,
you're going to want to start by looping it over the back of your neck,
and then taking the long end and feeding it through
the slit on the other side.
Pull that through gently making sure that it doesn't get twisted.
Keep it lying flat,
and then you want to position the slit in the stock tie towards the back of your neck.
As you pull that around, secure it comfortably and make sure it's covering your shirt correctly.
Once you have that, you can let the ends lie flat,
and you're ready to get started on your knot.
The first part of your knot, you're going to take
the right end of the stock tie, cross it over the left end
just in a normal end-over-end knot
and pull it through right in front of your face.
This is where the pro-tip of not having your lipstick on first comes in handy.
You're then going to take the right end, place it over your right shoulder,
and take the left end, lying flat, fold it and place it over your left shoulder.
Then bring the right side straight down
and through the fold that you've created on the left side,
bringing the knot through and square
and tight.
You want to keep that knot as nice looking as you can as you secure it.
Bring both ends down, lying flat,
cross them over,
secure them with your pin,
and you're good to go.
You want to secure the ends with your pin high enough so that it still shows when you
have your show coat on.
And then you're ready to ride!
Now if you're like most riders, even though we just showed you how to tie a stock tie
on yourself, the thought of doing that makes you a little bit want to throw up your food
truck bagel, so we don't want you to do that.
We're going to show you how to tie a stock tie on your friend.
So find a friend, grab your stock tie, and get started.
So you're going to start the same way.
You're going to loop over the back of the neck,
and you're going to free any hair.
You'll pull the slit to the side
and feed it through,
letting it lie flat as you go,
making sure that it doesn't twist.
You want to bring that part of the stock tie around to the center of the back
and make sure that you have roughly even portions.
As we go through, make sure it covers the shirt
and is lying flat on the back of the neck.
You then want to bring your ends down,
and you're going to be bringing a simple knot again
right side over the left side, feeding up through,
and being very careful not to mess up your friend's
very nicely done show day makeup.
Once you have your first knot secure,
you can take the right side out of the way
and fold the left side over the shoulder
to create a nice loop.
You're then going to bring the right side over the top of the left
and come through that loop you just made,
holding the left side and pulling the right side
to create your final knot.
You want that knot to lay nice and flat
and as square as you can get it,
because that's going to be the part that shows.
You then let your ends lie flat, cross one over the other,
and secure it with your pin, high enough so that it shows when she has her coat on.
As you guys have probably guessed, the stock tie has kind of traditional roots and actually
started in the hunt field where it was worn by the rider in case they needed an emergency
bandage for a horse or a sling for the rider's arm, which we know a few SmartPakers who that
might have come in handy for.
MANDY: It happens to the best of us.
SARAH: It does. It does.
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