I don't sew any part of the bow in my Balmorals and have never had a problem with them becoming out of place, or undone and that is with a relatively loose knot - tight knots tend to 'scrunch' the knot too much, thus creating a very unsightly bow.
It's a diced Lovat blue Balmoral. I have finally tied a rather smart looking bow, I was only curious if any of you had any 'tips' or 'pointers' that may have worked for you!
Thanks,
Not really Kyle, Like others have said the bow to use is the same one with which you tie your shoelace. I would also caution against it being too neat or perfect. Like a self tie bow-tie it is the slight imperfection that makes it look right. I found the stitches could hold the bow in place and could be discretely inserted from behind (inside the headband side).
I actually replaced my ribbons with flat black leather ones... (I had to after the originals suffered some damage and I thought leather would be a nice change)
The stiffness of the material makes tying a neat and flat bow pretty easy.
Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown
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