Traditional Garter ties

[ShaunMaxwell]

I hadn’t really given all that much thought to the way I tie my garter ties, other than to try to get them the right length. I’m at a Highland games this weekend, so while I was getting dressed this morning, I snapped a photo of the knot and the finished look:





Cheers,

SM

[fluter]

My method is equivalent to a clove hitch around the leg. The double loop in the video is a Scout's shortcut for a clove hitch!

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Loop twice & tuck the end under from the bottom...

[kingandrew]

I wrap them around once, bring the loose ends back to the outside of my leg, tie them like the first step in tying shoes, then stuff them through down through the loop around the leg. They hold well and look nice.

If you need to adjust the length, you can always tie higher or lower along the leg, since the turn-down of your sock cuff will hide everything but the tails anyway.

I generally prefer the garter ties over flashes, except for relatively thin hose, such as I sometimes wear in summer weather.

Andrew