1. Slide the "knot" down the tie.  Put your finger in the loop between the front and

back of the tie, above the "knot".

2. Place the elastic band through this loop.

3.  To lengthen the tie, pull the back of the

tie up through the "knot" until the length

of the tie from the loop to the tip of the

front of the tie is the length you want. 

Slide the "knot" back to the top of the tie.

 4.  The elastic band is closed by pressing

the two Velcro^®  tabs together,

5.  ..... and this is how the adjusted tie looks!