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Wearing obijime isn’t too complicated and quite easy to do. One of the most common ways to wear one is through the use of a flat knot. All shapes, flat, round & square for the majority of formalities will use this knot.

Flat obijime

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Round obijime

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Square obijime

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Furisode obijime
For Furisode however, you may want to select a more elaborate knot because of the festive occasion. Many knots for obijime are under the umbrella-term “kawari-musubi” or “fantasy knot”, meaning that the knot itself has no particular name and is made-up on the spot by the dresser themselves. This also gives you yourself the opportunity to create your own knot!
Although you would be easily able to wear a furisode obijime in a standard flat knot, it is considered not celebratory enough and it’s better to wear it in a style that is more elaborate. What some dressers do is tie the obijime in a double flat knot. It’s an easy to tie version of the standard flat knot and considered slightly elevated.  

Sanbuhimo
Another type of obijime that quires more than basic tying to be worn is the Sanbuhimo, or the thin obijime worn with obidome-brooches. These are tied in front but turned to the back as the obidome-brooch is the star and not the obijime.
Sanbuhimo often are shorter in length compared to regular obijime, the knot needs to be easily tucked away so excess length is not needed.

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