There are thousands if not millions of Youtube tutorials on this, and all of them are confusing. It's the mirrored view that really screws me up. The best way to learn is to find an old guy who will give you hard time about it while he teaches you, and he'll talk so close to your face that his halitosis will curl your eyebrow hairs. It may sound horrible, and it is, but it's the best way.
Once you've mastered the tie, which honestly won't take you more than ten minutes of doing it over and over, you can move on to the bow tie. The bow tie is a different beast all together. The tie only requires that you know the sequence of folds. A bow tie requires deliberate hands and precision. If it doesn't come out perfect, it just looks like you're wearing a balled up sock on your neck.