Do you know you can rock the same shoe for a week without getting noticed? yeah, sure you can!!
All you need to do is follow my step-by-step incredibly amazing ways to lace your shoes in different style and you get people asking you where you got your new shoe from, when the real truth is you never bought a new one it's just the same shoe but in a different swag.
Check out the Army lacing, Double Back Lacing, Lighting Lacing, Zipper...and so on..See instruction with Pictures and Techniques after the cut....
ARMY LACING.
Lacing Technique
• For even numbers of eyelet pairs, begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.
• For odd numbers of eyelet pairs, begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the bottom eyelets.
• At each eyelet pair, alternate between a crossover on the inside and out through the next higher set of eyelets or running straight up on the outside and in through the next higher set of eyelets. Repeat until lacing is completed.
DOUBLE BACK LACING.
This method looks interesting plus holds very firmly, but is terribly awkward to tighten. The lacing first runs down the shoe, then doubles back up the shoe. There's two variations: One with hidden verticals at the bottom, the other with a visible crossover.
Lacing Technique
• Begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the second-from-top set of eyelets.
• Cross the ends and feed in through the second-lower set of eyelets (skip past one set of eyelets).
• Continue down the shoe two sets of eyelets at a time.
• At the bottom, run each lace end vertically between the bottom and second-from-bottom eyelets. (For variation 2, the ends run diagonally).
• Double back and work back up the shoe, criss-crossing through the vacant sets of eyelets.
CHEVRON LACING.
Lacing Technique
• Begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the bottom eyelets.
• For the lower section, at each eyelet pair, cross the ends and feeding in through the next higher set of eyelets. Repeat until just below the middle of the shoe.
• Both ends run straight up the inside and out through the next higher eyelets.
• For the upper section, at each eyelet pair, cross the ends, feeding under the sides and out through the next higher set of eyelets. Repeat until lacing is completed.
LIGHTING LACING.
Lacing Technique -
- for odd numbers of eyelet pairs
• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) between the bottom-left and second from bottom-left eyelets.
• The lower (blue) end runs diagonally all the way to the top of the shoe and in through the top right eyelet.
• The left (yellow) end runs diagonally down and across on the outside and in through the next lower eyelet, then straight up on the inside and out through the next higher eyelet.
• The right (yellow) end runs diagonally up and across on the outside and in through the next higher eyelet, then straight up on the inside and out through the next higher eyelet.
• Repeat running alternately down and across or up and across until lacing is completed.
HEXAGON LACING.
This purely decorative lacing forms a hexagram, or six pointed star. This geometric symbol has been used for centuries in various cultures and religions, most notably as the Jewish "Star of David".
Lacing Technique -
8 pairs, variation 1 (verticals at top/bottom)
• Begin straight across the bottom on the inside (grey section) and feed out through both bottom eyelets. Adjust so that the right (yellow) end is quite a bit longer than the left (blue) end.
• Run both ends straight up on the outside and in through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets three rows higher up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
• The left (yellow) end runs in a complete loop as follows: Straight down on the inside and out through the next lower eyelet, straight across on the outside and in through the opposite eyelet, back up on the inside and back across on the outside to complete the loop.
• Run both ends straight down on the inside and out through the next lower set of eyelets.
• Cross the ends on the outside and feed under the sides and out through the set of eyelets three rows higher up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
• Run both ends straight up on the outside and in through the top eyelets.
LOOP BACK LACING.
Lacing Technique
• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.
• At each eyelet pair, the ends are given a half twist in the middle of the shoe before looping back and returning to the outside.
• The ends are fed under the sides and out through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Repeat until lacing is completed..
LOOP BACK LACING.
• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.
• At each eyelet pair, the ends are given a half twist in the middle of the shoe before looping back and returning to the outside.
• The ends are fed under the sides and out through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Repeat until lacing is completed..
LATTICE LACING..
• Begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the bottom eyelets.
• Both ends run straight up on the inside and out through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets three rows higher up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
• Run both ends straight up on the inside and out through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets three rows lower down the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
• Run both ends straight up on the inside and out through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets three rows higher up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
• Both ends run straight up on the inside and out through the top eyelets.
ZIPPER LACING..
This method "locks" the laces at each eyelet pair. Great for lacing skates tightly because the lower sections hold while tightening. It also looks interesting, a bit like a giant zipper.
• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.
• The ends are looped under the laces where they feed under the sides of the shoe.
• Cross the ends, feeding under the sides and out through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Repeat the looping and crossing and feeding out through the next higher eyelets until lacing is completed.
HASH LACING.
• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.
• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets three rows higher up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
• Run both ends straight down on the inside and emerge through the next lower set of eyelets.
• Continue three steps up, one step back until lacing is completed.
DOUBLE CROSS LACING.
• Begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the bottom eyelets.
• Cross the ends on the inside and emerge through the set of eyelets three rows higher up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the next lower set of eyelets.
• Continue three steps up, one step back until lacing is completed.
Variations
1 The standard method skips the second-from-top and second-from-bottom eyelets, which results in underlying crosses of a consistent height and angle.
2 The top and bottom crossovers can be "squashed" by skipping past only one pair of eyelets. This will result in a look that is less consistent but more dense, which will also use more shoelace. Note that on shoes with an odd number of eyelet pairs, one end of the lacing (either the top or the bottom) will need to be squashed.
3 The overlapping crossovers can be interwoven, producing a really interesting look. Note that because of the weave, the laces follow the opposite path through the eyelets: The inner crossovers weave to the outside, then in through the eyelets, while the outer crossovers weave to the inside, then out through the eyelets.
CREDITS: Ian's Shoelace Site.
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