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Double Back Lacing
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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.
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Diagram for 8 pairs of eyelets, variation 1
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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.
Features:
Stays very tight
Terribly awkward
6% longer ends on avg. (variation 1)
8% shorter ends on avg. (variation 2)
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Variations:
1
For longer ends / neater look, the laces run vertically up the inside between the bottom and second-from-bottom
eyelets.
2
For shorter ends / messier look, the laces cross diagonally between the bottom and second-from-bottom eyelets.
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Double Back Lacing Gallery
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Puma Alexander McQueen Deck Los with Double Back Lacing
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Shoelace Lengths for Double Back Lacing (v1)
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Pairs of eyelets: |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Length needed: |
(N/A) |
63 cm
25 inch |
75 cm
30 inch |
87 cm
34 inch |
99 cm
39 inch |
111 cm
44 inch |
123 cm
48 inch |
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Lengths available: |
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27" |
27" |
36" |
40" |
45" |
45" |
Comparative Length:
Longer ends if existing shoelaces are re-used (+6% on average).
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