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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 shown: One with hidden verticals at the bottom,
the other with a visible crossover.
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Method 1 (hidden verticals, shorter laces)
Faint sections are underneath
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Lacing Technique 1 (hidden verticals, shorter laces):
1. The lace is run straight across (grey section) and the ends are fed in through the second set of eyelets from
the top.
2. The ends are crossed over each other, then fed in through the second-lower set of eyelets down the shoe (skip
past one set of eyelets).
3. Repeat step (2), criss-crossing down the shoe two sets of eyelets at a time.
4. At the bottom, run each lace end vertically between the bottom and second from bottom eyelets.
5. Double back and work back up the shoe, criss-crossing through the vacant sets of eyelets.
Comparative Length = 106%
Laced area uses more (about +6%)
Longer laces needed (about +3%)
Shortens lace ends (about −5%)
More details
NOTE:
The hidden verticals at the bottom make this the neater of the two variations, plus it consumes less shoelace and
therefore doesn't shorten the ends by quite as much. |
Method 2 (visible crossover, longer laces)
This photo of double back laced Converse All Stars was sent to me by Bandit1980.
More Lacing Photos |
Lacing Technique 2 (visible crossover, longer laces):
1. The lace is run straight across and the ends are fed in through the second set of eyelets from the top (grey
section).
2. The ends are crossed over each other, then fed in through the second-lower set of eyelets down the shoe (skip
past one set of eyelets).
3. Repeat step (2), criss-crossing down the shoe two sets of eyelets at a time. Up to this point, this method is
identical to the above method.
4. At the bottom, cross the lace ends and run them diagonally between the bottom and second from bottom eyelets.
5. Double back and work back up the shoe, criss-crossing through the vacant sets of eyelets.
Comparative Length = 116%
Laced area uses more (about +16%)
Longer laces needed (about +7%)
Shortens lace ends (about −14%)
More details
NOTE:
The visible crossover at the bottom makes this the messier of the two variations, plus it consumes extra shoelace
and therefore shortens the ends by a little more.
Features:
Stays very tight
Terribly awkward
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