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Lattice Lacing
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This very popular method forms a decorative lattice in the middle of the lacing. The laces are crossed at a steep
angle, allowing them to be woven through each other. There's several variations shown: One with single verticals
on the inside, one with double verticals, plus several variations for different numbers of eyelet pairs.
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Method 1 (single verticals, shorter laces)
Faint sections are underneath |
Lacing Technique 1 (single verticals, shorter laces):
1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and the ends emerge through both bottom eyelets.
2. The ends are crossed over each other, run diagonally upwards on the outside and fed in through the third-higher
set of eyelets up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
3. Both ends are run straight up the inside and emerge through the next set of eyelets up the shoe.
4. The ends are crossed over each other, run diagonally downwards on the outside and fed in through the third-lower
set of eyelets down the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
5. Both ends are run straight up the inside and emerge through the next set of eyelets up the shoe.
6. The ends are crossed over each other, run diagonally upwards on the outside, then fed under the sides to emerge
through the top set of eyelets (skip past two sets of eyelets).
Comparative Length = 108%
Laced area uses more (about +8%)
Longer laces needed (about +4%)
Shortens lace ends (about −7%)
More details |
Method 2 (double verticals, longer laces)
Faint sections are underneath |
Lacing Technique 2 (double verticals, longer laces):
1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and the ends emerge through both bottom eyelets.
2. The ends are crossed over each other, run diagonally upwards on the outside and fed in through the third-higher
set of eyelets up the shoe (skip past two sets of eyelets).
3. Both ends are run straight down on the inside and emerge through the second-lower set of eyelets down the shoe
(skip past one set of eyelets).
4. Repeat steps (2) and (3), each time running diagonally upwards on the outside or straight down on the inside,
until the ends are fed under the sides to emerge through the top set of eyelets.
Comparative Length = 122%
Laced area uses more (about +22%)
Longer laces needed (about +10%)
Shortens lace ends (about −20%)
More details |
Lattice Lacing with fat laces really accentuates the weaving.
Rob B. sent me this pic of his Lattice Laced Saucony Jazz sneakers. |
Features:
Very popular!
Decorative look
Harder to tighten
NOTE:
It's easier to do the weaving and get all the "Overs" and "Unders" correct if you firstly complete the left (blue)
end, then weave the right (yellow) end in and out.
Variations:
Because of the way this lacing exactly fills 6 adjacent pairs of eyelets (ie. 12 eyelets), the pattern can't simply
be continued through any number of eyelets. In other words, it can't be used the same way on all shoes. See below
for some variations of Lattice Lacing to suit shoes with different numbers of eyelet pairs.
Because of the variety of methods, I've only provided
Shoelace Length Calculations for shoes that will fit exact multiples of complete lattices, ie. those with 6,
11, 16, 21, 26 etc. pairs of eyelets.
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Lattice Lacing Variations
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Although Lattice Lacing works best on shoes with six pairs of eyelets, here's some simple diagrams for adapting it
to work with different numbers of eyelet pairs. The light yellow sections are on top whilst the dark grey sections
are underneath:
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5 Pairs or Less
Any less than 6 pairs of eyelets results in a variation of
Hash Lacing. |
6 Pairs
Perfect! Create a single lattice as shown
above. |
7 Pairs
Add either a vertical pass or a crossover at either the top or the bottom. |
7 Pairs
Skip the middle pair of eyelets, running the lacing at a steeper angle. |
8 Pairs
Add either a vertical pass or a crossover at both the top and the bottom. |
8 Pairs
Use variation 2, running the lacing at a steeper angle to create a four-way lattice. |
10 Pairs
Run the lacing at an even steeper angle to create a five-way lattice. |
11+ Pairs
Join two complete lattices. |
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These are only some of the many possible variations. Use your imagination to combine lattices with crossovers,
vertical sections, etc.
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This page last updated: 07-Feb-2010. Copyright © 2004-2010 by
Ian W. Fieggen. All rights reserved.
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