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Pentagram Lacing
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This purely decorative lacing forms a pentagram, or five pointed star. Besides the "magical" associations, solid
five pointed stars are found on many flags, most notably the fifty stars on the U.S. flag.
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Diagram for 8 pairs of eyelets, variation 1
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Lacing Technique:
Variation 1 - Upright pentagram:
• Begin straight straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the middle eyelets. Adjust so that
the left (blue) end is a little longer than the right (yellow) end.
• The left (blue) end forms the bottom "cross" as follows: Straight down on the inside (left), diagonally up on
the outside, straight down on the inside (right), diagonally up on the outside.
• The left (blue) end then continues to form the upper "rung": Straight up on the inside (left), straight across
on the outside, straight up on the inside (right) and out through the top right eyelet.
• The right (yellow) end forms the middle point as follows: Straight down on the inside (right), diagonally up on
the outside to loop around the middle of the top "rung", diagonally down on the outside.
• The left (yellow) end then runs all the way up the inside to emerge through the top left eyelet.
Variation 2 - Inverted pentagram:
• Begin straight straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the eyelets one row below the middle.
Adjust so that the left (blue) end is a little longer than the right (yellow) end.
• The left (blue) end forms the lower "rung" as follows: Straight down on the inside (left), straight across on
the outside, straight up on the inside (right).
• The blue end, which is now on the right, then continues to form the upper "cross": Diagonally up on the outside,
straight down on the inside, diagonally up on the outside.
• The blue end then finishes by running straight up on the inside and out the top right eyelet.
• The right (yellow) end forms the middle point as follows: Straight up on the inside, diagonally down on the
outside to loop around the middle of the bottom "rung", diagonally up on the outside.
• The yellow end then finishes by running straight up on the inside and out the top left eyelet.
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Variations:
1 Upright pentagram
2 Inverted pentagram
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Features:
Decorative look
Suits dress shoes
Harder to tighten
1% longer ends on avg. (variation 1)
15% longer ends on avg. (variation 2)
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Notes:
• If the crossovers of the laces are carefully woven as shown, the centre of the pentagram will have all the
"overpasses" running clockwise, which helps to maintain the shape more securely.
• This lacing works best with thinner or flat laces because several eyelets have to accommodate two passes of shoelace.
• These diagrams are drawn with the pentagrams fairly symmetrical and centred. Experiment with running the horizontal
sections through different eyelets to change the heights and widths of the five points.
• It is possible to create a pentagram using four eyelet pairs, or an inverted pentagram using as few as three eyelet
pairs.
• An inverted pentagram is used by some people as a Satanic or occultic symbol. Then again, other people may prefer to
lace this way simply because the pentagram appears upright when looking down at their own shoes.
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Pentagram Lacing Gallery
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Nike Cortez Fly Motions with Pentagram Lacing
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Shoelace Lengths for Pentagram Lacing
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Pairs of eyelets: |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Length needed: |
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96 cm
38 inch |
107 cm
42 inch |
107 cm
42 inch |
124 cm
49 inch |
124 cm
49 inch |
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Lengths available: |
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36" |
40" |
40" |
45" |
54"
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45" |
54"
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Comparative Length:
Longer ends if existing shoelaces are re-used (+1% on average).
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