Ian Fieggen Ian's Shoelace Site Ian's Shoelace Knot
Ian's Shoelace Site - Bringing you the fun, fashion & science of shoelaces
Pentagram Lacing
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. This lacing works best with thinner or flat laces because several eyelets have to accommodate two passes of shoelace.
Pentagram Lacing diagram 1
Faint sections are underneath

Pentagram Lacing diagram 2
Setting the bottom "corners" higher up centers the pentagram.

Pentagram Lacing picture 1
In this photo, the top "rung" has been shifted up one set of eyelets to lengthen the top point.

Pentagram Lacing picture 2
This photo of Pentagram laced Enties was sent to me by Katharine W.
Lacing Technique:
1. The lace is run straight across (grey section) and is fed into the third set of eyelets from the top of the shoe.

2. Both ends run straight down on the inside and emerge through the bottom pair of eyelets (skip past two sets of eyelets). These mark the bottom "corners" of the pentagram.

3. The left (blue) end forms the bottom "cross" as follows: Run diagonally up to the right, feeding back into the third eyelet from the top on the right side of the shoe, then run straight down on the inside to emerge through the bottom right "corner" of the pentagram, then diagonally up to the left, feeding a second time into the third eyelet from the top on the left side of the shoe.

4. The left (blue) end now continues to form the top "rung" as follows: Run straight up on the inside and emerge from the next eyelet up the shoe, then run straight across to feed into the adjacent eyelet on the right side of the shoe, then straight up to emerge through the top right eyelet.

5. With the top "rung" completed, the right (yellow) end now runs diagonally up to the top middle and wraps around that rung, then runs diagonally back down and left, feeding a second time into the eyelet at the bottom left "corner" of the pentagram.

6. Finally, the left (yellow) end runs all the way up the inside left of the shoe to emerge through the top left eyelet.


Features:
Decorative look
Loose fit
Harder to tighten

Comparative Length = 135%
Laced area uses more (about +35%)
Longer laces needed (about +17%)
Shortens lace ends (about −32%)
More details


NOTE:
It may take some experimentation to get a pentagram with fairly even points, which will depend on the width of the shoe and the eyelet spacing.

Running the bottom "corners" through the second pair of eyelets from the bottom reduces the length of the lower points and shifts the pentagram higher up the shoe. The top "rung" can be also be shifted higher to increase the length of the top point.

Recent Photos (sent by site visitors)
Multi-colored Converse sneakers with white Pentagram Lacing - Click to enlarge Black Etnies Kingpins with white trim and white Pentagram Lacing - Click to enlarge Patterned black & white Globe Shoes sneakers with black Pentagram Lacing - Click to enlarge White sneakers with grey & navy blue trim and white & navy blue combination of Checkerboard Lacing and Pentagram Lacing - Click to enlarge Black boots with black Pentagram Lacing - Click to enlarge Black boots with black Pentagram Lacing - Click to enlarge
Hover over any photo for details, or click to enlarge in the Shoe Lacing Photos page.

Rate This Lacing Method
5 stars (excellent) StarStarStarStarStar
Click button to submit rating & view results.
Or, Click Here to view results without rating this lacing method.
4 stars (good) StarStarStarStar
3 stars (average) StarStarStar
2 stars (bad) StarStar
1 star (awful) Star

Please only vote once - multiple votes are removed daily

Sponsor's ADs


This page last updated: 07-Nov-2009. Copyright © 2008-2009 by Ian W. Fieggen. All rights reserved.
Related Links
Hexagram Lacing
Hexagram Lacing
(six pointed star)
Sponsored Links
Click to buy Mr. Lacy shoelaces
Shoelaces
Quality shoelaces in various styles and a huge range of fashion colors.
mr-lacy.com