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Secure Shoelace Knot step 1
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1 Fold both lace ends into "loops";
2 Cross right (blue) loop over left (yellow);
3 Wrap right (yellow) loop around to front;
4 Wrap left (blue) loop around to back;
5 Feed both loops through the "hole";
6 Pull tight to complete the knot.
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Finished Knot
Finished Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot picture The finished knot should be a tight, closed knot with a symmetrical, double wrap around the middle, as compared to the single wrap of either my Ian Knot or any Standard Shoelace Knot.


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Related Links
Surgeon's Knot Surgeon's Knot
Identical knot using a different technique (less symmetrical).
Two Loop Knot Two Loop Knot
Simplified, less secure variation of this knot.

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