Half & Half Straight Bar Lacing

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Lacing Technique – Variation 1 – Bi-color shoelace

• Start with a bi-color shoelace, where half the length is one color and the other half is a different color.

• Begin on the inside with the ends emerging through the bottom-left eyelet and the next higher eyelet.

• Both ends run straight across on the outside and in through the adjacent eyelets, then continue straight straight up on the inside, each skipping one eyelet and emerging two eyelets higher up.

• Alternate running across on the outside and up on the inside until lacing is completed.

Lacing Technique – Variation 2 – Knotted halves

• Tie together two half-length shoelaces of different colors using a simple joining knot (eg. Reef Knot).

• Begin on the inside with the ends emerging through the bottom-left eyelet and the next higher eyelet.

• Both ends run straight across on the outside and in through the adjacent eyelets, then continue straight up on the inside, each skipping one eyelet and emerging two eyelets higher up.

• Alternate running across on the outside and up on the inside until lacing is completed.

Lacing Technique – Variation 3 – Separate halves

• Start with two half-length shoelaces of different colors, each with a simple stopper-knot tied in one end.

• Feed the un-knotted end of one half-length shoelace out through the bottom left eyelet.

• Feed the other half-length shoelace out through the second eyelet from bottom-left (for even numbers of eyelet pairs) or bottom-right (for odd numbers).

• Both ends run straight across on the outside and in through the adjacent eyelets, then continue straight up on the inside, each skipping one eyelet and emerging two eyelets higher up.

• Alternate running across on the outside and up on the inside until lacing is completed.