Hash Lacing

Lacing Technique – Variation 1 – Regular hashes

• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets three rows higher up the shoe (skip past two rows).

• Run both ends straight down on the inside and feed out through the next lower set of eyelets.

• Continue three rows up on the outside, one row back on the inside, until the top of the shoe.

• If the final crossover naturally finishes at the top row, feed under the sides and out through the top eyelets. Otherwise, feed into the second-from-top eyelets, then run straight up on the inside and out through the top eyelets.

Lacing Technique – Variation 2 – Compressed hashes

• On most shoes, begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and feed out through the bottom eyelets.

• However, on shoes with 6, 9, 12 etc. pairs of eyelets, begin straight across on the outside and feed in through the bottom eyelets, then run straight up on the inside and out through the next higher eyelets. (eg. 6 pairs)

• Cross the ends on the outside and feed in through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one row).

• Run both ends straight down on the inside and feed out through the next lower set of eyelets.

• Cross the ends on the outside again, this time feeding under the sides and out through the set of eyelets two rows higher up the shoe (skip past one row). This completes one “hash”.

• While there are at least three more empty rows, repeat the above three steps to complete one or more additional hashes until the top of the shoe.

• If the final crossover naturally finishes at the top row, feed under the sides and out through the top eyelets. Otherwise, feed into the second-from-top eyelets, then run straight up on the inside and out through the top eyelets.