Knotted Segment Lacing

Lacing Technique

• Begin with a shoelace that's slightly longer than the original lace.

• Use standard Criss Cross Lacing to about the middle of the shoe.

• Tighten this “lower” segment as tightly or loosely as you prefer. For example, tighten more if you have a narrow forefoot, less if you have a wide forefoot.

• To permanently set the tightness, tie a Reef Knot at this point, ie:

1. Left end over Right end & through;
2. Right end over Left end & through.

• Continue the Criss Cross lacing to the top of the shoe. This “upper” segment is then the only part that is tightened and loosened, with the tension set independently of the “lower” segment.

Features

Customizable

Many uses

Harder to get off

“Shortens” ends

Notes

• This page shows Criss Cross Lacing, knotted near the middle. You may instead use a different lacing method and/or a different knot position.

• The Reef Knots that separate the upper and lower segments can be replaced with different knots as preferred. See the 5th and 6th photos in the gallery below, both of which use different knots that are easier to adjust plus look more interesting.

• Also referred to as “Permanent Zoned Lacing”.

Lug Knotted Segment

Same lacing method for shoes with lugs instead of eyelets.

Segmented Lacing

Two shoelaces forming separate segments, which avoids the problems of the permanent knot.

Reef Knot

Simple knot for locking the boundary of the two segments.