25 rows of eyelets allowed for 7 × Asterisks plus 1 × Hash to finish.
Nice close-up showing the loops and loose ends tucked in at the top.
Quote: “Your website helped me pick! Thanks!”
Perfectly ladder-laced – all set for cadets.
These premium leather shoelaces (from Loop King Laces) look amazing on my Converse leather mids. Just can't choose between gold or white!
After attempting “Over Under Lacing”, Joe came up with (and thus re-invented) this method.
Just enough lugs to complete the lattices before reaching the upper eyelets.
Clever variation with one horizontal across the bottom, resulting in more balanced tightening of both loose ends.
A pleasingly “balanced yet chaotic” style to complement both the sneakers plus the non-binary-flag shoelaces.
I'm decked out in the team colors for the 2023 Aussie Rules Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane.
The overlapping layers of this lacing add some “depth” to these all-white sneakers.
Finishes neatly through the final two rows of D-rings, then the ends are tucked in.
Tucked-in double-pass across the top for a neat look without bows.
Marsha paired a 36" with a 45" shoelace, leaving one end shorter than the other.
On a day trip to Phillip Island I was delighted to find these decoratively laced Chucks in a local shoe store window.
Nice compact Pentagrams, plus a decorative beaded row across the top.
The tongue loop has an outer crossover passing through, which centers the tongue more effectively than an inner crossover.
Slightly modified so that the metal clasp at top ends up on the outside.
Here's how I went bushwalking yesterday: Nikes firmly laced and securely tied – then with the shoelace ends neatly captured.
Starting horizontal segment is almost hidden behind the tongue centering loop.
Showing the sneakers and the lacing from overhead and from the side.
Slight variation through the tongue centering loops.
Custom lacing to celebrate two milestones: 1,000 Intstagram posts plus 1,000 Twitter followers!
Only the final crossover needs to be tightened or loosened, then the shoes are easily slipped on or off.
Tony wearing his Nike Blazers, freshly-laced with solid, four-way lattices.
Quote: “and the shoes are so, so easy to get on and off now.”
Classic straight lacing on some classic Vans.
The lacing was chosen to complement Ren's very stylish yet comfortable work shoes.
Last of four different lacing methods on Jani's embroidered sneakers.
Third of four different lacing methods on Jani's embroidered sneakers.
Second of four different lacing methods on Jani's embroidered sneakers.
First of four different lacing methods on Jani's embroidered sneakers.
Last of three different lacing methods on Jani's plain sneakers.
Second of three different lacing methods on Jani's plain sneakers.
First of three different lacing methods on Jani's plain sneakers.
The intricate “Spider Web” had to be pulled super-tight to reach row 27, whereas loosely laced “Over Under” easily reached row 28.
Some serious effort to lace these super-tall boots – luckily they also have zippers!
Re-laced with a more striking lacing, then tied off with inconspicuous
Reef Knots.
Worn for the first time, laced exactly as they came out of the box, then tied off with bulky
Double Knots.
Candid shot of our favourite local restaurateur wearing stylish shoes loosely laced with two different methods.
Laced military-style for Anzac Day, photographed just after attending the dawn service at Chelsea RSL.
With boots being a major part of his wardrobe, I'm pleased that Jakub made “Over Under Lacing” his go-to method.
Amazing decorative lacework, which Glitchy admits “...puts a kibosh on adjusting the tightness for that section”.
On these skates, the lacing was considered “non-functional, purely decorative”.
Knotted under the tongue centering loop for a “clean, decorative look”, but which proved to be a “complex operation”.
Quote “... I like how breathable and loose the tongue is, laying atop my foot now”.
One large star adds the perfect finishing touch to these cute star-patterned sneakers.
Close-up shows how the shoelaces gradually cut through each other at the tight overlaps.
Showing the “self-wear” that this lacing has caused to my shoelaces over the past couple of years.
You can just glimpse the “across and back” odd workaround that Alysha used on the 2nd row (near the toes).
Margaret started with “Chevron Lacing” through the bottom eyelets then “free-styled” the upper lugs.
Derek used no-tie elastic red shoelaces for easy on-off of these sneakers.
Great choice of lacing method for a space-themed model of sneaker!
Includes a single crossover to make better use of the tongue centering loop.
Laced in the team colours of this year's AFL Grand Final footy teams, Geelong and Sydney.
Quote: “Made my shoes fit more comfortably, they kept sliding off the back of my heels before😉”.
The graduated color shoelaces makes this look like three individually shaded crossovers.
Shows how these two lacing methods are inside-out variations of each other.
According to James, this combination “made my already perfect jump boots even better!”
Neatly finished with a final straight row tucked in at the top.
The middle shoe has some unusual weaving at top. As seen in a shoe shop in Athens, Greece.
Shoelaces are exactly the right width, resulting in totally solid checkerboards.
Amazingly bright, colorful lattices really liven up these dark sneakers.
This has long been Dejan's favourite lacing, particularly on Converse and similar sneakers.
10th photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Skip bottom row.
9th photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Skip top row.
8th photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Combine with
Lock Lacing.
7th photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Double overlap on 2nd row from top.
6th photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: One crossover at top.
5th photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: One diagonal at top.
4th photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Twice through top-left eyelet.
3rd photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Across & back on 2nd row from top.
2nd photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Ends tucked in (without obscuring branding).
1st photo from Fotis of workarounds for odd numbers of eyelet rows: Ends tucked in.
Mostly identical except the black high-tops, on which the lacing wraps around the back of the ankle before the final feed-in.
Regular pentagram + inverted pentagram, cleverly joined by their points.
Ideal lacing for casual or formal dress shoes with only three rows of eyelets.
Factory variation with outer straight segment at bottom. Tied off with
Two Stage Knots.
The sneaker at left shows the pre-formed loops prior to tying.
Neat lacing even on “non-combat” footwear like these Adidas sneakers.
Laced with C.I.A. Lacing Variation 7 (bottom visible crossover), then tied with a
Berluti Knot.
Interesting side-on views of this lacing method.
Compact, centered Pentagrams occupying only the top five pairs of eyelets.
Angled shot showing the complexity of this method – now hidden inside the shoe by Tim.
Laced inside-out to hide all the visual complexity while still shortening the ends.
Single “Under” crossover at top makes it easier to tie a shoelace knot.
Fourth of five lacing photos of Chester's various sneakers.
Third of five lacing photos of Chester's various sneakers.
Second of five lacing photos of Chester's various sneakers.
First of five lacing photos of Chester's various sneakers.
J.D. improvised to get regular “Gippo Lacing” to work on these sneakers, which have mostly lugs and only one row of eyelets at top.
The white shoelaces are neatly fed in through the bottom inner eyelets.
Two sets of eyelets result in black & white bars that are partly overlapping.
Very compact Pentagram on a sneaker with only four rows of eyelets.
Even the tongue centering loop seems to be expecting these shoes to be bar-laced.
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