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.
Upright 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.
Interesting how the two colors are doubled-up through the bottom eyelets on the shoe at right.
The flat shoelaces on these boots add an additional stylish touch to the Double Helix Lacing.
Elegant, minimalist lacing that complements the style of these sneakers.
Last of three combinations on Vineshen's army boots with both D-rings and hooks.
Second of three combinations on Vineshen's army boots with both D-rings and hooks.
First of three combinations on Vineshen's army boots with both D-rings and hooks.
The staggered design will show up even more when the lacing is tightened and the sides come closer together.
Ty dressed up a pair of vintage Etnies with a fun lacing pattern.
Slightly modified to eliminate the long inner diagonal. Tightening loops are easily criss-crossed through the top two lugs, then tied.
Front view + side view of this intricate lacing method.
Close-up of the fully-laced boots when they are not being worn.
Both color shoelaces are wrapped around the top of each boot then tucked in.
Side view of one skate shows the rainbow-colored shoelace weaving in and out of the black shoelace.
Kimberly's Facebook post of her freshly-laced skates was her most-liked post ever.
Tall “ladders” are interspersed with inside-out “train tracks”, forming neat breakpoints.
Impressive lacing to finish off these beautiful Docs.
Overlapping loop-backs through eight eyelet rows plus a single straight segment through the remaining row.
Last of three angles of Joey's sneakers – a side shot showing the long shoelaces wrapped around the ankle.
Second of three angles of Joey's sneakers – an overhead shot (wearer's perspective) showing upright pentagrams.
First of three angles of Joey's sneakers – a front shot (other person's perspective) showing inverted pentagrams.
The more closely spaced white eyelets at the top create an interesting finish.
Last of five different lacing combinations on Jaque's sneakers.
Fourth of five different lacing combinations on Jaque's sneakers.
Third of five different lacing combinations on Jaque's sneakers.
Second of five different lacing combinations on Jaque's sneakers.
First of five different lacing combinations on Jaque's sneakers.
Zipper Lacing done with round bootlaces creates a pleasing blend of angles and curves.
Works seamlessly through both the regular eyelets and the upper D-rings.
Relaxed shot of a pair of Chucks newly-laced using my website.
Nice clear photo of two quite different lacing methods.
The shoe on the right is the basic method while the shoe on the left has been interwoven.
After tying, Sjoerd pulls the loops long enough to tuck them comfortably into the top of the shoe and prevent snagging.
Long loops are tucked into the top of the shoe, leaving the ends short enough to remain comfortably outside.
Beaten-up grey PUMA sneakers laced in remembrance of the beaten-up grey city of New York following the 911 attacks.
Ladder-laced through the eyelets, then Criss-Cross-laced through the lugs.
Neatly finished off with stopper-knots at top for a decorative touch.
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