Wide shoelaces form very solid waffle patterns.
Close-up of Rob's lacing combination.
Ends are run down the sides as “borders”, plus every odd row has an individual white elastic segment.
Tucking in the ends avoids the odd-eyelet-pair limitation.
Eight shoelaces (four per shoe) result in two unique quad-colored Dense Checkerboards.
Groovy multi-colored sneakers deserve more than one color shoelace. How about six colors!
Two colors per shoe result in bi-colored “webs”.
The lacing is nicely mirrored on the two shoes for a balanced effect.
This lacing kept Manuel's boots very tight while hiking.
Last of three photos from Ian of this historic lacing method.
Second of three photos from Ian of this historic lacing method.
First visitor-contributed photo of this recently-added historic lacing method.
Stylish look for Judy's expensive new sneakers.
Jenny has tweaked the overlaps for a more “woven” look with rotational symmetry.
Nicely adapted for five pairs of eyelets, with the two hexagrams also mirrored for symmetry.
Finished off with a couple of straight bars across the top.
Shoes are tied off with
Ian Knots, which Arto – a medical student – also uses on surgical masks.
Six-eyelet-pair Docs exactly fit two asterisks per boot.
Excess shoelace length wrapped around the heel before tying off.
Last of five different lacing photos from Becca.
Fourth of five different lacing photos from Becca.
Third of five different lacing photos from Becca.
Second of five different lacing photos from Becca.
First of five different lacing photos from Becca.
Side view shows the tucks under the previous verticals.
Side view shows the doubled-passes through the eyelets.
Two methods that look very similar despite quite different techniques.
Last of four photos of Dan's Air Jordans. The Hash Lacing on the right also has extra vertical segments up the sides, “framing” the design.
Third of four photos of Dan's Air Jordans. Similarly interwoven colors, this time with the doubled ends tied behind the heel.
Second of four photos of Dan's Air Jordans. Side view shows the extra vertical segment plus the permanently-joined ends.
First of four photos of Dan's Air Jordans. Dan has interwoven the two colors, run extra verticals up the sides, plus permanently joined the two ends at each side.
Miklós added a “lambda” adaptation at the toe end, which looks nicely balanced.
Close-up of Daniel's imaginative combination.
Clever twist using doubled-up shoelaces to produce a wider weave.
Last of six different lacing photos on Bee's various sneakers.
Fifth of six different lacing photos on Bee's various sneakers.
Fourth of six different lacing photos on Bee's various sneakers.
Third of six different lacing photos on Bee's various sneakers.
Second of six different lacing photos on Bee's various sneakers. Fun idea to use checkered shoelaces with checkered lacing.
First of six different lacing photos on Bee's various sneakers.
Swapping the path through the top rows places the captive knot more naturally at the top eyelets.
Razin added some creative weaving through the tongue centering loop to shorten the lace ends.
Rick sometimes wears the boots un-tied, as Ukrainian Lacing prevents the shoelaces from dragging.
Knotting at the fifth eyelet pair allowed the top eyelets to remain loose, preventing cutting-in at the ankle.
Rick also introduced a gap into this lacing to free up the ankle area.
Rick chose this lacing to free up the ankle area for long walks on an even surface.
Kimberly used a Reef Knot for less bulk, then tucked in the tightening loops for a more refined look.
Last of four new lacing photos from long-time contributor Rick.
Third of four new lacing photos from long-time contributor Rick.
Second of four new lacing photos from long-time contributor Rick.
First of four new lacing photos from long-time contributor Rick.
These heavy black Docs have been brought to life with this amazing bi-colored shoelace style.
Jenny's friend Will F bought her two shoelace colors to match her bi-colored hair.
Nice looking zipper, laced loosely enough to get the sneakers on and off without untying.
Different color transforms the locking segments into a decorative feature.
Nice close-up detail of the locking, inside-out crossovers.
First ever photo of this lacing method, contributed by the method's creator.
Angled shot that better shows off the side of the shoe.
Unusual finish with captive loops and loose ends.
The unusual knots look like each shoe is being given “two thumbs up”.
Decorative lacing transforms Becca's Old Skools into something fresher.
Good close-up showing the alternating crossover directions.
Steff has combined Double Sided Lacing with something midway between Cyclone Fence Lacing and Zipper Lacing.
This lug lacing method works even with eyelets at the top row.
Fat shoelaces accentuate the angled rows.
The 2nd-from-top eyelets use the “double overlap” workaround for the odd number of eyelet pairs on these shoes.
Neat look for the dress shoes of an Air Force ROTC Cadet.
Large area that really shows off the waffle “grid”.
Fat laces create a really solid, dense “mat” of shoelace.
Last of four photos of Will's various U-Laced shoes.
Third of four photos of Will's various U-Laced shoes.
Second of four photos of Will's various U-Laced shoes.
First of four photos of Will's various U-Laced shoes.
Camera flash shows up the reflective zig-zags on these Xpand shoelaces.
Ten eyelet pairs results in four left/right-swimming “fish”.
First ever visitor contribution of this recently-added lacing method.
Empty top eyelets expose the logo plus make the shoes easy to slip on and off.
Close-up of one of Doc's Double-Cross-laced sneakers.
Loose ends tucked in at the top for a neat finish.
Close-up of one of Doc's Lattice-laced sneakers.
Single bar across the bottom, ends tucked in at the top.
Two complete Lattices in one boot, then topped off with Lock Lacing.
Hooks at the top of these shoes are laced with “over” crosses.
Two bi-color lacings, each complementing the sneakers' colors.
This lacing works perfectly even with the two bottom lugs.
Close-up of one of Patrice's zipper-laced Nikes.
No more “boring shoelaces” for Patrice!
Close-up of Josh's lacing combination.
Ends have been looped around the top and tucked in.
Ric's daughter's sneakers nicely laced and finished off with the
Ian Knot.
Tim's photo actually inspired the addition of this lacing method.
Close-up of one of Pasquale's combo-laced sneakers.
Forms overlapping “X.X.#.I” in alternating colors.
Bhavesh has left the top row of eyelets empty.
Minimalist lacing on these four-eyelet-pair sneakers.
David has used the top rows where the laces are tied as an additional Hill + Valley.
Close-up of one Train-Track-laced sneaker.
This method helped “shorten” the shoelaces on these sneakers.
These shoelaces only allowed Spider Web Lacing through seven of eight eyelet pairs.
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