Knotted Segment Lacing (lug version)

Lacing Technique

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

• Use standard Lug 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 narrow feet, less if you have wide feet.

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

- Left end over Right end & through;
- Right end over Left end & through.

• Continue the “Lug 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

5% shorter ends (approx.)

Notes

• This page shows Lug 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.

Knotted Segment Lacing

Same lacing method for shoes with eyelets instead of lugs.

Lug Segmented Lacing

Using two shoelaces avoids the problems of the permanent knot.

Reef Knot

Simple knot for locking the boundary of the two segments.