Spider Web Lacing (lug version)

A lug version of Spider Web Lacing. Another decorative lacing method used on military boots, which is like Lug Ladder Lacing running at an angle, creating a woven web of shoelace.

Lug Spider Web Lacing Tutorial

Five pairs of lugs

Pairs

5

4

Flip

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Lacing diagram Copyright (c) 2026 by Ian Fieggen

Step

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Lacing Technique

• Begin straight across (grey section) and down through the second set of lugs from the bottom.

• The ends continue straight down through the bottom set of lugs.

• Cross the ends, running diagonally across and up the shoe, skipping one set of lugs before feeding into the top of the next vacant set of lugs.

• Feed the ends down through the lugs, then continue down and across the front of the next lower set of lugs.

• Loop the ends under the vertical sections of lace where they emerge at the bottom of those lugs.

• Repeat crossing diagonally up the shoe, vertically down the shoe and looping under the vertical sections, until lacing is completed.

Features

Decorative look

Firm & tight

Harder to tighten

“Shortens” ends

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Shoelace Lengths for Lug Spider Web Lacing

Pairs of eyelets	Approximate length needed		“Shortens” ends by
8 pairs	173 cm	68 in	−14.3 cm	−5.6 in
7 pairs	154 cm	61 in	−10.9 cm	−4.3 in
6 pairs	136 cm	53 in	−7.5 cm	−3.0 in
5 pairs	117 cm	46 in	−4.2 cm	−1.7 in
4 pairs	99 cm	39 in	−0.8 cm	−0.3 in
3, 2 pairs = (N/A)

NOTE: These are approximate shoelace lengths for using this lacing on an average sized sneaker. For more accurate lengths, use the Shoelace Length Calculator.

Comparative Length

• Longer shoelaces needed than those for basic Lug Criss Cross Lacing.

• If the original shoelaces are re-used, this method effectively shortens the ends.

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Spider Web Lacing (lug version)