U-Lace Escher Lacing

A version of Escher Lacing using U-Lace no-tie laces instead of regular shoelaces. Resembles fish swimming alternately left and right like those from Dutch artist M.C. Escher.

U-Lace Escher Lacing Tutorial

Eight pairs of eyelets

Pairs

8

7

6

5

4

Flip

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Lacing diagram Copyright (c) 2026 by Ian Fieggen

Step

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Lacing Technique – for even numbers of eyelet pairs

• Use a single U-Lace segment to lace a medium diagonal, starting from the bottom-left eyelet and ending two rows higher (skip past one row).

• Continue up the shoe with steep diagonals, each starting from the next lower eyelet and ending three rows higher up (skip past two rows) until the second-from-top row.

• Lace a final medium diagonal, starting from the next lower eyelet and ending on the top row (skip past one row).

• Fill the rest of the shoe with shallow diagonals, each starting from the lowest empty eyelet and ending on the next higher row.

Variations

• Variation 1 is for shoes with even numbers of eyelet pairs.

• Variation 2 is for shoes with odd numbers of eyelet pairs.

Features

Decorative

Medium fit

Notes

• Use the same U-Lace color throughout to replicate the look of a regular, single shoelace.

• Use several different U-Lace colors for a rainbow or multi-colored look.

• This method is non-symmetrical. Lacing the left and right shoes in reverse (flipped horizontally) results in a symmetrical looking pair.

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U-Lace Escher Lacing

U-Lace Escher Lacing Tutorial

Lacing Technique – for even numbers of eyelet pairs