# 22 Different Ways To Lace Shoes - Kind of interesting! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569 "2005-01-07T15:19:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/1 "2005-01-07T15:19:39Z")
I had no idea there was such variety. Truly MPSIMS but a neat (and free) way to make your footwear more fun. Kind of interesting actually. [22 Different Ways To Lace Shoes](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/2 "2005-01-07T15:24:13Z")
That is kinda cool. What?, did you forget how to tie your shoes and had to hit up google for some tips? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/3 "2005-01-07T15:43:13Z")
If all Dopers adopt **hash** lacing we will be able to spot one another. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/4 "2005-01-07T15:56:40Z")
My eyesight isn’t _that_ good, plus the ‘curvature of the earth’ thing. ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/5 "2005-01-07T16:00:45Z")
Perhaps I am just bored but that is cool. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/6 "2005-01-07T16:22:50Z")
I hate to admit this but, a long time ago in a youth far far away, I was on an JrROTC rifle drill team. We must’ve tried about half of the 2 trillion combinations to lace our boots with white laces prior to every competition. That website sure brought back some memories. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/7 "2005-01-07T17:12:23Z")
Thank you, thank you!! I just relaced my Jump Boots! I saw some old jump boots in the infantry museum at Benning a few years ago. That had a distinct lacing that I couldn’t quite figure out from staring at them. I had an idea, but I wasn’t 100% on how to do it. And at the time, I wasn’t even Airborne qualified yet. Hell, I didn’t even get my first pair of jump boots until almost a full year later, so by then I had no idea how those boots were laced. I just remembered they were _different_. Anyway, I’ve kinda always wanted to lace my Class A boots in the traditional WWII style, and now I know how it was done. Thank you so much!! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/8 "2005-01-07T22:29:38Z")
From a link in the shoelace page [this other guy has apparenlty _patented_ a shoelacing process.](http://www.lukefisher.com/lacing/) :dubious: What will he do if he sees someone using that lacing system on the street, sue them? “That’s my lacing system! Pay up!” ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/9 "2005-01-12T07:43:49Z")
Okay, I’ve changed the laces on one pair of shoes, and I’m happy. It’s nice to have a rating system that includes if the pattern will leave you with more or less lace at your ankle. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/10 "2005-01-12T09:24:22Z")
I did my left Adidas Samba in [lattice](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/latticelacing.htm), the right in [ladder](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ladderlacing.htm), both in light pink laces; my ProKed brown leather sneaks in [double helix](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/doublehelixlacing.htm); and my Asics Onitsuka Tigers in [double back](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/doublebacklacing.htm) in contrasting color for maximum effect. Thanks for the link, **astro**! ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/11 "2005-01-12T09:49:15Z")
I notice they don’t mention variations used on footwear that has hooks at the top for the lacing. I’ve found the [over under lacing](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/overunderlacing.htm) variations works pretty well for them though. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/12 "2005-01-12T12:14:59Z")
Charming link. I like his [aglet repair page](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/agletrepair.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/13 "2005-01-12T12:49:17Z")
Just this weekend, for no real reason, I thought I’d try the “Straight Lacing” on a pair of old Pumas. I did the “fashion” one. It was the only way I figured out how to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/14 "2005-01-12T12:58:41Z")
Wow, that is kinda neat. This is exactly the kind of thing I love the SDMB for. The same site also goes into [knots](http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/knots.htm), as well! ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569/15 "2005-01-12T13:45:03Z")
Upon closer inspection, I’m wearing loafers. But I’ve bookmarked the site to show to the youngsters in my family who wear bright laces on their shoes. They’ll love it. Great find, **astro**!