HOW BEAUTIFULLY TO TIE THE LACE - how to tie the laces on sneakers, on shoes, on boots, on nikes in an original way

Known as ladder lacing. Securely fixes the shoes on the feet, therefore it is good for the military. The lace tied in this way can be easily cut with a knife or scissors to quickly remove the boot in case of injury.

How to lace up your sneakers:

1. Pass the lace through the bottom holes and inward at both ends.
2. Cross one end of the lace (yellow) through the upper lacing hole.
3. Crossing the other end of the lace (blue), bring it higher through one hole in the lacing.
4. Continue lacing alternately with one end of the lace up to the top.

Fashionable (straight) lace-up sneakers

Diagonal not aesthetic drawstrings hide from the inside of the boot. Used for shoes with an even number of holes (4, 6 holes).

How to lace up your sneakers:

1. Pass the lace through the bottom holes and thread inward at both ends.
2. Lift the right end of the lace (yellow) to the upper hole, passing it through it, and thread it inside the left one.
3. Pull both ends up from the inside and out, each through one hole, pulling to the opposite side. Pull the lace to the holes above.
4. Continue lacing along the shoe until one end of the lace reaches the last hole.
5. Repeat in the same way on the opposite side.

Roman lace-up sneakers

The Roman numeral-like X-I-X-I laces alternation looks perfect on the shoes.

Lacing technique (6 pairs of holes - XIXI):

1. Pass the (blue) lace into the lower left hole, lift vertically (yellow) and out of the next upper one.
2. Cross the laces and thread them through the two holes on the right.
3. Lift the (yellow) end of the lace up two holes.
4. (Blue) end, in the left pair of holes, also lift up and, skipping one level, take it out of the pair of holes.
5. Cross both ends and feed to the left side of the lacing.
6. When finished lacing, tie a knot at both ends of the lace, forming the last “I”.

Shop lacing (T1 triathlon lacing)

Its peculiarity is the inner weaving of the lace. This lacing is easily loosened, so the sneaker can be quickly put on and off.

Lacing technique:

1. Pass the lace through the bottom holes to the inside.
2. Cross the ends and insert a sneaker into the next holes.
3. Continue lacing until you have threaded both ends of the laces through the top holes and into the inside of the shoe.

Cross Ladder Lacing (Clubbers)

This lacing looks great on high-toed boots and sneakers with lots of holes. Impressive with luminescent or bright laces.

How to lace up your sneakers:

1. Pass the lace through the bottom holes on the inside.
2. Thread the ends of the laces through the holes in the next row.
3. Cross and thread the opposite end of the lace under the vertical lacing to work up to the top holes.
4. In the extreme upper holes, also pass the ends under the vertical lacing and spread them to the sides. This will tighten the laces even tighter.

Zipper lacing

Despite the difficulty of tightening, this lace lacing keeps the shoe securely on the feet. Great for lacing up rollers and skates.

Lacing technique:

1. From the wrong side, pull the lace through the bottom holes.
2. Wrap the ends of the lace under the stitches, as if throwing a loop, at this level and thread into the next pair of holes from the inside.
3. Cross the ends, prying your level under the screed and go up to the higher row.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you lace up.

Reverse chain twisted lacing

This lacing is difficult to loosen, but easy to tie.Ideal not only for athletic shoes, but also for lacing rollers and skates.

Lacing technique:

1. Pass the lace through the bottom holes and pull the ends out.
2. Cross the ends of the lace with each other, as we usually do, but twist the lace twice in the middle of each stitch.
3. Thread the ends of the laces through the holes in the top row and repeat step # 2 until you lace up your shoes.

Cobweb lacing sneakers

Locks the shoe tightly with a wide tongue. Looks good on shoes with six pairs of holes. They are used in two variations - for short and long laces. To lace up quickly, it is more convenient to use first one part of the lace, then the other.

Lacing technique for short laces:

1. Pass the lace through the bottom holes.
2. Cross the ends and thread through the fourth pair of holes, bypassing the bottom two.
3. From the wrong side, lift both ends of the lace up one pair of holes and out.
4. Cross the ends and thread into the second pair of holes, passing two pairs down.
5. Lift both ends up one row of holes and pass out through the third pair of holes.
6. Cross the ends of the lace and bring them out through the top holes, passing two pairs up.

Lacing technique for long laces:

1. Pull the lace through the bottom holes.
2. Cross the ends and thread them through the fourth pair of holes, skipping two.
3. Pull both ends of the lace down into the inside of the boot and out through the second pair of holes.
4. Repeat steps # 2 and # 3, crossing the ends of the lace and guiding them into the fifth pair of holes. Then bring them out through the third bottom.
5. Cross the ends of the lace from the wrong side and pull them out through the top holes.

Butterfly lacing

The specificity of the lacing creates free space for the foot inside the boot and visually lengthens the short laces.

Lacing technique:

1. Pass the lace from above through the bottom holes so that the ends are on the wrong side.
2. Pull the lace vertically to the next pair of holes, creating a "gap" in the lacing.
3. Cross the ends and thread through the next pair of holes.
4. Continue lacing, crossing and gaps, going up.

Checkered lacing

This method is suitable for sneakers that are worn without tying. It is better to take two wide multi-colored laces to create a checkerboard effect. The shoes laced with "checkered" look very impressive.

Lacing technique:

1. Pull the (yellow) lace through the bottom holes, ends inward.
2. Direct its right end to the upper hole and, going out through it, thread it inside with the left.
3. Pull both ends of the lace up and out through one hole. Stretch to the other side and continue to lace up and down the shoe until you complete the lace up.
4. On the opposite side, do the same.
5. Tie the blue lace around the yellow lace inside out and in a wave-like fashion through one tie. Skip it from top to bottom until you have shaded the entire area.
6. Tie the end of the lace inside the shoe.

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Here's a video of five more examples of the original lacing of sneakers and sneakers.