Faint sections are underneath
Here's where the knot is tied.
Finished lacing with knot and loose ends tucked into the shoe.
This pic of black DC Shoes with white Hidden Knot Lacing was sent to me by Ed.
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Lacing Technique:
1. Lace the shoe as per Straight (Bar) Lacing, except that the left
(blue) end is made shorter and the right (yellow) end is made longer.
2. Run the the left (blue) end only as far as the second eyelet from the top left, ending up inside the shoe.
3. Run the right (yellow) end across the top pair of eyelets, also ending up inside the shoe.
4. The ends now meet between the top left eyelet and the next eyelet down. Carefully tie the knot inside the
shoe at that point. This can either be tied with a Standard Shoelace Knot or with a
simpler knot like a Reef Knot (as shown in the diagram at left).
5. Finally, tuck the loose ends inside the shoe wherever they are most comfortable.
Features:
Distinctive look
Tricky to tie knot
Slight discomfort
Comparative Length = 81%
Laced area uses less (about −19%)
Shorter laces needed (about −9%)
Lengthens lace ends (about +17%)
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NOTE:
Any discomfort that may be caused by the knot and loose ends being tucked into the shoe can be reduced by
positioning the knot on the outer side of your foot.
Note also that, like some other versions of Straight Lacing, this method is limited to shoes with even numbers
of eyelet pairs (eg. 6 pairs = 12 eyelets). For example, the shoes at left have only been laced through 6 of the 7
pairs of eyelets. See my Straight (Bar) Lacing page for some other ways
of varying this lacing for use on shoes with odd numbers of eyelet pairs (eg. 7 pairs = 14 eyelets). |
