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Welcome to Ian's Shoelace Site!
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Fun, fashion & science in this quirky site about shoelaces. Whether you want to learn to lace shoes, tie shoelaces,
stop shoelaces from coming undone, calculate shoelace lengths or even repair aglets, Ian's Shoelace Site has the
answer!
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Table of Contents
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Lacing Shoes
Are all of your shoes, sneakers and boots still laced up the way they were when you bought them? This section
presents some of the many fascinating ways of lacing, either for different functions or just for appearances. Why
not take the plunge? Whip out those laces and re-do them to suit your needs or personality. |
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Tying Shoelaces
Most people learn to tie their shoelaces around the age of five. Why then would anyone older than that visit a web
site about tying shoelaces? Whether you're a parent, teacher, occupational therapist, academic, knot enthusiast, or
just after some self-help, there's something for you. |
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Slipping Shoelaces?
Do your shoelaces always come undone? If so, you're probably tying a "Granny Knot", and one simple change to your
technique will result in a balanced knot that sits straight and stays secure. |
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Crooked Bows?
Do your shoelace bows sit vertically instead of across the shoe? Do your hair ribbons refuse to sit straight? What
about crooked bows on wedding invitations? All of these can be fixed with one simple change to your tying technique,
creating a "balanced" knot that sits straight. |
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Shoelace Lengths - UPDATED!
The rhetorical question:
"How long is a piece of string?" is a serious question when it comes to shoelaces. Too long and the ends can
drag or get stepped on. Too short and it can be difficult to tie a knot. This section should help you work out the
correct shoelace length. |
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Shoelace Tips
This section covers two meanings of the word "Tips". Firstly, there's "Shoelace Hints" for teaching children, for
sportspeople, disabled people and everyone. Secondly, there's info on "Shoelace Ends" (= Aglets), including how to
repair or replace them. |
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Shoelace Marketplace
Looking to buy shoelaces or related items? Ian's Shoelace Site doesn't yet have a web store, but in the marketplace
you'll find selected merchants of shoelaces, accessories, gadgets, books (including my own book), as well as my
newly released iPhone app, "Ian's Laces". |
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Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.)
You'll find the answers to Frequently Asked Questions here, mainly for the benefit of people typing those questions
into search engines. It's also worth looking here before you send me a question for which I've already posted an
answer. |
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Shoelace News Stories
Shoelaces are common, useful items. Here's some links to recent news stories, where you'll discover some of the
good and bad, happy and sad events either caused by or involving shoelaces. |
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Shoelace & Knotting Links
Here's some links to other shoelace and knot related web sites. Providing links is good "Netiquette", enabling the
Internet to effectively become its own index. |
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What's New?
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Follow Professor Shoelace on Twitter for updates to this site. |
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13-Jul-2010 - Updated
Shoelace News Stories.
Added story of a man who fell eleven stories and died after trying to use shoelaces to scale the side of a building. |
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15-Jun-2010 - Updated
Shoelace News Stories.
Added story of world's oldest laced leather shoe, which was recently unearthed after being preserved under cow dung
in an Armenian cave for 5,500 years. |
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28-May-2010 - Updated
Shoelace News Stories.
Added story of soccer players Silva and Davi, who became tangled by their shoelaces after a sliding tackle. |
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21-May-2010 - Added new book to
Shoelace Books.
Added German book "Fehlfunktion" (translation: Malfuntion), a compilation of Konrad Lischka's popular "Spiegel
Online" articles about technology and its many failings, including a contribution from Ian about shoelace knots. |
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05-May-2010 - Updated
Shoelace News Stories.
Added story of a car that went down a 200 foot embankment after the driver's shoelace became tangled in the
accelerator pedal. |
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This page last updated: 22-Jul-2010. Copyright © 2003-2010 by
Ian W. Fieggen. All rights reserved.
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