All lace ends are tucked into the shoe and out of sight.
This pic of blue and white Nikes with Checkerboard Lacing was sent to me by "dalyte1".
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Lacing Technique:
1. Start with two pairs of different colour laces, preferably the wide, flat variety. (I was lucky to receive two
such pairs with my last sneakers!)
2. With one colour (orange in my diagram), lace the shoe using Straight (Easy)
Lacing.
3. With the other colour (purple in my diagram), start at the bottom of the shoe and weave the lace in and out of
the other lace until you reach the top.
4. Fold around the top lace and head back down, weaving out and in until you reach the bottom.
5. Continue across the shoe until you're out of room or out of lace, whichever comes first.
6. Tuck all the loose ends of the laces into the shoe.
FEATURES:
 Very decorative
Slip-on or off (no knot required)
 Loose fit
NOTE:
When completed, this lacing forms a sort of loose, springy weave that does not bind strongly. It's designed
for the latest fashion of wide-fronted sneakers that people usually wear loose with the laces dragging. Sort of
like a trendy slip-on.
Variations:
1. For a slightly tighter fit, use wider or rougher laces to increase friction and thus support more tension.
2. For greater security, do the checkerboard lacing only up to the second eyelet from the top, then tie your
shoelaces normally across the top two eyelets.
3. Instead of using two different coloured laces, you can use a single long shoelace. Tuck in or tie off one end at
the bottom of the shoe, then lace up the shoe running across and back like
Straight (Easy) Lacing. At the top, weave that same end up and down through the
lacing, then once again tuck in or tie off the end. |
