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Lattice Lacing
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Great for boots and sneakers with a wide gap, this very popular method forms a neat woven lattice in the middle of
the lacing. Works best on shoes with six pairs of eyelets (ie. 12 eyelets). There's two variations: One for shorter
laces, one for longer laces.
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Method 1 - Shorter Laces
Faint sections are underneath |
Lacing Technique - Method 1 - Shorter Laces:
1. The lace runs straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges from both bottom eyelets.
2. Cross the ends over and feed into the 4th set of eyelets up the shoe
(skip past 2 sets of eyelets).
3. Both ends now run straight up and emerge from the 5th set of eyelets.
4. Cross the ends over and feed into the 2nd set of eyelets up the shoe
(skip past 2 sets of eyelets).
5. Both ends now run straight up and emerge from the 3rd set of eyelets.
6. Cross the ends over, feed under and emerge from the top set of eyelets
(skip past 2 sets of eyelets). Alternatively, feed the laces
into the top two eyelets; this makes for a neater lattice, though the knot is then a little more difficult to
tie.
Comparative Length = 108%
Laced area uses more (about +8%)
Longer laces needed (about +4%)
Shortens lace ends (about −7%)
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Method 2 - Longer Laces
Faint sections are underneath |
Lacing Technique - Method 2 - Longer Laces:
1. The lace runs straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges from both bottom eyelets.
2. Cross the ends over and feed into the 4th set of eyelets up the shoe
(skip past 2 sets of eyelets).
3. Both ends now run straight down and emerge from the 2nd set of eyelets
(skip past 1 set of eyelets).
4. Repeat steps (2) and (3), crossing over and feeding into the 5th set of eyelets, then straight down to emerge
from the 3rd set of eyelets.
5. Complete the lacing by crossing over, feeding under and emerging from the top set of eyelets. Alternatively,
feed the laces
into the top two eyelets; this makes for a neater lattice, though the knot is then a little more difficult to
tie.
Comparative Length = 122%
Laced area uses more (about +22%)
Longer laces needed (about +10%)
Shortens lace ends (about −20%)
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Lattice Lacing with fat laces really accentuates the weaving.
Rob B. sent me this pic of his Lattice Laced Saucony Jazz sneakers.
More Lacing Photos |
Features:
Very popular!
Decorative look
Harder to tighten
TIP:
It's easier to do the weaving and get all the "Overs" and "Unders" correct if you firstly lace one end all the way
to the top of the shoe. For example, complete the left (blue) end, then weave the right (yellow) end in and out.
NOTE:
Because of the way this lacing exactly fills 6 adjacent pairs of eyelets (ie. 12 eyelets), the pattern can't simply
be continued through any number of eyelets. In other words, it can't be used the same way on all shoes. See below
for some variations of Lattice Lacing to suit shoes with different numbers of eyelet pairs.
Because of the variety of methods, I've only provided
Shoelace Length Calculations for shoes that will fit exact multiples of complete lattices, ie. those with 6,
11, 16, 21, 26 etc. pairs of eyelets.
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Lattice Lacing Variations
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Although Lattice Lacing works best on shoes with six pairs of eyelets, here's some simple diagrams for adapting it
to work with different numbers of eyelet pairs. The light yellow sections are on top whilst the dark grey sections
are underneath:
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5 Pairs or Less
Any less than 6 pairs of eyelets results in a variation of
Hash Lacing. |
6 Pairs
Perfect! Create a single lattice as shown
above. |
7 Pairs
Add either a vertical pass or a crossover at either the top or the bottom. |
7 Pairs
Skip the middle pair of eyelets, running the lacing at a steeper angle. |
8 Pairs
Add either a vertical pass or a crossover at both the top and the bottom. |
8 Pairs
Use variation 2, running the lacing at a steeper angle to create a four-way lattice. |
10 Pairs
Run the lacing at an even steeper angle to create a five-way lattice. |
11+ Pairs
Join two complete lattices. |
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These are only some of the many possible variations. Use your imagination to combine lattices with crossovers,
vertical sections, etc.
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This page last updated: 16-Dec-2008. Copyright © 2004-2008 by
Ian W. Fieggen. All rights reserved.
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