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Shoelace & Knotting Links
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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. That way, even if visitors haven't found what they wanted on my site,
it may at least have pointed them in the right direction.
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Links should open in a new browser window, leaving current page active.
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Shoe Lacing Links
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Double Helix Lacing Method:
Monte Fisher has developed and patented a method of lacing shoes, especially boots, that makes them easier and
faster to tighten and loosen. I've reproduced this lacing on my own Double Helix Lacing page so that you can compare it to the other lacing methods on
my web site.
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How to lace a Dehner 9 Eyelet Boot:
The Dehner 9 eyelet Field Boots and Bal-Patrol Boots are unusual in that the widest part of the boot that pulls
together is in the middle of the lacing rather than at the top. This page shows how to run the laces in order to
finish with the lace ends emerging from the middle set of eyelets. I've reproduced this lacing on my own
Riding Boot Lacing page so that you can compare it to the
other lacing methods on my web site.
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Shoe Lacing for Problem Feet:
On this page, Wendy Bumgardner presents a few specialised lacing techniques for problem feet.
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Shoe Lacing Article:
In 2002, Burkard Polster published some mathematical research into the huge number of ways of lacing shoes. This
spawned a number of articles, one of the most informative and readable of which is reproduced here on the San
Francisco Chronicle's web site.
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Shoe Lacing Article Re-visited:
The mathematics of shoe lacing (see above) was revisited by Burkard Polster and Marty Ross in their "Maths Masters"
column in The Age newspaper's education section.
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Boot Lacing ASCII Illustrations:
Darxus uses the simple yet effective mode of ASCII art to illustrate a couple of ways of lacing boots.
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Shoelace Knot Links
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The FreedomKnot page:
This page uses some fun graphics and rhymes to demonstrate the "FreedomKnot", another more secure shoelace bow. I've
reproduced this knot on my own FreedomKnot page so that you can compare it to the
other knots on my web site. It's one of the knots on which my own
Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot is based.
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"Tibetan Trekking" Shoelace Tying Technique:
This page demonstrates the traditional method of tying a "Surgeon's Knot" by passing the loop through a second time.
I've reproduced this knot on my own Surgeon's Shoelace Knot
page so that you can compare it to the other knots on my web site. My own Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot is a further refinement that forms the identical
knot a little more evenly.
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Howard Cheng's knot:
Howard has an unusual shoelace technique that does each bow individually, ending up with a knot that, if subjected
to an accident tug, is likely to remain half tied. It's one of the variations of the Two Stage Shoelace Knot, which I've reproduced so that you can compare it to
the other knots on my web site.
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Perry's Shoelace Knotting Pages:
Like my site, Perry's Pages show several standard and alternative knots, including "Perry's Perpetual Knot", a
variant of the "Blood Knot". This is a very difficult knot to master, but its advantage is that it only
needs to be tied once, after which it can be loosened and re-tightened many times.
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Greg Smith's shoelace page:
Greg demonstrates the difference between a "Reef Knot" and a "Granny Knot", which gave me the inspiration for my
own Slipping Shoelace Knots page. If you can't follow my explanations, Greg's page
could be worth a visit.
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HemiHelp - Alternative / One-Handed Shoe Lacing Methods:
This page shows various techniques of lacing or tying shoes for people with Hemiplegia or other difficulties, as
well as offering some alternatives. My own One Handed Shoelace Knot is a composite
of these and other techniques that I've found in my research.
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Tying Shoes with One Hand / Arm:
Jenny Stemack, who was born with one hand, shows how she ties her shoelaces with either one hand, using the crook
of her other arm to hold the other lace taut, or with one arm by stepping on the other lace.
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How to Tie Your Shoes Right-Handed or Left-Handed (Video):
This neat video shows a Standard Shoelace Knot tied right-handed, both at normal
speed and in slow motion, then reversed to show the same method from a left-handed perspective.
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Kids Shoelace Tying Links
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Tie Your Shoe:
Whilst my shoelace pages are really more suited to adults, primary school teacher John Rickey's educational site
includes this shoelace tying page for young children, using a cute animated poem and background music to make it
fun and easier to remember.
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Shoe Tying Instructions for Kids:
Again for kids, this page shows the process of shoe tying as a series of cute pictures that kids will enjoy much
more than my own uninteresting diagrams.
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Tying Shoes: Collection of Songs and Poems:
This page on the Teachers.net site is great for picking up memorable songs and poems to make the process of
learning shoelace tying easier for young kids. I'll have to develop one for my Ian Knot,
I guess!
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Kids Running - Shoelace Mania:
This page on the Kids Running site contains thoughts about shoelaces from both kids and teachers. Fascinating
reading!
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Shoelace Stories & Lyrics
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Pink Shoelaces by Dodie Stevens:
"Pink Shoelaces" is a fun song by Dodie Stevens, which made it to #3 in the charts in 1959. This well produced
YouTube video scrolls the lyrics just ahead of the music so that you can sing along with Dodie.
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Shoelaces Parable:
Kevin FitzMaurice's self help site uses an interesting parable about the difficulty of learning a hypothetical new
shoelace knot (and un-learning your old knot) as an analogy for the difficulties you would face changing any of
your life habits. It was fascinating to see how closely his ideas mirrored my own real-life experience when
learning my
Ian Knot.
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Funny Shoelace Story:
This is a cute one-paragraph story about the aftermath of an encounter with a person whose shoelaces constantly
came undone.
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"Buying shoelaces feels like a rebellion":
A delightful true story of how a broken shoelace initiated a classroom discussion on whether to repair or replace,
followed by the actual shoelace shopping trip, which seemed so against the whole spirit of consumerism that it felt
almost rebellious.
Also a slightly different and longer version of the story here:
"Inconspicuous Consumption:"
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"Shopping is boring ... unless you have shoelaces":
Also on the shopping theme, this true story observes how a clever parent used shoelaces to keep her young kids
occupied in an otherwise boring supermarket checkout.
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Other Shoelace Links
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Super Shoe Laces made from para-cord:
Jaden's site shows how to make "Nearly Indestructible" shoelaces from parachute cord.
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Aglet Supplier:
Aglets are the little plastic or metal tips on the ends of shoelaces that make the laces easier to hold & lace and
prevent them from fraying. This page, on the "Lacis" web site, sells aglets for corsetry, which could possibly be
used to replace missing or damaged shoelace aglets.
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Back to the Future II Power Shoelaces:
The movie "Back to the Future II" included some Nike sneakers with "Power Laces", which automatically tightened
when the sneaker was put onto the foot. This instructable shows how to make your own Power-Laced Nikes.
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Other Knotting Links
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The Reef Knot Family:
In addition to the two common knots ("Reef" and "Granny") covered on both Greg Smith's and my own
Slipping Shoelace Knots page, this page describes another two visually similar knots
("Thief" and "Grief").
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Grogs Animated Knots:
Grog's site contains dozens of knots for a wide variety of applications and presents them in an animated format
(like my shoelace knot "Flip Books"). For many people, this takes the pain out of learning because it's easier to
visualize the knot's development this way than it is with individual static diagrams.
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Peter Suber's Knots on the Web:
Peter has the most incredible collection of knot links I have ever seen; whether it be knots for shoelaces,
boating, fishing, climbing, surgery, art, craft, theory, you name it! Although Peter hasn't updated it for several
years now, it still contains hundreds of useful links.
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International Guild of Knot Tyers:
To paraphrase their site: "This is an association of people with interests in knots and knotting techniques of all
kinds. Its members include academics, surgeons, sailors, sportsmen and women, scouters, magicians, farmers, miners
and accountants. The site contains a wealth of information for anyone interested in knotting".
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Other Fashion Links
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Sneaker Freaker Magazine:
Hailing from Australia, Sneaker Freaker is one of the oldest and best known magazines devoted to sneaker culture.
On the site's forum, sneaker folks discuss everything to do with sneakers, including how to lace and tie them. I've
collaborated with them on two "Professor Shoelace" articles, the first in
2006 (Issue 8), the second in
2009 (Issue 17).
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Nice Kicks:
Nick Kicks sets out to give sneaker enthusiasts credible, in-depth information about sneakers, and boasts reaching
over two million unique people per month.
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Sole Collector Magazine:
Another sneaker culture magazine with another forum on which all things to do with sneakers are discussed.
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Sneaker Obsession:
Another of many sneaker sites with a forum where members discuss stuff about sneakers.
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Sneaker Files:
Sneaker Files is an on-line sneaker magazine, who even did a review of my book
Laces, which you can read
on their site.
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Ask Andy About Clothes:
Whilst Ian has been answering questions about shoelaces for many years, Andy Gilchrist has similarly been answering
mens' questions about clothes, particularly those to do with style, quality and history. The Ask Andy forums are a
great place to pose such questions and discuss these issues with other like-minded people.
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Style Forum:
This site provides another great forum in which to discuss issues of style and grooming. Whilst Ian's Shoelace Site
may have shown you the How and Why of lacing and tying your shoes, Style Forum delves into When, Where, What With
and other subtleties of manners and etiquette.
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T-Shirt Folding Trick:
Okay, this isn't shoelace or knotting or even shoe related, but it really appeals to my sense of efficiency! If you
liked my own
Ian Knot video, I'm sure you'll be equally delighted by this video of a super-fast way of folding t-shirts.
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Please
Contact Me if any of the above links doesn't work or if you have another link that you feel would make a good
addition to this list.
This page last updated: 13-Jul-2010. Copyright © 2004-2010 by
Ian W. Fieggen. All rights reserved.
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