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Loop Back Lacing
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Each side loops back on itself down the middle, rather like when two springs become intertwined. However, those
loop-backs tend to shift off-centre.
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Diagram for 8 pairs of eyelets
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Lacing Technique:
• Begin straight across on the inside (grey section) and out through the bottom eyelets.
• At each eyelet pair, the ends are given a half twist in the middle of the shoe before looping back and returning to the outside.
• The ends are fed under the sides and out through the next higher set of eyelets.
• Repeat until lacing is completed.
Features:
Decorative look
Laces wear more
Centreline shifts
4% shorter ends (on average)
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Notes:
Loop Back lacing looks best on shoes with thick, round shoelaces, especially light colored laces on dark colored shoes.
These accentuate the fact that the laces loop back on themselves rather than simply crossing over each other.
When combined with
Half & Half Lacing, the result is a different color on each side of the shoe. Note that the division doesn't
have to run neatly down the middle of the shoe. It can instead be run at an angle, as demonstrated at bottom-left. |
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Loop Back Lacing Gallery
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Grey Alifes with Loop Back Lacing
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Shoelace Lengths for Loop Back Lacing
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Pairs of eyelets: |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Length needed: |
71 cm
28 inch |
82 cm
32 inch |
93 cm
37 inch |
104 cm
41 inch |
115 cm
45 inch |
126 cm
50 inch |
137 cm
54 inch |
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Lengths available: |
27" |
27" |
36"
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36" |
40" |
45" |
45" |
54"
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54" |
Comparative Length:
Shorter ends if existing shoelaces are re-used (-4% on average).
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