Faint sections are underneath
Matt P. sent me this pic of his Pony sneakers with Sawtooth Lacing.
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Lacing Technique:
1. The lace runs straight across the bottom (grey section) and the ends are fed into both bottom eyelets.
2. One end of the lace (yellow end) runs straight up the right side, emerges from and runs straight across the second set
of eyelets.
3. The other end (blue end) runs diagonally underneath and, skipping the 2nd set of eyelets, emerges from and runs
straight across the 3rd set of eyelets.
4. Continue running each lace diagonally across and up two sets of eyelets until one end (yellow in my example)
reaches the top right eyelet.
5. The other end (blue in my example) then runs straight up the left side to emerge from the top left eyelet.
FEATURES:
 Easier to tighten
 Mis-aligns sides
Modifies fit
Using This Lacing:
This lacing is perhaps easier to tighten than most other forms of Straight Lacing due to the upper straight sections
all pulling in one direction. However, because all of the underlying angled sections also pull in one direction, the
net result is that the sides of the shoe are pulled inwards at an angle, thus shifting them out of alignment. The
resultant "warping" may be useful to correct an otherwise ill-fitting shoe.
The idea is to lace the shoe so that those angled sections point towards whichever area of the shoe feels loose. For
example, let's consider a left shoe that always feels a little loose around the front-left (towards the little toe).
By lacing the angled sections so they point in that direction, when tightened, the left side of the shoe will pull
backwards and inwards, effectively "warping" the shoe a bit to the right.
Naturally, the left and right shoes should be laced in reverse (mirror image) in order to balance both the look and
the effect on both sides. |
