Loop Back Lacing

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 (approx.)

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 in the photo below.

Lug Loop Back Lacing

Same lacing method for shoes with lugs instead of eyelets.

Twistie Lacing

Similar method with the laces given a full twist instead of a half twist.

Hill Valley Lacing

Laces looped around each other top to bottom instead of left to right.