Shoe lacing method which will use up most of these over-long laces.

January 21, 2011 12:55 AM

Shoe lacing method which will use up most of these over-long laces.

I got new laces for a pair of old sport shoes and they are too long. They go as far as my knee when they are not tied up. They are white and I need them to be shorter, but I don't want to cut them shorter as I would then have to fashion new aglets.

Which method of lacing them up which will use most lace. I lack the expertise to describe how they are currently strung up and will just say that the lace forms horizontal lines across the foot.

posted by therubettes to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (4 answers total)

Best answer: anything shoe lace related can be answered at Ian's shoe laces
posted by moochoo at 12:57 AM on January 21, 2011 [6 favorites]

Response by poster: Thanks moochoo. From that site you recommended Ladder lacing seems to be the answer. That is a pretty amazing site.

Ask Metafilter really is THE place to get answers and fast too!
posted by therubettes at 2:15 AM on January 21, 2011

I don't know I this'll come out right, but here goes: When faced with very long laces, I first make a regular bow. I then then pull on the loops themselves, so most of the excess lace is in the now very long loops, with short tailing ends. I then use the loops to make another bow.

It's not a permanent solution, though, if you find making two bows annoying.
posted by Harald74 at 3:53 AM on January 21, 2011

Response by poster: Thanks Harald74, but I prefer not to double-bow!
posted by therubettes at 3:49 PM on January 21, 2011