Straight Lacing (simplified)

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 (blue end) is fed straight up the left side all the way to, and emerges from, the top left eyelet.

3. The other end (yellow end) runs straight up the right side, emerges and runs straight across the second set of eyelets.

4. The same end (yellow end) works its way up and across back and forth through the remaining eyelets.

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1. Le lacet traverse le bas (la section grise) et entre dans les deux trous du bas.

2. Un des bout du lacet (Bleu sur le diagram) part directement du trou du coté gauche pour sortir du trou en haut a gauche.

3. L'autre bout (jaune sur le diagram) part du trou du coté droit au second trou a droite, puis traverse du coté gauche afin de traverser la seconde paire de trou.

4. Le meme bout (jaune) est utiliser pour monter a chaque niveau de trous en montant et traversant chaque pair de trous jusqu'au bout

Checkerboard Lacing/ Damier

1. Start with two pairs of different color laces, preferably the wide, flat variety.

2. With one color (orange in my diagram), lace the shoe using Straight (Simplified) Lacing.

3. With the other color (purple in my diagram), start at the bottom of the shoe and weave the lace in and out of the other lace until you reach the top.

4. Fold around the top lace and head back down, weaving out and in until you reach the bottom.

5. Continue across the shoe until you're out of room or out of lace, whichever comes first.

6. Tuck all the loose ends of the laces into the shoe

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1. Commencer avec 2 paires de lacets de couleurs differentes, large de préférence, variété plate.

2. Avec une des couleurs (orange dans le diagram), Lacer en utilisant la technique "Straight (Simplifié) Lacing".

3. Avec l'autre couleur (violet dans le diagram), commencer en bas de la chaussure et entre-lacer le lacet au dessus et de l'autre lacet jusqu'en haut.

4. Plier en haut puis redescendre en entrelacant jusqu'en bas.

5. Continuer jusqu'a ce qu'il ne rest plus de place ou de lacet.

6. Cacher le reste du lacet dans la chaussure

Hexagram

1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and is fed into both bottom eyelets.

2. Cross the ends over and feed into the fourth set of eyelets up the shoe (skip past 2 sets of eyelets).

3. Both ends now run straight down and emerge from the next lower set of eyelets.

4. The right (blue) end runs diagonally up to the left, feeding under and out through the top left eyelet.

5. The left (yellow) end runs in a complete loop: Straight across and into the adjacent eyelet on the right side of the shoe, then straight up to emerge from the next higher eyelet on the right side, then back across and into the adjacent eyelet on the left side, then back down to re-emerge from the third eyelet on the left side.

6. Finally, the left (yellow) end runs diagonally up to the right, feeding under and out through the top right eyelet.

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1. Le lacet traverse le bas (la section grise) et entre dans les deux trous du bas.

2. Faire croiser les bouts du coté opposé et les faire entrer dans le 4eme trou vers le haut (sauter 2 paires de trous)

3.Les deux coté du lacet traversent maintenant chaque trou à 1 trou d'intervale

4.Le coté droit (bleu) monte en diagonale vers la gauche entrant dans le trou superieur gauche par l'interieur

5.Le coté gauche (jaune) travers en boucle: directement du cans le trou adjacent a droite de la chaussure, puis directement vers le haut du meme coté et encore du coté adjacent a gauche et enfin vers le bas pour ressortir du 3em trou a gauche

6. Finalement, le coté gauche (jaune) travers en diagonale vers le haut a droite en entrant dans le trou superieur a droite par l'interieur

Lattice Lacing/Trellis

1. The lace runs straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges from both bottom eyelets.

2. Cross the ends over and feed into the 4th set of eyelets up the shoe (skip past 2 sets of eyelets).

3. Both ends now run straight down and emerge from the 2nd set of eyelets (skip past 1 set of eyelets).

4. Repeat steps (2) and (3), crossing over and feeding into the 5th set of eyelets, then straight down to emerge from the 3rd set of eyelets.

5. Complete the lacing by crossing over, feeding under and emerging from the top set of eyelets. Alternatively, feed the laces into the top two eyelets; this makes for a neater lattice, though the knot is then a little more difficult to tie.

Train Track Lacing/ Les Rails

1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges from both bottom eyelets.

2. The lace ends then travel straight up and are fed into the next set of eyelets.

3. The ends are run alongside each other underneath and emerge from the same set of eyelets on the other side. This will be a tight squeeze because it will be the second pass of shoelace through those eyelets.

4. Continue up the shoe, alternating straight up on top or straight across underneath.

Bow tie lacing/ Les croix

1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and is fed into both bottom eyelets.

2. The laces then travel straight up to the next set of eyelets, thus introducing a "gap".

3. The ends are crossed over on top and fed into the next set of eyelets up the shoe.

4. Continue up the shoe, alternating straight up underneath or crossing over on top.

The ladder/ L'echelle

1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges through both bottom eyelets.

2. The laces then go straight up and are fed into the next set of eyelets up the shoe.

3. The ends are crossed over and are fed under the vertical lace section on the opposite sides of the shoe before going straight up and into the next set of eyelets up the shoe.

4. At the top set of eyelets, the laces can once again cross over and pass under the straight section as shown.