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The Starting Knot |
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All of the shoelace techniques shown on this site use the same Starting Knot.
Here's how to tie this basic knot, known as a "Half Hitch" or "Overhand Knot".
The Starting Knot
In practice, this knot is a lot easier than these diagrams make it look!
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Step 1:
Hold one end of the lace in each hand.
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Step 2:
Cross the left (blue) lace over the right (purple) lace to end up on the right side.
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Step 3:
Begin to wrap the right (blue) lace around the left (purple) lace and feed the end
through the gap between the laces.
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Step 4:
Start to pull the right (blue) lace out the right side.
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Step 5:
Having formed a knot, continue pulling on both ends of the laces.
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Step 6:
The completed starting knot after the ends have been pulled tight.
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Having successfully tied the starting knot, finish it off in style
with my own Ian Knot, the World's Fastest Shoelace Knot.
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Ian W. Fieggen. All rights reserved.
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Standard Knot
Starting Knot
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