How to Tie Shoes
While the obvious most popular way to tie shoes is the way that your mother taught you, there are other fine ways to tie shoes if you just want to experiment or like going against the grain. Below are some simple step-by-step directions to tying shoes the regular way if you would like to teach someone who does not know how to tie shoes and some other, fancier ways.
1) The Original
Step One: Wrap the two laces around one another.
Step Two: Form a loop with one of the laces by simply folding it.
Step Three: Pass the other lace around the loop that you have just made.
Step Four: Use the new loop to pass through the original loop.
Step FIve: Tighten the two loops and your shoes are tied.
2) The Double Loop
Step One: Wrap the two laces around one another (this is known as the "starter knot").
Step Two: Form two loops with both laces.
Step Three: Insert one loop through the other.
Step FOur: Pull on the loops to tighten.
3) The Bow
Step One: Wrap the two laces around one another.
Step Two: Create a loop shape out of one of the laces.
Step Three: Wrap the other lace around the loop once.
Step Four: Wrap the other lace around the loop again.
Step Five: Now make a loop in the lace you used to wrap the other with and insert it through the original loop.
Step Six: Pull on the loops to tighten.
There are many different ways to tie your shoes. The two above are just a couple of variations of the original which is sort of the king of the shoelace tying world on which all of the others are based.
