How to Lace a Baseball Mitt

A brand new baseball mitt comes pre-laced and ready to catch lots of fly balls. Unfortunately, with lots of use, even good quality baseball gloves often begin to fray and wear out, especially in the laces. One option would of course be to buy a whole new baseball mitt. However, a baseball mitt often becomes nicely broken in and a new glove wouldn't have the same comfort as an older one has. For this reason, replacing the laces is often the preferred option.

Things You'll Need

• Relacing kit Scissors

Instructions

1. Carefully study the existing lace pattern on the glove before removing the old lace. It may help to take a picture with a digital camera to refer to when lacing.

2. Remove the old lace carefully, starting at one end of the base of the glove. Only unlace two holes at a time. If the lace becomes stuck, use a scissors to snip it.

3. Prepare the new lace by tying a knot at one end. Push the non-knotted end of lace through the first empty hole and pull the lace through the hole until the knot stops it. Carefully repeat the original lacing pattern with the new lace.

4. Work around the glove by removing the original lace in two-hole segments and relacing with the new lace. Be careful to continue the original lacing pattern.

5. Pull the lace tightly against the mitt and tie a knot when the section is completed. Cut any remaining lace close to the knot, but not too close.

6. Continue to unlace and replace all sections of lace that need it.

Tips & Warnings

• It's important to pull the new lace quite tight. While it may seem overly tight in the beginning, the leather lace will loosen with time.