How to Tie Bar Shoe Laces

Bar shoe laces are tidy-looking and suitable for casual sneakers and boots.

Instead of old-fashioned crisscross laces, try lacing up with a bar formation. Not only do bar shoe laces look clean, but they can also be more comfortable to wear. A great look for casual sports shoes and boots, bar lacing is simple to execute and fashionable in appearance.

Entry-level skateboarders, take note: bar lacing not only compliments the look of the shoe, but can help out in a sticky situation. Marjorie McAtee of MadeMan.com writes, "Bar lacing also allows medical personnel to remove your shoe quickly if you hurt yourself."

Instructions

1. Hold the ends of the shoelace and feed them into the eyelets. Pull till taut to create the first bar.

2. Pull one end upward and through the next level of eyelets, then across, to form the next bar. This end will be used to lace bars in the even row of eyelets.

3. Pull the other end up past the last row and through the eyelet, then across. This end will lace the bars in the odd-numbered rows.

4. Repeat steps two and three until all eyelets are laced in rows. Pull the lace out and through the last set of eyelets.

5. Tighten to personal taste and finish with a conventional shoelace bow.

References

• Ian's Shoelace Site: Straight (Bar) Lacing
• Made Man: How to Bar Lace Skate Shoes