Ian’s Shoelist Site offers 31 different ways to tie your shoes, but mathematically there are two trillion different methods of lacing shoes with six eyelets:

The selection is limited to those methods that I considered worthy of devoting the time required to create instructions, either because they are widely used, have a particular feature or benefit, or just because I like the way they look.

Informative site, Ian. The most comprehensive site I’ve seen about shoelaces.

My tennis shoes have seven eyelets so there are even more possibilities. I prefer the slippers which employ the No Laces At All method.

The only way I’ve ever laced shoes is with the Criss Cross lacing method (top most example pictured right). Ian prefers over under lacing. Some look really strange like the Bushwalk / Cycling Lacing.

Which method do you use and prefer?