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Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces (aftermath.site)

submitted 1 week ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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It can seem a bit silly to recommend a way to tie your shoes, but some knots are just more secure than others. For decades I have favored two specific shoelace knots: Ian’s Fast Knot and Ian’s Secure Shoelace Knot. Ian’s Fast Knot is done so effortlessly as to look like a magic trick, and Ian’s Secure Shoelace Knot has never failed me.

But who is Ian? Ian Fieggen, who also goes by “Professor Shoelace,” is the guy who runs Ian’s Shoelace Site, the internet’s prime destination for learning how to tie your shoes. His website is simple, intentionally focusing on common vernacular over standardized knot terminology, and has been operating as a discrete section of his personal site since 2003. Ian’s Shoelace Site does not need to change; it is perfectly functional the way it is, and people have been discovering his many knots and lacing techniques for decades.

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[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is what the internet was for! I don't give a damn about 500 ways to tie my shoelaces, but I'm glad this exists and is available to me, in case I change my mind.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I learned Ian's Secure Knot because sometimes you get shoe laces that are slippery and never stay tied. The secure knot is way better than doing a double knot as you can easily untie it.

I also visit the site right after buying new shoes or boots and look up lacing patterns and pick something fun. I'm currently using Spider Web lacing.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 1 week ago

The regular shoelace knot becomes insecure when you do starting knot and the butterfly in the same direction. This also causes your knot to rotate 90 degrees and not lay correctly on your shoe. If you do the starting knot backwards and the butterfly normally, then the knot is more secure and lays neatly on your shoe.