Laces: 100s of Ways to Pimp Your Kicks (Spiral-bound)

by Ian Fieggen (Author)

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Product Description

“The art of deft shoelace presentation” —Entertainment Weekly

Transform your dogs from same-old to super-fly with Laces, the ultimate shoe-makeover handbook. Whether you want to completely customize your kicks or just learn how to tie a knot that won’t come undone, Laces shows you how to lace up with style and put Velcro lovers to shame.
 
• 50 fresh lacing styles, including Zipper, Checkerboard, Spider Web, Ladder, and Star
• 16 hot knots, including the world’s fastest, “the Ian”
• 4 color-coded practice laces you can use right on the front cover

About the Author

Ian Fieggen first became interested in shoelaces in 1982 when, at the age of 20, a broken-shoelace incident prompted him to analyze the humble shoelace knot. This led to the development of a better way to tie shoes, the Ian Knot, and set in motion Ian’s lifelong fascination with shoelaces.
Ian’s quarter-century of shoelace research culminated in Ian’s Shoelace Site (www.fieggen.com/shoelace), in which he used his graphic design skills to make dozens of intricate lacing and tying diagrams. His site, called “the best shoelace website in the universe” by Sneaker Freaker magazine, has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal online, and other magazines, newspapers, and websites from around the world.
Ian lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he’s often referred to as “Professor Shoelace.”

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (October 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402752016
• ISBN-13: 978-1402752018
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,898 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive book on tying and lacing shoes, December 10, 2007

By	William R. Albert "Billy" (NJ U.S.A.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Brilliantly desinged book! The front cover mimics the top of a sneaker so you can practice all of the wonderful lacing and tying techniques on a table without bending down. Instructions are clear and the diagrams are self explanitory. I work on my feet all day and found that "Straight Bar" lacing(page 24) makes a big difference in how my feet feel at the end of the shift. Read pages 122 to 155 and put an end to having your shoe laces coming undone without resorting to double tying. I highly recommend this book as the definitive reference for tying and lacing footware. A must for kids, athletes, workers, and sneaker enthusiasts.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and a whole lot of fun!, February 23, 2008

By	A. Ford "f2k" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this book and so do my two kids, a 7 yo boy and an 9 yo girl. I originally bought the book to help my son learn to tie his shoes. He is left handed (and I am right) and has some fine motor difficulties. We tried my way and a few ways on the internet and just couldn't come up with an easy enough way for him to learn to tie.

The book has the lacing on the outside. It is designed so that the book folds open in order to view the instructions alongside of the lacing. He learned one of the tying methods on a car trip in less than 5 minutes.

The kids take the book in the car and try different lacing patterns. My daughter loves changing the lacing pattern on her shoes. They have both changed their lacing patterns numerous times since we bought this book.

I have learned so many things from the book too. Some of the lacing patterns are to help shorten those long laces that come on kids shoes these days. There are lacings for making shoes fit tighter, looser, for keeping the laces out of bicycle chains, and not to mention making a fashion statement.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shoe lacing for ALL ages !, February 18, 2008

By	M. Gheesling - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was a surprise ! I picked it up because, as a graphic designer, I was interested in its unusual book design. But, after leafing through it, I found lacing styles for all kinds of shoes -- not just children's shoes and athletic shoes. Want to know how to do a Roman lacing for your dress shoes ? This book has it. How about a useful lacing style for hiking boots or bicycling shoes ? It's here.

Of course, the stars of the book are the neat decorative lacings. Adding a flair to your everyday shoes, a decorative lacing will set you apart from the crowd. My favorites are "starburst" and "checkerboard."

With a little creativity, you can apply the lacing styles to anything with a lace-and-eyelet system. For example, Renaissance faire performers, such as myself, will enjoy this book for new ways to lace up their boots, tunics, bracers, doublets, and corsets.

In short, this is a great book for creative folks all ages.