AKICIF: Shoe Laces

[rolanni]

Despite having sworn a Solemn Oath that my next pair of shoes would, by ghod, be slip-ons or have Velcro(tm) fastenings, I have committed another pair of lace-ups (what can I say? This pair of Rockports have finally given up the ghost after four years and thousands of miles; the next pair should do as well).

Now, I have a particular Gift with regard to shoe laces: I can't keep the damn' things tied. But. Someone, somewhere mentioned in my hearing that there are "sticky" sport laces, which very rarely come spontaneously untied.

Anybody know anything about such an item? Pointers to places where I can lay hands on them?

Comments

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

That's what I was going to suggest - the hiker's knot (although I'd never heard it called that). The advantage is that, unlike double-knotting them, they still untie like standard shoelaces, but the double loop adds enough friction to reduce the spontaneous untying. Of course, if you untie your shoes by stepping on your lace ends, this won't solve your problem (although tucking your lace ends back into the laces might).

I learned this knot from, of all things, a Klutz book on knot tying, and I've used it for years with good results.