Buckle up Sperry - tips

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Twisted noose. Place the tip of the noose between the thumb and index finger of the non-dominant hand. Use your dominant hand to hold the tail just below the noose, and use your non-dominant hand to twist the noose.

If necessary, wrap the tail around the noose a few more times.

Wrap the tail around the noose 5 times. Continue using your non-dominant hand to hold the top of the noose, and use your dominant hand to wrap the tail around the base of the noose 5 times.

Thread the end of the string through the noose and pull. Grasp the end of the string with your dominant hand and thread it through the noose. As you tug the end of the string through the noose, push the knot with your non-dominant hand toward the shoe.

Repeat for the rest of the strings. Tie the buckles to hang the box for the other 3 laces.

Cut off excess wire. If the laces are uneven, drag on the floor, or look too long, cut back on excess. Use sharp scissors to cut off the excess of the strings. advertisement

Method 2 of 5: Use a tassel knot

Cross the two wires. Place the left wire on top of the right wire to form an “X” shape. Put left wire under right wire. Pull the two wires in opposite directions.
Tie a square knot. The left hand holds the cord on the left and the right hand holds the cord on the right. The wire on the right must be on the wire on the left.
- Put the rope on the right under the rope on the left side. Pull it up on the left wire.
- Put left wire under right wire. Pull it up on the right wire.
- Tighten the button by pulling the two strings evenly.
Create a loop with the rope on the left side. Stack the rope on the left side to form a loop at the base of the square knot. The noose should be approximately 2.5cm long. Keep the feet loosened between the thumb and index finger of your non-dominant hand.
Wrap the tail around the noose 2 to 3 times. Hold the tail with your dominant hand. Wrap the rope tightly around the noose 2 to 3 times.
Thread the end of the string into the noose and pull. Thread the end of the string through the noose and pull it hard.
Repeat for the right wire. Make the fringes on the right string in the same way. Cut off excess if needed.
Make two fringes on the other shoe. advertisement

Method 3 of 5: Use a chain link

Create a loop with the rope on the left side. Unscrew the two wires. Grasp the left cord with your non-dominant hand. Use your dominant hand to form a 1.5 cm noose in the middle of the rope on the left side. Use the left hand to hold the noose.
Create the second and pass it through the first. Using your dominant hand, create the second noose 1.5 cm above the first. Push the foot of the second noose halfway over the first.
Tighten the laces and move the knot towards the eyelet. Insert the thumb of the non-dominant hand into the second noose. Hold the tail with your dominant hand. Pull the noose and the tail in different directions. Push the knot toward the piercing.
Create another noose and thread it through the second. Use your dominant hand to create a third noose above the second. Bring this noose down and through the second.
Thread the end of the string through the third noose and pull it tight. Hold the third noose in your non-dominant hand. Use your dominant hand to thread the laces through this loop. Pull tight to form a chain.
- Use your hands to adjust the links evenly.
Repeat with the right string. Complete the knurling with the right chain. Try to make the links as evenly as possible.
Insert the laces into the shoes. Pull the left chain sideways to the right. Raise the right flap to tuck the left end of the laces into the shoe. Place the right chain on top of the left chain. Pull the right chain sideways to the left. Raise the left flap to tuck the right end of the laces into the shoe.
Make a link on the other shoe. advertisement

Method 4 of 5: Using surgical knots

Initially you create the left-top-right knot. Cross the left rope onto the right wire. Slide the left wire over and thread it under the right wire. Pull both wires tightly in opposite directions.
Loosen with the rope on the left side. Fold the left cord (it is now on the right side of the shoe) to form a 2-inch loop. Place the noose next to the original knot.
Use the wire on the right to wrap around the noose. Grab the right strap (it is now on the left side of the shoe). Bring the right cord to the front of the noose and wrap it around the base of the noose.
Thread the rope on the right onto the newly created circle and pull. Make a small loop inside the wire on the right side. Pass the top of the noose through the newly created circle. Gently pull the noose across the circle.
- At this point you have completed a standard shoelace knot.
Wrap the right noose around the left noose. Bring the right noose up and wrap it around the left noose. Pass the noose on the right through the circle again.
Tighten the noose. Grasp the noose on the right with your right hand and the noose on the left with your left hand. Tighten the two noose in opposite directions.
Create a surgical knot on the other shoe. advertisement

Method 5 of 5: Use a fishtail knot

Pass two shoelaces through the two piercing holes evenly. Thread the left wire through the last left one. Pull the left cord through the first left eyelet. Thread the right wire through the last right hole. Pull the right cord through the first eyelet on the right.
- The wire between the two piercing holes should be visible from the outside of the shoe.
Cross the laces and pull them down to the toe. Place the left wire on the right wire. Lay the two straps flat with the ends facing toward the toe.
Thread the left wire onto the right parallel section. Thread the left cord onto the right parallel and pull it tight.
Thread the right wire over the parallel left side. Thread the right cord over the parallel left and pull tight.
Pull each wire up on the parallel opposite line 3 times.
- Pull the rope on the left (now on the right) up over the parallel left.
- Pull the rope on the right (now on the left) over the parallel right.
- Pull the rope on the left (now left) up on the right parallel line.
- Pull the rope on the right (now on the right side) over the parallel left.
- Pull the rope on the left (now on the right) up over the parallel left.
- Pull the rope on the right (now on the left) over the parallel right.
Insert the laces into the shoes. Insert the left and right straps into the shoes.
Create a fishtail knot on the other shoe. advertisement