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Jezebel
09-28-2005, 01:07 PM
I have the toughest time keeping leather shoe laces from coming untied. Any tricks like soaking them in water that anyone has had luck with?

They are slip on shoes so I only need to get them tied one good time if possible.
Patrick del Poker Grande
09-28-2005, 01:07 PM
Staple 'em.
IndieMatty
09-28-2005, 01:07 PM
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I have the toughest time keeping leather shoe laces from coming untied. Any tricks like soaking them in water that anyone has had luck with?

They are slip on shoes so I only need to get them tied one good time if possible.

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I have the same f'ing problem with my dress shoes. It sucks.
Cancer Merchant
09-28-2005, 01:08 PM
Double knot.
jakethebake
09-28-2005, 01:10 PM
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Double knot.

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Yes. Old people have all learned to do this.
Jezebel
09-28-2005, 01:13 PM
While the double knot seems to be the obvious answer, the problem is that the "double" knot doesn't seem to work as well as you might think. It also looks a bit bulky. Big knot and small bows.
Jezebel
09-28-2005, 01:15 PM
I'd consider a staple if I thought it would work. A touch of super glue has crossed my mind, but I'm sure it would discolor the shoe and probably wouldn't work to well either.
steelcmg
09-28-2005, 01:19 PM
try this
http://www.seneca-muzzleloaders.org/tieshoes.htm
Cancer Merchant
09-28-2005, 01:22 PM
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Double knot.

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Yes. Old people have all learned to do this.

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They didn't get to be old by killing themselves on untied shoelaces now, did they.
Blarg
09-28-2005, 01:40 PM
I'm curious about this too. I have a pair of shoes that takes thick cloth laces, and they're so bulky that they always come untied very quickly. The knot never really properly "sets" or whatever, no matter how tight you tie it with a regular standard bow knot.
Shajen
09-28-2005, 01:55 PM
try making the initial cross over twice before the loops.

like X,X, loop, loop then cinch tight.
Blarg
09-28-2005, 02:05 PM
Doesn't sound promising, but it couldn't hurt to try. Thanks.
Shajen
09-28-2005, 02:11 PM
Yeah, it'll still come undone, but typically for me, only once a day instead of several times. One of life's great mysteries.
TheBlueMonster
09-28-2005, 02:15 PM
I was taught a single knot way to tie your shoes that will never come undone. PM me for details. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
09-28-2005, 02:40 PM
Tie them. Spray the laces w/ hairspray. You can't however untie them. Use a shoe horn to get them on and off.
JRussell
09-28-2005, 02:49 PM
Not so familar with leather laces, but try rotating the knot ~180* just before you cinch it down. This seems to help alot with regular laces.