Method2Cross Lacing Dress Shoes
Method2
- 1Loop the laces through the bottom eyeholes. Feed one end of the lace through the top of the bottommost eyehole one one side of the shoe's flaps. Pass the lace under to the tongue of the shoe to the opposite eyehole. Push the lace through the bottom of the opposite eyehole. Pull the lace upward to form a loop running from one eyehole to the other. Pull until the length of the laces on the left and right are about the same.[11]
- 2Pull the right lace through the second eye hole on the left. Once your laces are looped, start on the right. Pass the right end of the lace to the left. Feed it through the top of the second highest eyehole on the left and pull until the lace is snug.[12]
- 3Pull the left lace through the second eye hole on the right. From here, you essentially do the same thing on the left. Pass the left lace to the second highest eyehole on the right. Feed it through the top of the eyehole on the right and pull it snug. This should create a criss-cross pattern on your shoes.[13]
- 4Re-feed the right lace through the bottom eye hole. Take the left side of the lace. Move it down to the bottom eyehole. Re-feed the lace through the bottom of the bottommost eyehole on the right and pull it up snugly.[14]
- 5Re-feed the left lace through the bottom eye hole. Repeat the process with the left lace. Move it downward to re-feed through the bottom of the bottommost eyehole on the left.[15]
- 6Re-feed the right lace through the second eye hole. Take the lace on the right. Push the tip through the top of the second highest eyehole, re-feeding the lace through this hole. Pull the lace until it's snug.[16]
- 7Re-freed the left lace through the second eye hole. Repeat the same process on the left. Push the tip of the left lace through the top of the second highest eyehole on the left and then pull the lace until it's snug. This will create an hourglass-like shape running across the tongue of your shoe.[17]
- 8Repeat this pattern with the third and fourth eyeholes. Repeat the pattern you made with the first two eyeholes with both the third and forth eyeholes on the right and left. Remember, the process is as follows:[18]
Pass the right lace through the bottom of the third eyehole on the right. Pull it snugly and pass the lace to the left eyehole. Feed it under the fourth eyehole on the left. Repeat with the left lace.
Re-feed the lace on both sides through the third eyehole and then the forth eyehole, creating an hourglass shape.
- 9Pass the laces through the top eyeholes. You should now have two hour glass shapes running across the tongue of your shoe. Feed the tips of either lace underneath the top eyehole and pull them snuggly.[19]
- 10Feed the top laces through the opposite holes. Pass the right lace to the left and re-feed it through the top of the topmost eyehole on the left. Pass the left lace to the right and re-feed it through the topmost eyehole on the right. Pull your laces snug and then tuck them into the flaps of the shoes.[20]




