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I know how to tie shoes, but these can't be tied. Size 9.5, perfectly average.

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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago

Not with that attitude you can't.

[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

That's so crazy, I can't tie your shoes either

[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

OP, we should be friends. I can tie my shoes, but apparently my knots are so bad, they come undone in like 30 steps. I have complained for years about being four years old because of my shoes.

I can't wear Vans anymore, but I have a lovely pair of Lems that look pretty close to the ones pictured. Cheers, mate

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been using the Ian Knot from that site for years. I always used to struggle with other methods since I have fat clumsy fingers but this is just a flip twist and pull so I can tie my shoes in like 3 seconds per.

I've come to the point where I don't think I could use the "normal" method if I tried. This site is a gem. I also enjoy the different lacing methods that are listed,

[–] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 day ago

I also only recently learned of this, but with a bow tie, both of its knots have a handedness and you need to use a different handedness for each knot or they will keep coming undone.

Look at this!

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

And with the ubiquity of slipons, you never have to!

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

skill issue

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That's funny because these shoes don't even have laces.