How to Tie Bar Lace Shoes So the Lace Is Hidden?

Bar lacing is a popular lacing style among skateboarders as a pair of shoes laced using bar lacing will fit loosely, which many skaters prefer as it allows for the shoes to easily be slipped on and off. Bar lacing features horizontal bars that travel straight across the tongue from the eyelet it emerges from to the eyelet directly opposite, as opposed to the opposite eyelet one row up in traditional lacing. With shoes that have an odd number of eyelet rows, bar lacing can be completed to hide the ends of the laces so only the bars are visible.

Instructions

    • 1

      Thread each end of the lace through one of the lowest row of eyelets, starting with the lace on the outside of the eyelet and passing the ends inside the shoe.

    • 2

      Pull the right loose end through the second lowest eyelet on the right side.

    • 3

      Pass the right loose end over to the second lowest left eyelet and thread the lace through from the outside into the shoe.

    • 4

      Pull the lower loose end through the third lowest eyelet on the left side.

    • 5

      Pass the exposed loose end over to the third lowest right eyelet and thread the lace through from the outside into the shoe.

    • 6

      Continue lacing the shoe, taking the lower loose end from inside the shoe through the next available eyelet on the side it is on, across and through the matching eyelet on the other side so the lace finishes inside the shoe. When completed, you will have one lace on each side of the shoe after barring the top two rows.

    • 7

      Tuck the loose ends of the lace along the side or bottom of your foot as you wear the shoe.