Hash Lacing
Sometimes referred to as "Noughts & Crosses" or "Tic Tac Toe Lacing"
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When used on modern boots and sneakers with a wide gap and many eyelets, the result resembles a diagonal series of
hash "#" symbols. The laces run three steps forwards, one step backwards. There's two variations: One with a gap at
each end and with uniform crossovers (which uses shorter laces), one without gaps and with non-uniform crossovers.
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Method 1 - Shorter Laces
Faint sections are underneath. Gap at top and bottom are so that all the underlying crossovers run at the same
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Lacing Technique - Method 1 - Shorter Laces:
1. The lace runs straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges through both bottom eyelets.
2. Skipping
two sets of eyelets, cross the ends over and feed into the
fourth set of eyelets.
3. Both ends now run straight down one eyelet and emerge from the
third set of eyelets.
4. Continue up the shoe, each time crossing over and going up three sets of eyelets, then straight down to emerge
from the next set of eyelets below.
Comparative Length = 80%
Laced area uses less (about −20%)
Shorter laces needed (about −11%)
Lengthens lace ends (about +24%)
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Method 2 - Longer Laces
Faint sections are underneath. No gap at top or bottom, which means that the crossovers run at different angles. |
Lacing Technique - Method 2 - Longer Laces:
1. The lace runs straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges through both bottom eyelets.
2. Skipping
one set of eyelets, cross the ends over and feed into the
third set of eyelets.
3. Both ends now run straight down one eyelet and emerge from the
second set of eyelets.
4. Skipping
three sets of eyelets, cross the ends over and feed into the
fifth set of eyelets.
5. Repeat steps (3) and (4), each time running straight down to emerge from the next lower set of eyelets, then
crossing over and going up three sets of eyelets, until the final crossover emerges from the top set of eyelets.
Comparative Length = 97%
Laced area uses less (about −3%)
Shorter laces needed (about −1%)
Lengthens lace ends (about +3%)
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Hash Lacing on these Nike XIIs (AirAzn88's) ensures that the "T W O 3" writing is visible.
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Features:
Decorative look
Harder to tighten
NOTE:
This method looks symmetrical on shoes with
even numbered pairs of eyelets (eg. 8 pairs = 16 eyelets). If you use this method on a shoe with an odd number
of eyelet pairs (eg: 7 eyelet pairs), there will only be a gap at one end of the lacing (either the top or the
bottom), while the crossover at the other end will appear squashed (as can be seen in the picture at left). |
