Amazing, I love learning about knots! Is there a better shoelace knot? Not faster, but better

Yes, there is my friend. https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm

I've learned it a month ago and couldn't be happier.

	▲	jrimbault 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I love how new people keep discovering Ian's website (cf the xkcd 1053). It's a really well made website, the pictures and animations are very well chosen to explain knots and lacing.

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dools 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yep: one extra rotation at the end, like when you are tying the loops together, go around a second time. Never comes undone, but releases easily.

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kencausey 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I favor a technique I was taught by a nursing student almost 30 years ago. You basically use the usual technique but each time the lace crosses another do it one extra time.

So first you wrap one lace around the other and pull it tight, well before you pull it tight wrap it around one more time. This helps hold the laces tight for the next step where you fold the laces and wrap them around each other. Do that a second time as well before you pull it fully tight.

Without video or illustration I suspect this is not easy to follow. Oh well.