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> Only thing I regularly tie nowadays are my shoelaces. For that, in much less than an hour, you can learn the Ian Knot: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/iankn

by mkl 7y ago

> Only thing I regularly tie nowadays are my shoelaces. For that, in much less than an hour, you can learn the Ian Knot: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm It makes shoelace tying very fast and secure (the GIF at the top is how long it actually takes!).

pbhjpbhj 7y ago
IIRC it's just "Ian's way of tying a reef/square knot". Make sure you're not tying a granny and you're golden. If you have problems with long laces, or ones that come undone, then a surgeons knot can help. I tried Ian's method for a couple of weeks and reverted back, it was too fiddly for me.
jholman 7y ago
https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/betterbowknot.htm https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/betterbowknot.htm for life
- mkl 7y ago
  Hm, well that looks much slower, and the Ian Knot never comes undone for me.
  - dvlsg 7y ago
    Ian's secure knot is great, too.
svrtknst 7y ago
Not that it's not a neat knot (repeat that for a tongue twister!), but I chuckled a bit at: > With practice, I can now tie my shoelaces in about one third of the time of a conventional knot! So... 1 second instead of 3? Amazing ;)