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I discovered this site two decades or so ago. I used it to teach my then young son—whose name is, appropriately, Ian—how to tie the fast Ian Knot. My spouse, a
by Wistar 3y ago
I discovered this site two decades or so ago. I used it to teach my then young son—whose name is, appropriately, Ian—how to tie the fast Ian Knot. My spouse, a kindergarten teacher, used it to learn how to tie student's shoes with Ian's Secure Knot which has been very helpful as kid's shoes with conventional knots tend to come untied on the playground.
It is sad to see that Ian is struggling to fund the site: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/support.htm https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/support.htm
- pg_1234 3y agoIt's a handy site, but it's worth noting that; "Ian's Secure Knot" is just a rebranding of a knot that is also known as the "Berluti knot", "Tibetan Trekking Knot", "Sherpa Knot" or the "Double slip knot". It's a great knot, the best way to tie your laces, but spin it as much as you like it's just a bow with a double twist on the second twist, and has existed since long before Ian or Berluti tried to claim it as their own.
- cycomanic 3y agoIt's worth noting that Ian is acknowledging that his not an the Tibetan Trekking Knot are the same (and also the double slit knot). He just says his is a different way of tying it. And I second that it's the best knot for tying laces. Especially if you have synthetic laces (common on some trekking shoes) that come undone easily.
- m463 3y agoI use this knot all. the. time. Wonder if there is a way to get the loops to stay sideways. With thick/stiff laces, they seem to end up orienting themselves up-and-down.
- throwaway61148 3y agoApparently you are making a "granny knot". https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm
- danielbln 3y agoYeah, the proper knot shouldn't flip up like a granny knot. Granny knot is what I did in the decades until I stumbled across Ian's website. Granny knot would always come undone.
- mcv 3y agoYou're making a granny knot. If you want the loops to stay sideways, you have to reverse directions between the first and second half of the knot. If you tie the first half left-over-right, then the second half has to be right-over-left.
- tboerstad 3y agoThanks for the info. Been using one of the knots for years, donated now.
- dissolved_boy 3y agoDonated - it's been my go-to place for lacing methods for a decade or so.
- danielbln 3y agoSame, I learned about Ian's knot over a decade ago myself and after a lifetime of shoelaces coming undone that finally fixed it for me. Well worth the 10 bucks donation.
- foobiekr 3y agoalso donating right now
- akudha 3y agoWoah, he spends 60 hours a week? That is some serious dedication. It is nice to know such passionate sites and individuals still exist on the internet today!
- SamBam 3y agoAs a U10 soccer coach, using Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot kept my players in the game much longer.
- mcv 3y agoI'll have to give that secure knot a try. My son keeps getting his shoelaces undone, and we tend to solve it with just an extra knot on top, but maybe there's a better solution. I've been tying my shoes for a couple of years now with his "Ian Knot" method, and it works very well. I never mastered the asymmetrical single-loop method, so all my life I'd been doing the bunny ears. Maybe the asymmetrical method doesn't make sense to me for a symmetrical knot. The Ian Knot makes more sense and is easier and faster. Others in the family tried it too, but I don't think it stuck with them.
- SamBam 3y agoThe good thing about the secure knot is that it's basically the same as the bunny loop, just one more pass through the hole.