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Does anyone know how to keep laces tied up ? i have a really nice pair
of walking boots which i use for gardening but if i have to stop and tie the laces up twice i have to do it 6 times. They seem to come unravelled and could be dangerous if i were perched on a ladder to cut the hedges or following behind a mower and accidentally step on the blinking things. i double knot them and everything ................... -- Janet Tweedy |
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On 7/15/2012 9:34 PM, Janet Tweedy wrote:
Does anyone know how to keep laces tied up ? i have a really nice pair of walking boots which i use for gardening but if i have to stop and tie the laces up twice i have to do it 6 times. They seem to come unravelled and could be dangerous if i were perched on a ladder to cut the hedges or following behind a mower and accidentally step on the blinking things. i double knot them and everything ................... Try rubbing bar soap on them before tying - it can stop them slipping so easily. ( It worked when my kids were little) |
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On Jul 16, 2:34*am, Janet Tweedy wrote:
Does anyone know how to keep laces tied up ? i have a really nice pair of walking boots which i use for gardening but if i have to stop and tie the laces up twice i have to do it 6 times. They seem to come unravelled and could be dangerous if i were perched on a ladder to cut the hedges or following behind a mower and accidentally step on the blinking things. i double knot them and everything ................... -- Janet Tweedy The laces you have are synthetic material..............go to an outdoor shop and ask if they have non synthetic. |
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Janet Tweedy wrote: Does anyone know how to keep laces tied up ? i have a really nice pair of walking boots which i use for gardening but if i have to stop and tie the laces up twice i have to do it 6 times. They seem to come unravelled and could be dangerous if i were perched on a ladder to cut the hedges or following behind a mower and accidentally step on the blinking things. i double knot them and everything ................... Yes, but I don't know how to describe it! The most common cause of laces untying is that the bow is a granny not a reef - i.e. after the half knot, the loops should be laid along the line of the standing parts and not across them. The second most common is not to pull them tight, and the third is that the lace material is unsuitable. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Janet Tweedy wrote:
oh I was in guides and brownies etc. and have tried all sorts of knots!! Someone did suggest I use flat laces as it's the round ones that slip! I find the opposite, I've never had laces slip until I had these ones which are very flat - about double the width of a tagliatelle(a) |
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In article , Sacha
writes Tie the bow and then tie a knot in the bow, used to be my preferred method. Done that and done that they still unravel. -- Janet Tweedy |
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In article , Sacha
writes Tie the bow and then tie a knot in the bow, used to be my preferred method. Done that and done that they still unravel. I bet they are round laces! Change to flat ones and your problem should be solved. Mike |
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Janet Tweedy wrote:
Tie the bow and then tie a knot in the bow, used to be my preferred method. Done that and done that they still unravel. There are 2 ways to knot after bowing - if you knot the way I do, it is easier to undo, and you can still pull it open by pulling the correct lace (although harder to pull than a bow). If you swap the over/under and knot it, it's a lot harder to undo (except I can't make myself tie them that way, however hard I try!) My shoes at the moment undo 2 or 3 times a day, and I think it's due to the laces being very flat. It's very annoying. |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote ...
Does anyone know how to keep laces tied up ? i have a really nice pair of walking boots which i use for gardening but if i have to stop and tie the laces up twice i have to do it 6 times. They seem to come unravelled and could be dangerous if i were perched on a ladder to cut the hedges or following behind a mower and accidentally step on the blinking things. i double knot them and everything ................... I had similar problems because the shoes came with leather laces so I went to a "walking shop" and got some proper walking boot laces and used them, problem cured. If you have to cut them just burn the end and it will seal and not fray. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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In article , Bob Hobden
writes I had similar problems because the shoes came with leather laces so I went to a "walking shop" and got some proper walking boot laces and used them, problem cured. If you have to cut them just burn the end and it will seal and not fray. Oh I'll try that - thanks -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Sacha
writes I think it's time for the slip-ons with velcro fastenings, Janet! ;-)) Oh ghastly - not likely, These walking boots are safe and reinforced so give a lot of protection - and would be perfect if I didn't have to keep tying the laces up -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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Janet Tweedy wrote in
: In article , Sacha writes I think it's time for the slip-ons with velcro fastenings, Janet! ;-)) Oh ghastly - not likely, These walking boots are safe and reinforced so give a lot of protection - and would be perfect if I didn't have to keep tying the laces up I know laces can break your leg if tripped over. Or any bone. Has anybody reading this subject seen a soldier trouping the Queens colours, or similar, shoe lace come undone? No, because of the way they tie them. It is hard to describe but I am looking for a url to show you. Tie a knot in the bottom of the lace and run through that single strand. Before wrapping the excess round the ankle and tucking the end in to the boot. Sounds more complicated than it is. Does that make any sense? It works magically, but I only wish I could describe it without a diagram. Baz Looking for a link to show you. |
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In article , Baz
writes Has anybody reading this subject seen a soldier trouping the Queens colours, or similar, shoe lace come undone? No, because of the way they tie them. It is hard to describe but I am looking for a url to show you. Well Tom's laces never came undone, but on some jobs he would have had gaiters on which might have kept the laces together more. Can't remember how he tied up his boots. -- Janet Tweedy |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2012-07-16 14:06:15 +0100, Janet Tweedy said: In article , Bob Hobden writes I had similar problems because the shoes came with leather laces so I went to a "walking shop" and got some proper walking boot laces and used them, problem cured. If you have to cut them just burn the end and it will seal and not fray. Oh I'll try that - thanks I think it's time for the slip-ons with velcro fastenings, Janet! ;-)) I see you know all about those, Sacha ... -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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