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How To Tie a Shoe
A free Able Eyes how-to video on How To Tie a Shoe. With step-by-step guidance so you can get ready with confidence.
How To Tie a Shoe: step-by-step guide
Tying shoes takes practice. Go slowly and say each step out loud as you do it.
Pull both laces so the shoe feels snug on your foot.
Cross one lace over the other to make an X.
Push the top lace under the X and pull both ends tight.
Make a loop with one lace and pinch it between your finger and thumb.
Wrap the other lace around that loop.
Push it through the small hole behind the loop to make a second loop.
Pull both loops apart until the knot is tight.
Helpful tips
- Practice with the shoe off your foot and on a table first.
