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the one skill shoes assume you already have and never teach again.
means Threading a cord through a series of holes or hooks to pull two edges snugly together, usually to fasten footwear or a garment.
from From 'lace,' tracing back through Old French 'laz' or 'las' (a noose, snare, or cord) to Latin 'laqueus,' meaning a noose or trap — the same root that gives English 'lasso' and 'delight' (via 'laqueus' sense of catching or ensnaring, which drifted toward 'pleasing capture'). The practical sense of threading cord through eyelets to bind things together grew naturally from 'lace' meaning cord or string, long before the braided decorative fabric sense of 'lace' took over the word's popular image.
- origin
- from old french lacer, to snare or entangle
- criss-cross myth
- straight european lacing is actually more efficient than crossed
- speed record
- fastest lacing method ties shoes in under 2 seconds
- heel lock
- lacing through top eyelets twice prevents blister-causing slippage