You probably learned how to tie your shoes as a kid and haven’t thought about the method since. But if your shoes are always coming untied, maybe we need to revisit that lesson about shoe tying. There are actually two ways to tie the standard shoelace knot, and only one of them holds reliably.
How to tie your shoelaces so they don't come undone until you want them to!
The most popular ways to tie your shoes can all be done in two ways. We’ll get to that in a moment, but first, here’s an overview in case you need a refresher:
The bunny ears method: After you have made your overhand (first) knot, fold each remaining side in half. These are your bunny ears. Then, tie the ears together with another overhand knot.
The big loops method, that's bunny ears but with a twist: you put the ends of the laces in the holes before you tie anything. Then you make two overhand knots with those big loops.
