<story><title>The “Granny Knot”</title><url>https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>js2</author><text>The &amp;quot;Ian Knot&amp;quot; pairs well with the Japanese T-shirt folding technique:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;dNr1oLhZ0zs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;dNr1oLhZ0zs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, tie wearers, take the time to learn a Full Windsor:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;HXJx8j7JpKY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;HXJx8j7JpKY&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>iandinwoodie</author><text>A few years ago I switched from the &amp;quot;Granny Knot&amp;quot; to the &amp;quot;Ian Knot&amp;quot; [0] in order to (1) eliminate the need for &amp;quot;double knotting&amp;quot; and (2) straighten the bow. Despite the few embarrassing times early in the process where friends observed me struggling to tie my shoes, I can confidently say the switch has been worth it.&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.fieggen.com&amp;#x2F;shoelace&amp;#x2F;ianknot.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.fieggen.com&amp;#x2F;shoelace&amp;#x2F;ianknot.htm&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>techrat</author><text>Every time I try to do the Japanese fold... this is how it ends up: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;i.imgur.com&amp;#x2F;FBYu2Ry.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;i.imgur.com&amp;#x2F;FBYu2Ry.gif&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>The “Granny Knot”</title><url>https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>js2</author><text>The &amp;quot;Ian Knot&amp;quot; pairs well with the Japanese T-shirt folding technique:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;dNr1oLhZ0zs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;dNr1oLhZ0zs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, tie wearers, take the time to learn a Full Windsor:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;HXJx8j7JpKY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;HXJx8j7JpKY&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>iandinwoodie</author><text>A few years ago I switched from the &amp;quot;Granny Knot&amp;quot; to the &amp;quot;Ian Knot&amp;quot; [0] in order to (1) eliminate the need for &amp;quot;double knotting&amp;quot; and (2) straighten the bow. Despite the few embarrassing times early in the process where friends observed me struggling to tie my shoes, I can confidently say the switch has been worth it.&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.fieggen.com&amp;#x2F;shoelace&amp;#x2F;ianknot.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.fieggen.com&amp;#x2F;shoelace&amp;#x2F;ianknot.htm&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tunesmith</author><text>That Full Windsor - it&amp;#x27;s a revelation to me that it looks good even &lt;i&gt;without&lt;/i&gt; the top button of the shirt buttoned. I also thought I had to button the top button of my shirt, which I hate.</text></comment>