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A better shoelace knot [1]

['Jason Weisberger']

Date: 2026-01-19  

The Berluti knot is the product of someone thinking about a knot's function, rather than just making it easy for kids to learn.

After years of knot tying in the Boy Scouts, as a fly fisherman, and sailing boats, it's incredible that I never learned a better way to tie my shoes. I have long relied on the old "double-knot" to keep them from coming undone. As of today, I will be using the Berluti knot.

This'll take you moments to learn, makes complete sense and looks better than the old butterfly knot.

Previously:

• How to make a beautiful MoMA-inspired necklace out of paracord

• How many basic knots do you know? A helpful guide to 7 of them

• Shoelace knots fail catastrophically, thanks to 7 gees' worth of stress

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