Ian Knot Videos

My own Ian Knot (yes – I'm the inventor) is the World's Fastest Shoelace Knot. Make a loop with both ends and simultaneously pull them through each other to form an almost instant knot.

14 Videos of the Ian Knot This page contains one detailed tutorial video for learning my Ian Knot plus thirteen other videos about the knot (from newest to oldest) that I've uploaded over the years.

Ian Knot detailed tutorial (Aug-2014) – Detailed tutorial video (about five minutes) showing the Ian Knot in depth and with helpful tips for learning the technique. – Recommended! Watch video here Watch on YouTube

Ian's Prop Knot (Dec-2019) – An all-new shoelace knot that's decorative (like a four-bladed “propellor”), functional (it “props” long ends off the ground) and secure (it uses four successive Ian Knots). Amazingly, it still unties easily when needed. It's one of my crazier shoelace knot inventions! Watch video here Watch on YouTube

Tie shoes in a split-second (or is it two seconds?) (Nov-2019) – Timing my Ian Knot ranges from a split-second (if you don't time the starting knot) to around two seconds (the complete knot). This video is in response to countless “two seconds” or “one second” shoe tying videos – most of which don't show the whole method. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

Ian Knot tied with gloves on (Jun-2019) – The Ian Knot is handy for tying shoelaces while wearing gloves because there are fewer complex manipulations. As a bonus, it's also faster. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

ONE shoelace knot – SIX different techniques (Jun-2018) – Fun fact: The standard bowknot – which most people use to tie their shoelaces – can be tied using multiple different techniques. Here I demonstrate SIX methods – including my own Ian Knot, which is by far the fastest. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

How to tie the Ian Knot tightly (Jan-2018) – When first learning the Ian Knot, it's difficult to keep everything tight while tightening the knot. This tutorial video shows a couple of the tricks I've developed over the years for tying the Ian Knot tightly. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

History of the Ian Knot (Dec-2017) – This trip down memory lane shows the many surprising ways in which I've shared my Ian Knot with the world since inventing it 35 years prior. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

Ian Knot vs ZeroTie shoes (Feb-2017) – ZeroTie shoes are touted as “hands-free shoes”. I wanted to test how they stacked up against my Ian Knot, and the folks at ZeroTie were kind enough to send me a pair so I could do a head-to-head comparison video. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

Power Laces versus real shoelaces (Oct-2015) – By 21-Oct-2015, many hoped that “Power Laces”, as seen in the 1980's movie “Back to the Future Part II”, would be a reality. In their absence, I show that existing low-tech shoelaces can at least be tied quickly with my Ian Knot or with magnetic “Zubits”. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

Super-fast tying ten pairs of shoes (Apr-2014) – Is my Ian Knot really the world's fastest shoelace knot? To find out, I tied ten pairs of shoes in quick succession, completing twenty shoelace knots in 24.6 seconds. That's only 1.23 seconds per knot! Watch video here Watch on YouTube

One-handed variation of my Ian Knot (Jan-2013) – The Ian Knot can even be tied with one hand! Though not as blindingly fast as the two-handed Ian Knot, it is hopefully easier than some of the other one-handed shoelace knots. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

The Ian Knot, the world's fastest shoelace knot (Mar-2011) – Original instructional video (about three minutes) showing the Ian Knot, the world's fastest shoelace knot, and comparing it to the two other most common (and slower) ways of tying shoelaces. Watch video here Watch on YouTube

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