Ankara Shoelaces with Plastic Aglets (Long)
Ankara Shoelaces with Plastic Aglets (Long)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Shoelaces, shoestrings (US) or bootlaces (UK), call it what you will, but if you need something attractive to secure your shoes, boots, and other footwear, you are looking at them! Tightening, lacing and tying off the ends to secure your foot within a shoe has never been more sustainable and fun.
Check out what size might best suit your shoes HERE. 90 cm or less is typically recommended for kids.
They consist of a pair of fabric cords, one for each shoe of course, finished off at both ends with stiff aglets of metal or heat shrinking rubber tubing. Left over fabrics, remnants are lovingly kept, collected and joined up if necessary to make these babies. We believe in Zero waste at Tribal Traces.
Since these are individually hand-made, slight variations should be expected in the layout of the fabric. Each one will be unique.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
Dimensions: Varied
Weight: N/A
Material: Ankara cotton or poly-cotton
If you have questions about a particular item or would like to order, please contact Tribal Traces. We are more than happy and willing to answer.
BACK STORY:
The exact history of the humble shoelaces is as difficult to ascertain as it is for shoes themselves. As shoes were generally made of materials that deteriorated readily, archaeological records of footwear are rare indeed. A very simple leather "shoe" found in 2008 with leather "shoelaces" passing through slotted "eyelets" cut into the hide has been dated as far back as 3500 BC (5,500-year-old!!). The “modern” shoelace as we know it has documented examples in medieval footwear dating from as far back as the 12th century. It might seem odd to us these days but the code of the Knights Templar (a Catholic military order founded in 1119) banned the wearing of shoelaces as a vanity that was "abominable and pagan"!
Traditionally, shoelaces were made of leather, cotton, jute, hemp, or other materials used in the making of rope. More modern shoelaces however often incorporate various synthetic fibres.
