I like to affectionately call this page "buckling your buckles" even though you don't actually buckle anything but your ankle strap! :) But we'll just call it that anyway. The drawings on this page were painfully done by my own hand (yes I know they're bad but hey I did my best!) They're there to help you out. I hope this page can help you!

Step 1: Unlace your hardshoes to the second holes. (Illustration below)

Step 2: Bring the laces up to their corresponding holes in the back of the buckles (left lace in the left hole, right in the right hole.) String the lace through the FRONT of the hole first so it's coming out at you. Then wrap the lace on the side around the leaf of the shammy as shown in the picture below.

Step 3: Bring the laces straight down through the holes in the hardshoes (left on left, right on right.) Don't cross them. Cross them inside the shoe and bring the laces out in the last hole.

Now you're done! When you put on your hardshoes, lace them tight. You may need to pull on one lace more than another sometimes to straighten the buckle (you'll figure this out once you get them on; it's really easy.) I really love buckles on my hardshoes and think that no hardshoes should be without them! :) Happy buckling!

If you have square buckles the concept is basically the same. Unlace to the second holes of your hardshoes. Now insert your laces into the holes of the black leather attached to the buckle through the front TOWARD you. Then you just pull them through but make you you wrap the lace around the TOP of the square (see shamrock diagram). Then bring the laces straight down into the lace hole, cross them inside, and pull them out the top two holes.

The square buckles tips were put up at the insistence of Erin (known henceforth as Teagan) who has been complaining for months to me at feiseanna and dance classes that my buckles page didn't help her because she has square buckles. Are you happy now you little bugger? :)