It’s extremely uncommon these days, but some shoes have a set of vertical slits that are cut into the tongue instead of fabric loop. You can use these slits the same way as a tongue loop if you have them. This works with basically any lace pattern so long as the laces cross over one another at an angle. Out of all of the popular ways to lace shoes, the only shoelace pattern that you can’t do this with are the parallel bars.
Make sure each side of your laces is roughly equal in length before proceeding. Sometimes, uneven laces lead to uneven pressure on the tongue, which can cause the tongue to slide to one side or another. If your laces are uneven, unlace your shoes all the way and relace them.
Do not thread each lace through the eyelet on the opposite side. You’re actually going to break the lace pattern here.
You can use any other pattern you’d like so long as the laces cross one another on their way up to the top of each shoe.
This is an especially good option if you’ve got a pair of sneakers with a really large tongue that you’d like to show off.
This holds your tongue in place by pinning it down once your shoes are tied. It’s an especially good option if your heels tend to slide around in your shoes, which may be causing the tongue to slip to the side. Since the loop holds the laces in place at the top of the tongue, there won’t be a ton of friction pulling your tongue to one side or the other.
When the laces are uneven, there may be an asymmetrical amount of pressure on your tongue that causes it to loll.
