Tying the Ribbons

The ribbons must be tied correctly so that the shoe will remain correctly positioned on the foot. Slip the foot through the elastic and into the shoe. Cross the ribbons over the instep, continue wrapping them around the Achilles tendon and again across the instep. Now take the ribbon which is going around the outside of the foot and bring it across the Achilles tendon to meet the inside ribbon.

Tie a square knot at the soft part of the foot between the inside ankle bone and the Achilles tendon. Neatly fold up the excess ribbon and tuck it, from the top, under all the ribbons wrapped around the ankle.

The ribbons which wrap the ankle should lay on top of each other rather than wind up the lower leg.