Attend to, as a loose shoe

Usage examples of relace.

Joseph had tied a bandana over his head and was intently relacing his boots.

He sighed, but his fingers were lacing and relacing themselves in his lap.

Instead, he unlaced the boot, then relaced it as tightly as he could manage.

Slowly Margaret relaced the bodice of her gown, staring out the window at the rapidly diminishing ship.