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Shoemaking School Pt. 5 — Finishing
I was going to initially combine the outsole portion and finishing, but it was getting a bit too long so I broke it off. Consider this a continuation of the...
Shoemaking School Pt. 5 — Finishing
I was going to initially combine the outsole portion and finishing, but it was getting a bit too long so I broke it off. Consider this a continuation of the...
Shoemaking School Pt. 4 — Outsole Stitching
Shoemaking School Pt. 4 - Outsole Stitching Posted onMay 11, 2021 by mbliskavka EditShoemaking School Pt. 4 - Outsole Stitching One of the distinguishing features of truly high end shoes is that they usually hand...
Shoemaking School Pt. 4 — Outsole Stitching
Shoemaking School Pt. 4 - Outsole Stitching Posted onMay 11, 2021 by mbliskavka EditShoemaking School Pt. 4 - Outsole Stitching One of the distinguishing features of truly high end shoes is that they usually hand...
Shoemaking School Pt. 3 — Making Thread and Wel...
The welt is a strip of leather that holds the whole shoe together, and allows shoes to be resoleable. You make a stitch through the upper and the holdfast, and...
Shoemaking School Pt. 3 — Making Thread and Wel...
The welt is a strip of leather that holds the whole shoe together, and allows shoes to be resoleable. You make a stitch through the upper and the holdfast, and...
Shoemaking School Pt. 2 — Creating a Holdfast
The insole is one of the most important pieces of a shoe. In fact, as long as the upper and the insole is good, everything else can be replaced. With...
Shoemaking School Pt. 2 — Creating a Holdfast
The insole is one of the most important pieces of a shoe. In fact, as long as the upper and the insole is good, everything else can be replaced. With...
Shoemaking School pt. 1 — Lasting the Toe
A last is the wooden form that a shoe is built around. The word “lasting” means stretching the leather of the the upper of the shoe around the last. The...
Shoemaking School pt. 1 — Lasting the Toe
A last is the wooden form that a shoe is built around. The word “lasting” means stretching the leather of the the upper of the shoe around the last. The...
Florence
View of the Ardo from Ponte alle Grazie I am in love. Every morning, I wake up and walk through the city center on the way to class, passing tourists...
Florence
View of the Ardo from Ponte alle Grazie I am in love. Every morning, I wake up and walk through the city center on the way to class, passing tourists...