Stacked heel – height calculation!
I know that many of you have the problem to find the right heel for your shoes. If you like me, you will need your independence. So what should you do? You should make them by yourself. In this post I will explain you, how to calculate your heel height and why it’s important. One of the easiest and accessible ways to make your heel, is to build stacked heel from veg tan leather. When making stack heel it’s super important to know the right height of your shoes. Know the height of your heel and you will know how many leather pieces you need to cut. Importance of The Heel Height Let me draw you a picture. You made a perfect pattern of your shoes , you checked it thousand times and made many prototypes...
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Lasting shoes. Where to start?
Lasting shoes You can create good pattern and sew your shoes well, but it is very easy to fail in lasting shoes, unless you know few important things about it. In this post I will explain you, what should be your first step in lasting shoes and why it can be crucial in making beautiful and comfortable shoes. Why top back height is super important in lasting footwear and how to find it ? First let’s define what is top back height . The back height in shoes is the distance from the last bottom edge to the specific point on the heel . At this specific point you should place your uppers along back central line on the last to last your shoes . This is your first step of lasting shoes. This specific place is deriving...
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Foot measurement. Order the right shoe last !
Foot measurement and more important correct foot measurement is necessary to order the right shoe last to make your shoes. Recently I was asked again on facebook what is the correct foot measurement for shoe last. As I was asked this question repeatedly I thought it will be a good idea to write a post on how to measure your foot correctly. There are great shoemakers and last makers that devote years to perfect this skills, and they definitely have more parameters to their foot measurement calculations. In this post I will explain the basic and more simple way to find correct foot measurement. This will help you to order the right last. Remember, that the shoe last that you need not necessarily match the shoe size that you wear. Two Important Parameters of Foot Measurement As a...
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Cork in Shoe making
Cork in shoe making Cork in shoe making is natural, irreplaceable and most commonly used material. In this post I will discuss this wonderful material , when and why we use it in shoe making. Personally I use cork in shoe making frequently and you should too. Let’s see why? Cork qualities Cork has few unique qualities that no other NATURAL material has. *soft and durable in the same time. * lightweight * flexible * anti-static * absorbs vibrations * easy to work with Cork in shoe making 1 After lasting our shoes we fill the bottom with the cork. We must do it to create perfectly flat bottom. This will create good, flat shoe foundation that will affect on the quality of our shoe sole, and that’s why we use cork in shoe making.The...
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Lasting Shoe: Few Point to Remember
Lasting shoes You can create good pattern and sew your shoes well, but it is very easy to fail in lasting shoes, unless you know few important things about it. In this post I will explain you, what should be your first step in lasting shoes and why it can be crucial in making beautiful and comfortable shoes. Why top back height is super important in lasting footwear and how to find it ? First let’s define what is top back height . The back height in shoes is the distance from the last bottom edge to the specific point on the heel . At this specific point you should place your uppers along back central line on the last to last your shoes . This is your first step of lasting shoes. This specific place is deriving from...
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Ballerina Making Tutorial
Who loves Pretty Ballerinas ? You don’t have to answer that, I know you do. Every beginner start his journey in shoemaking craft by making his flat ballet shoes, and he should. I always guide beginners to start making their ballerinas first as it has most basic pattern and other more complex patterns will be based on the rules that you will learn making your pretty ballerinas. But what part makes your ballerinas look so good? When I made my first flat ballet shoes I realized that it’s not that simple as it may seem. There is a lot of components in making ballet shoes that will determine if your shoes will look stunning or just as any other ballerinas out there. You need to have beautiful last, heel, good leather and of course quality work but there is...
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