Shank: Shank is the part of the needle which is inserted in to the needle bar of a machine. As the shank varies in shape, diameter and length, it is most important that the correct shank is used in each machine. For that purpose it is given a classification number. Shoulder: Shoulder strengthens the needle. It is gradual narrowing of the shank. Several needle now on the market have a supplementary shoulder which extends down to the eye of...

Boots………Boots and Boots. This post is all about cult boot that had significant value in history. Some cases these boot reflect a long history of century. Who said you won’t love’em. You gonna love them for absolute sure. First I will start with Wellington Boot. Wellington Boot: is a style of boot that became popular in the 18th century. These boot mostly worn by military person, especially officers. Later on large civilian people also...

Another day I was writing about some boot. Similarly today I will also write about some boot. After ankle boot knee boot comes first by lengthwise. Ankle Boot: A shoe with the top-line of the quarter higher than the ankle (ankle bone). If the top line is much higher than the ankle then it becomes a “boo” or a high-leg boot, if only slightly above the ankle bone, then it is a chukka boot. See here is a detail about chukka boot in previous...

Now a days tons of shoes been selling, mixing one design with another, make a fusion and bla blaa . But one century ago there were only few types of shoes were made by Cordwiner (now a days this word became less popular). In this post I will only discuss about few type boots that have been making since eighteen century to till now, different different basic style name. Balmorals: A style of boot or ankle-boot which follows the oxford style...

        A. Designing tools:  If you are a shoe maker or want to be a professional shoe maker, you should need to know your tools very well. Not every tool will work on your hand. Each shoe maker have his favorite and of course a suited one. So, you want to be a pro shoemaker you must know how to design your sweet tool that will work softly on your hand. For addition, there is few kind of cutting/clicking knife. You must...