Make your own shoes

Finally, here comes my next post about learning how to make shoes! In case you have missed my previous ones, I am using this great old bookl...

Finally, here comes my next post about learning how to make shoes! In case you have missed my previous ones, I am using this great old bookl...

I've made free tutorials on making shoes and shoe patterns to make the process as easy as possible to do from home. Click to view one of my shoe pattern making videos on YouTube. #shoemaking #howtomakeshoes

Custom shoes - DIY Espadrilles - Make your own shoes - Melly Sews

Some of you might know that I have picked up a new, exciting direction for my crafty side. Thanks to Joyce at the Sewing Guild meeting I picked up a cute little book by Mary Wales Loomis called "Make Your Own Shoes" I love this book, in only 86 pages she makes this look so do-able! The first step is to make a shoe last which is like a dress for for your foot. She shows you two ways to make your lasts. I didn't like either way so I decided to do it the sewers way and make "duct tape doubles"…

I thought I’d share my method for making my own shoe pattern, in case it helps anyone else interested in self-cobbling? is that even a word?? This is for if you don’t have access to a last or haven’t

Making boots at home is the most wonderful feeling of accomplishment there is. Be inspired to make your own shoes, decorating and dyeing them the way you

Another day, another birthday present to make, only this time it is something a bit unusual – a pair of handmade espadrilles! I’ve made slippers and things along those lines before, but…

After six parts of this project that explained how to make a pattern and every basic part of shoe construction we’ve finally gotten to the part where you can make a real, wearable shoe. This is more or less a replica of where we started – a basic ballet style flat shoe. The kind of …

Make Your Own Shoe Pattern: Are you an aspiring shoemaker or designer? Making a shoe pattern is an art in itself, it affects how easy the shoe is to make, how it will fit on the foot and how it looks. It is important for both designers and makers to understand how patterns are…