How to make shoes

In Shoemaking you have different ways of how to make heels, working with different materials, and different techniques of construction. In this shoe making post I want to focus on one of the most common and accessible natural materials - leather and how to make heel with leather.

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…

This video is a step-by-step guide on How to make a custom sole for a shoe. It is a complete DIY (Do it yourself) video on how to make a shoe sole. You can s...

So… there have been a few people in the world of sewing blogs (notably Carolyn, Sue and Jodie) who have ventured into making their own shoes. It’s kind of a natural progression from mak…

getting ready for summer. Also a cool idea is that you can put jewels and make other designs on the sandal straps.

The best kind of shoes to wear with some costumes is no shoes at all. For example, the barefoot look suits faeries cosplay. DeviantArt user aliasdotcom offers a temporary solution: make mostly invi…

Last week, I showed you several pairs of custom-made shoes I designed for Whoopi Goldberg. I was so flattered by the comments - thank you! - and also a little frustrated that we won't be able to mass-produce those design for those of you who

Make Your Own Shoes at Home!: This is an instructable for making your own pair of shoes with materials you can buy in an art store or a fabric store. I base my technique off of traditional shoe making methods, but you won't need expensive materials, a nice set up, or complex too…

Make DIY espadrilles with DIY jute crochet soles & vegetable-tanned leather soles from scratch! With free pattern & video tutorial!

What’s inside your shoes? These are the main components that go into the making of our Made to Order shoes. From the lasts and insole boards, stiffners and toe puffs, the sock and of course our beautiful leather sole. What’s also laid out here is the pattern for our classic Wren Boot. As you can see there’s not loads of extras hidden inside as we like to keep things traditional & authentic and let the quality of the leather uppers and the components do the talking. All the main component...

Want to be a hobbit for Halloween this year? Then you'll need to learn how to make your own hobbit feet since you can't just just run around barefoot all night. DeviantArt user deeed uploaded this great tutorial to make your own out of funny feet and slip on shoes.Link...

Are your new or old shoes too tight? Find out how to stretch out shoes & how to make shoes bigger on www.shoe-tease.com!

One of the trickiest bits of a shinigami costume from the anime Bleach (aside from the hair) is the sandals. Unlike the quality uniforms that you can order online, the sandals that are available fo…

DIY barefoot shoes are actually fun to make - and anybody can do it! All you want to know about Veronika Pavlisova's online course

Make your own high quality all-leather shoes and boots at home!