Vikefan Report post Posted December 8, 2011 Has anyone ever made mocassins and lined them with something like Sheepskin; if so; how much bigger should one make the pattern in order for them to still fit properly? Help. Vikefan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suicide Report post Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Has anyone ever made mocassins and lined them with something like Sheepskin; if so; how much bigger should one make the pattern in order for them to still fit properly? Help. Vikefan Well-processed soft and pliable sheepskin can be stretched pretty well. I tried 2 types of sheep lining : a ) cut exactly the same as bison/deer pattern, glued it on top of each part and finally sewed all together in a quite "normal way". Got pretty ok results. b )cut it reduced by upper sew allowances and in a bit another way to reduce amount of stitches for actually have the only 2 seams - at the heel and on top of the foot (pretty much as turn over moccasins). sewed outer and inner separately, then put sheep into outer. Results : LOOKED pretty nicely, but completely unusalbe as sheep had trend to slip inside the mocx, tried to turn around the foot etc. I had to disassemble these and glue in the sheepskin, this way got over it, but I doubt I would ever go this way once again. So my opinion: the first way brings less problems even if you won't glue sheepskin (although I would recommend it to reduce load onto sheepskin while walking). Edited December 8, 2011 by Suicide Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
