I've got some of the biggest feet and I am bound and determined to learn to make my own shoes! I wear a size 10 women's and my feet are 4 3/8" wide!
IF, I can quit collecting sewing machines and leather long enough, LOL!
I bought an Janome HD1000 last year. Still haven't touched it because we've been working on the house. Replacing floors and reworking our kitchen.
I bought a Chinese Leather Patcher on Ebay earlier this month, only to be told by all of the needle companies that they don't make a 22/140 15x1 needle any more! I'm planning on testing out 134D's and see if they clear everything inside but a little concerned that the needle shank isn't wide enough. And it is round instead of flat.
So here I sit!
Next month, gotta start on the livingroom floor, but the good news is I finally got some thin soling leather for a mid-sole. I've got my rubber soling material to glue on and I've got suede for my uppers and some padding and materials to make a nice cushy footbed.
I'm also working on making shoe lasts.
