sharonsimpleshoemaker

Those of you interested in shoemaking might like to look at this album of footwear (not all are made of leather but many are) on my facebook page: https://www.facebook...24556516&type=1

greetings Renee, If you'd like to send me your email address, I could send slide-making patterns to you, mine is sharon@simpleshoemaking.com

I finally have so many things in place - website - www.simpleshoemaking.com, blog - www.simpleshoemaking.wordpress.com etsy shop - etsy.com/shop/simpleshoemaking facebook page - http://www.facebook....24556516?ref=hl (twitter and linked in are going to have to wait - a looonnng time!) that I am ready to reach out and try to get people to read all of this stuff! I spent the last three years putting all the shoemaking patterns I have accumulated into books - How to Make the Simplest Sandals, How to Make Simple Shoes for Women, How to Make Simple Shoes for Children, How to Make Simple Sandals, How to Make Simple Moccasins, and making dvds to supplement them. I also make resin lasts for sale, that the patterns were made over. I would love to collaborate with a leather carver to create a simple sandal, so others can see how much "bang for your buck" you can get. In other words, by carving bands for a pair of "slide-type" sandals, you get a great amount of visibility of your craft while working on a relatively small space. I would send you the pattern for the band after you tell me what woman's size you want to make. Then, you send the bands and I'll make a pair of sandals that incorporates them, photograph them, and mail them back to you. Or, if you want directions for making the sandals yourself, I'd be happy to provide them - all I want is a photo of the completed project, to post on this and other sites. I could imagine all sorts of leatherwork being done on footwear: braiding, painting, embossing, studs etc (have you seen the work of Calleen Cordero?!) My goal is to help people make shoes for their friends and family - and themselves! or perhaps start small shoemaking businesses. This photo is of a "slide" with a stamped design on the leather. Imagine that it had a carved band on it instead. The sole of the collaborative sandal would be made of leather, thicker than the one shown here - the sole on this sandal is just a piece of conveyor belt. If you have any interest in simple shoemaking - by "simple" I mean that I mostly make "stitch-downs", in which the upper turns out upon the sole, where the two components are stitched together - please check out my sites. If you are interested in collaboration, please email a photo of your work, best wishes, sharon

Greetings, I recently joined leatherworker.net, and am a shoemaker and a teacher of shoemaking. you are invited to check out my website, www.simpleshoemaking.com. I teach "stitch-down" shoemaking, meaning that when the upper is pulled down over the last, when it comes in contact with the soling material that has been tacked to the bottom of the last (which has been cut to extend 1/4" around the edge of the last), it turns OUT and is cemented then stitched to the soling. The upper is made the same as is described in Bespoke Shoemaking but the lasting process is ver different and much easier, in my opinion. And, there is always that little edge around the shoe and it doesn't have potential for looking very sophisticated. But, if you are comfortable wearing such a shoe, there are infinite styles, designs, etc you can make by this process; the main thing I don't make using this process is high heels. I can imagine beautiful carving can be made on the shoes, clogs, etc, look forward to conversing about this process. best wishes, Sharon