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I'll try posting pictures of my most recent turnshoes. For those who aren't familiar with the term, turnshoes are basically pre-Renaissance European moccasins. They're sewn inside out, then turned the right way, which protects the seams.

One pic shows soft shoes with blue ceramic buttons

Another pic shows a heavier shoe with an extended heel.

Final pictures show a Viking boot made with an extra heavy outsole, which is glued and riveted on. The rivets also act as hobnails for ice.

Daggrim

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Oops, goofed. Here's the shoe with the ceramic button.

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Those are gorgeous!

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Those look great Dag!!!

I liek them better than the pair I made from vegtan. I am working on a pair from heavy brown upholstry hide. Hopefully they turn out as good as yours.

What kind of thread did you stich them with? Did you hand sew them?

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Awesome! I'd never heard of these shoes. Thanks for the quick history lesson. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway."

(John Wayne)

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Calanneh,

I machine stitched the upper to the sole with nylon thread, and hand stitched the visible sewing with artificial waxed sinew.

Dag

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Dag

They're great! Where did you obtain the pattern for the turnshoes? They're exactly what I need for an event I'm attending in the spring, and I've not been able to find a suitable (and understandable) pattern. I'd be most grateful for a clue!

Terry

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Terry,

I got started by googling "Marc Carlson footwear" and looking at his dark ages patterns. After that it was typical prototyping , paper and cardboard cutouts; thin leather pattern; glueing, cutting, stapling. And lots of persistence. I made probably a half dozen pair before I felt I had it figured out. Anyway, PM me and we can talk. Glad to help out.

Dag

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Terry,

I got started by googling "Marc Carlson footwear" and looking at his dark ages patterns. After that it was typical prototyping , paper and cardboard cutouts; thin leather pattern; glueing, cutting, stapling. And lots of persistence. I made probably a half dozen pair before I felt I had it figured out. Anyway, PM me and we can talk. Glad to help out.

Dag

Would you feel generous enough to share your final pattern? (Also with recomended type of leather to use). They look fantastic! I want to have a go at a pair!

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Yes, I'll send you an email with an attachment of my pattern, and you can enlarge it. Sorry about the late reply, but I was focused on some other things. Give me a couple days to get some of my backlog shoveled out of the way and I'll PM you the pattern. And also, thanks to everyone who liked the shoes. I've taken them off my website for now, as they were eating my time up badly.

The leather is 6-7 oz oil tan (difficult to glue), and sometimes veg tan. Doesn't make much difference. I like to put the flesh side out on the sole, for traction.

Daggrim

Would you feel generous enough to share your final pattern? (Also with recomended type of leather to use). They look fantastic! I want to have a go at a pair!

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