Members Daggrim Posted January 21, 2009 Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 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 Quote
Members Daggrim Posted January 21, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 Oops, goofed. Here's the shoe with the ceramic button. Quote
Members calanneh Posted January 21, 2009 Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 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? Quote William Tandy Store #17 800-772-2629 Union City, CA
Members TrooperChuck Posted January 21, 2009 Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 Awesome! I'd never heard of these shoes. Thanks for the quick history lesson. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Quote "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." (John Wayne)
Members Daggrim Posted January 21, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 Calanneh, I machine stitched the upper to the sole with nylon thread, and hand stitched the visible sewing with artificial waxed sinew. Dag Quote
Members celticleather Posted January 21, 2009 Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 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 Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
Members Daggrim Posted January 21, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2009 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 Quote
Members themiliton Posted June 27, 2009 Members Report Posted June 27, 2009 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! Quote
Members Daggrim Posted July 11, 2009 Author Members Report Posted July 11, 2009 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! Quote
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