Sheepskin Lining Of Mocassins

[Vikefan]

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

[Suicide]

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