Reegesc Report post Posted March 17, 2015 A pair of flops for a friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobW Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Very nice work! Would love to hear more about how they were made and what materials you used. My wife asked me to make her a pair of leather flip-flops last year but I couldn't find enough information. Yours are exactly what she described! Thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Now those are cool. Very well done as well. Thanks for sharing! YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reegesc Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Sure, not prob. Email me - clyde.seeger@gmail.com - and I'll send you a general template and instructions PDF. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Those are great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snubbyfan Report post Posted March 19, 2015 Those are fantastic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reegesc Report post Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I ended up putting together a fairly comprehensive tutorial on this and am happy to share. Just send me an email -- clyde.seeger@gmail.com. Just mentioning it again, a little clearer this time, as some weren't sure if it was just a one off for the person who originally asked. i also have a request on DIY coin conchos and will be posting a short video on that soon. It's really easy and inexpensive to make your own cool conchos like the one on these flops and more. If you would like to have a heads up on that as well, pm me and I'll let you know when it's available. Stay tuned and thanks for the interest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MojoGeorge Report post Posted March 20, 2015 sent you an email! thanx for the offer geo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Drakkon Report post Posted March 20, 2015 Those are some rockin' sandals! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy Burch Report post Posted March 20, 2015 That's some awesome sandals, I'd like to see a pic of the bottom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MojoGeorge Report post Posted March 20, 2015 I see pie in my future! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbanks Report post Posted March 20, 2015 Hi this is dbanks I am looking for someone that can make me leather flip flops like yours. Can you give me your contact phone number. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reegesc Report post Posted March 20, 2015 @Troy Burch Re: Pic of the Bottom Soles I didn't take a pic of the ones posted, but here's a pic from my very first pair which I have been wearing continuously for nine months. I'm glad you asked because I wouldn't have looked at them otherwise and there's a couple newbie errors worth pointing out. In this case, I stitched the uppers all the way through the soles. I no longer do this and instead just stitch to the upper layer. It just isn't necessary, but certainly no harm in doing so if you do it right, which I didn't. Notice there are no stitching grooves and you can see in the photo why that is a bad idea -- you wear right through the stitches. Surprisingly, mine are holding up just fine -- a testament to just how strong the saddle stitch is I suppose. I also didn't make my perimeter stitch groove nearly deep enough. For the pair featured in this post, once I wetted the "DEEP" stitching groove and let sit overnight, it closed up so much you could barely see the stitches below the surface. The crappy perimeter stitching groove speaks for itself. My latter pairs have perfect stitching grooves (ya know, like how my other car is a Mercedes). ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jstar61 Report post Posted March 22, 2015 Those look great. Sending you an e-mail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reegesc Report post Posted March 22, 2015 @ Jstar61 - Just sent you the tutorial. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reegesc Report post Posted March 22, 2015 Here's another pair titled "Lotsa Dots". Pics don't do them justice (of course). But check out the crystal bead inlays in the front (placed them in the back as well). But what I mainly wanted to point out is the treatment on the straps, where the front strap cover is omitted to show the criss cross decorative stitching instead. Just another example of the myriad of designs you come up with on something as simple as a pair of flops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shyla Report post Posted March 22, 2015 These look really nice, I would like to see that tutorial as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxpreacher Report post Posted March 23, 2015 Very Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aguilerag Report post Posted March 23, 2015 awesome job. Those look great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reegesc Report post Posted March 24, 2015 @ Shyla -- Sure, just shoot me an email and I'll send the tutorial. Clyde.Seeger@gmail.com Trying to figure out a way to upload the tutorial pdf to the forum so that folks can just download from there. Have a request in to Admins on that, but haven't heard anything. If someone knows how to do that, please let me know. thx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Tboyce does it all the time. He should be able to tell you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jstar61 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Thanks again for the tutorial. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reegesc Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Ok, finally figured out how to upload the tutorial. You can find it here under Patterns and Templates. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=62573 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyDan Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Lol. I can't tell you how glad I am that the kitten is optional. I don't mind cats, but I've only met one that didn't become a giant blur of teeth and claws around me. Thanks for putting the tutorial together. I like your humorous additions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
