Members Aven Posted April 25, 2018 Members Report Posted April 25, 2018 I thought it would be good to gather up a list of shoe making books with authors and ISBNs. We can do this as a running list of books. M. De Garsault's 1776 Art of the Shoemaker translated by D.A. Saguto ISBN 978-0-89672-650-5 The Art of Leather Inlay and Overlay by Lisa Sorrell ISBN 978-0-7643-5121-1 Bespoke Shoemaking by Tim Skyrme ISBN 0-9802937-0-7 The Make-it-Yourself Shoebook by Christine Lewis Clark no ISBN Make Your Own Shoes by Mary Wales Loomis. Book is available from her website. The Art of Boot and Shoemaking, A Practial Handbook by John B. Leno ISBN 978-1-57898-972-0 Handmade Shoes for Men by Konemann ISBN 3-89508-928-1 Pattern Cutting, Step by Step Patterns for Footwear Edited by Frank Jones ISBN 978-0-9554086-0-1 Last Designing & Making Manual (DVD sold separately) by George Koleff no ISBN Available from walrusshoe.com and Tim Skryme Shoes for Free People by David & Inger Runk ISBN 0-913300-44-6 Stepping Through Time, Archaeological Footwear from Prehistoric Time until 1800 by Olaf Goubitz Available from Oxbow Books Make Your Own Medieval Clothing, Shoes of the High and Late Middle Ages by Stefan von der Heide ISBN 978-3-938922-25-5 Shoes and Pattens by Frances McGrew and Margrethe De Meergaard ISBN 978-1-84383-238-6 DVDs The Art of Shoemaking featuring Glen Leasure available from healthyhandmakeshores.com Make Your Own Scandianavian Turnshoe with Jason Hovatter available from laughingcrowe.com Quote
Members SheltathaLore Posted April 25, 2018 Members Report Posted April 25, 2018 I actually just got Lisa Sorrell's inlay/overlay book recently. It's amazing and I highly recommend it, but I wouldn't call it a shoemaking book, even if cowboy boots are how the technique is often used. Quote
Members villalolo Posted April 25, 2018 Members Report Posted April 25, 2018 You can download (free of rights... 1776 ) L'art du cordonnier by de Garsault(the art of shoemaking) .. here http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1511239h.r=Art du cordonnier garsault?rk=21459;2 You have to be able to read french! Quote
Members Aven Posted April 25, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 25, 2018 10 hours ago, SheltathaLore said: I actually just got Lisa Sorrell's inlay/overlay book recently. It's amazing and I highly recommend it, but I wouldn't call it a shoemaking book, even if cowboy boots are how the technique is often used. I agree it isn't a shoe making book per se, but it does a great job of breaking down inlays/overlays. I'd call it an advanced style technique book. 8 hours ago, villalolo said: You can download (free of rights... 1776 ) L'art du cordonnier by de Garsault(the art of shoemaking) .. here http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1511239h.r=Art du cordonnier garsault?rk=21459;2 You have to be able to read french! Thanks for the link! Unfortunately my French is nonexistent so I'll have to stick with Saguto's translation. Quote
Members SheltathaLore Posted April 25, 2018 Members Report Posted April 25, 2018 Might not be a bad idea to include information on where to get some of the harder-to-find books (for example: as far as I know, Bespoke Shoemaking is only available from Walrus Shoe in the US, and a shop in Australia). Quote
bikermutt07 Posted April 25, 2018 Report Posted April 25, 2018 3 hours ago, SheltathaLore said: Might not be a bad idea to include information on where to get some of the harder-to-find books (for example: as far as I know, Bespoke Shoemaking is only available from Walrus Shoe in the US, and a shop in Australia). You can get a signed copy of Tim's books here. https://www.shoemakingbook.com/purchase page.htm He also has some other books, but I'm too pooped to dig thru them right now. Quote
Members Aven Posted April 26, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 26, 2018 Books available from Tim Skyrme at shoemakingbook.com Bespoke Shoemaking, A Comprehensive Guide to Handmade Footwear * Simple Sandalmaking, Sandals Anyone Can Make Shoe and Boot Designing Manual * Step by Step Pattern Cutting Sole Press Patterns - not a book, but useful information none the less. * Also available from Walrusshoe.com Quote
Members Aven Posted April 26, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, bikermutt07 said: You can get a signed copy of Tim's books here. https://www.shoemakingbook.com/purchase page.htm He also has some other books, but I'm too pooped to dig thru them right now. Yup, he signed mine. I didn't notice before, but if you scroll down the page he has bundled up his books and taken a few dollars off to sweeten the deal. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted April 26, 2018 Report Posted April 26, 2018 Yeah, but I was barely able to afford the one book. Quote
Members Aven Posted April 27, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 27, 2018 13 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: Yeah, but I was barely able to afford the one book. Oh I get that. Its taken me years to gather up my books. One year I got lucky with the exchange rate when I ordered a book from Tim, saved about $20 USD. The next time, the exchange rate wasn't really in my favor. I check eBay, Abe Books and Powell's pretty regularly for shoe books. I've scored a couple that way. But it's a hard go of it if you don't have a title/author to search for. That's part of why I started the thread, to find out about books others have found. Quote
Members SheltathaLore Posted April 27, 2018 Members Report Posted April 27, 2018 Hmm, this exists, and is $0.99 for Kindle. It's another 1800s reprint. No idea if it's any good, but I snagged the Kindle version anyway. Designing, Cutting and Grading Boot and Shoe Patterns, and Complete Manual for the Stitching Room https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Cutting-Patterns-Complete-Stitching/dp/1473338271 Quote
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