Ladies Brogues

[HaloJones]

So I decided that I want some brogues, I thought I would share my process here, not because I am an expert (these will be my 3rd pair of shoes) but as any pointers / advice will be welcome

I started with making a pattern, (good old craft foam) I plan on the shoes being tri-colour, so the orange foam will be black, the green a light silver & the blue a dark silver.

Using the foam pattern I have cut veg tan calf (to be died black & silver) and some chrome tan I had in the right colour, all leather is about 1.2mm thick 

I was unable to find randing (not sure if this is the right word) so I made my own; I used a veg-tan belt blank I had, dyed it black & stitched with a 1mm waxed thread in a silver/grey colour) 

Inner soles are Texton board with a foam padding & micro-fiber lining

Shoe lining for the rear section is also made from the same micro-fiber material

I am waiting on delivery of a brogue punch (due in a week or so from Russia) to the do the brogue hole pattern

The next steps as I see them are: 

1. Punch brogue pattern
2. Dye leather
3. Sew heel cap to rear section
4. Sew front sections together
5. Cut front section lining 
6. Form shoe

[chrisash]

Very interesting, what sort of soles are you going to use andare you following instructions from any tutorial of just your own idea

[HaloJones]

Soles will be 2 layers of 3mm leather.

I did a shoe making course with “I can make shoes” for the basics, the rest I am making it up as I go

[HaloJones]

So while waiting for the brogue punch I have done samples for the dark silver colour, its equal parts eco-flo black, silver & pearl. 

The finish on the dye is streaky as i used a plastic brush for application; final will be better applied

I then did some test sewing to see what size thread I like the look of; I chose the 0.3mm thread - 2nd from left.

Happy with the stitches I have sewn the (dyed & burnished) tongue to the mid-upper section

[battlemunky]

Looking awesome so far! Keep em' coming!

[HaloJones]

So at last my new punch has arrived

Its a nice bit of kit - it has 5 punch tubes but they can be removed individually, so i can make it a 3 hole for curved lines etc !

Now to get all the bits punched. 

[YinTx]

this is fun... and looking like you know what you are doing, so far...but then, I've never made a shoe so...I'm here to learn and admire!

YinTx

[HaloJones]

17 hours ago, YinTx said:

looking like you know what you are doing, so far...

YinTx

It’s all a facade

[YinTx]

1 hour ago, HaloJones said:

It’s all a facade

Pretty dang good one then.  still watching...  

YinTx

[HaloJones]

So all holes now punched time to dye the pieces