ladybugs and leaves – baby shoes
Here are a couple of pairs of shoes that my daughter recently made for friends who have also recently had babies. The pattern is in How to Make Simple Shoes for Children, in the smallest size, which is for a 3 1/2″ long foot. Since these leathers were so soft, she made them with the […]
Primitive Shoes by Margrethe Hald
I am elated with my discovery today – I was thumbing through my precious copy of Primitive Shoes by Margrethe Hald thinking, “wouldn’t it be wonderful if this book were available to everyone.” I ordered mine from the National Museum of Denmark about twenty years ago and pick it up often to marvel at the brilliance […]
Felt slippers
http://www.marthastewart.com/864540/stephanies-sewn-felt-slippers – is the url for a great slipper pattern based on a Native American moccasin, published in Martha Stewart’s Living magazine recently. It has a lot of versatility, as shown in the photo. http://vimeo.com/32458552 – is the url for a video of Stephanie herself showing you how to make these slippers; I think my […]
Fortunate wet-felt bootmakers
I am making “Soles with an Edge” for students in two workshops right now, here’s a photo of boots made last year by instructor Carin Engen. I love providing this soling, because these beautiful boots were worn outside all last winter! No more little circles of suede as soling! Of course the felt boots are […]
“Shoes are boring; wear sneakers”
Converse “design it yourself” ads are all over web pages I go to: I say, “shoes somebody else makes are boring, make your own!” Why be stuck with choosing colors and maybe the location of a rivet or two? Start with my book, How to make the simplest sandals for everyone with your own two […]
Marfa sandals
Sandals purchased in marfa, texas
Tweaking the loop sandal
For those of you who have purchased either How to Make Simple Sandals, or How to Make the Simplest Sandals, I just made a pair of loop sandals and offer these improved directions: (1) On the pattern, two holes are shown so the loop can pass up through one and down through the other, I […]
a new pair of shoes from Sarah Shields
A neighbor and her daughter are dedicated shoemakers, and are always creating something lovely.Here are Sarah’s latest, embellished with branches and leaves.
One-strap sandal found from Northern Mexico to Guatemala – at least!
I have greatly enjoyed making and wearing the one-strap sandal, which became known to the Northern Hemisphere through the book Born to Run (highly-recommended!) Checking out websites about the “invisible sandal”, I realized that a mystery had been solved for me: for years I have had a delightful photo from a calendar hanging on my […]
Fisher sandal variation
I am finishing up a small book on the “fisher” sandal for all lengths of feet from 3 1/2″ to 12″. I believe it’s a sandal that can be made to fit everyone, providing lots of openings for cooling breezes to waft through, but also providing quite a bit of protection for the foot. I […]