MI Shoe Making Craft

In 2006 I decided to shift my primary craft focus to the Art of Making Shoes. Shoes are hard to make. This is where I am so far. I like to call myself a "Self Directed Apprentice" I also make custom tools for Shoe and Boot Making

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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Shoe Making: Men's Winter Sandal Development

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I finally got my latest Men's sandal design complete. I have developed the pattern and the process for this specific type of lasted sand...

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Shoe Making: Women's Custom Shank - Insole

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Over the years I have tried almost every way imaginable to make High Heel insoles for my theatrical works and have settled on this method as...

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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Shoe Making: Women's "Comfort" Derby

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For Marcy for Christmas I made this pair of Derbys. And yes the decision to go with contrasting thread is risky business! Having go...

Monday, December 1, 2014

Bespoke Handbag: Calf skin

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When my friend Marcia stopped me in the middle of the street and asked if would remake her favorite bag with a calf skin she recently found...

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Shoe Making: Men's Sandal Development V3

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OK I may have plumbed the depths of thick leather sandal making with this experiment. I used 9oz outer and 1.5oz inner. I call these my ...

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Theatrical Shoe Making: Jill Shoot #2

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For No.2 I decided to do the closed toe design. 1st I had to a make the last extension. So again the notch in the top is to get ...

Friday, October 24, 2014

Theatrical Shoe Making: Jill Shoot #1

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So my friend Jill has a photo shoot for her Women's clothing coming up and I was asked to join in. The theme is "futuristic" ...

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