Tag Archives: bespoke

Shoemaking class

Posted on March 17, 2018 by customboots

My very first hand stitched sole. I’ll clean it up, and I have many little refinements to learn, but I’m proud of them! I plan to spend my evening whining about how tired I am, and then sew the next … Continue reading →

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Shoemaking class

Posted on March 16, 2018 by customboots

I was able to figure out the/a technique for using curved needles for inseaming, and I’m very pleased with the final outcome. This is the first shoe I inseamed. Class is over for the day at 5pm, and I finished … Continue reading →

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Shoemaking class

Posted on March 16, 2018 by customboots

The only “correct” way to inseam is the way that works best for you, and OH how I’m missing my fishing line bristles! But I am a student now, and I will soldier on.

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Shoemaking class

Posted on March 15, 2018 by customboots

My shoes are on the last!

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Shoemaking class

Posted on March 15, 2018 by customboots

Sewing the pieces together was a learning experience. I can tell at a glance which two seams I did first, and which two seams I did second. The good news is that I did improve. Bill, my teacher, told his … Continue reading →

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Shoemaking class

Posted on March 15, 2018 by customboots

Yesterday I cut out all of my shoe pieces and began sewing them together.

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Shoemaking class

Posted on March 13, 2018 by customboots

I’m in Ashland, Oregon, taking a shoemaking class with Bill Shanor. I watched Paige make shoes but I’ve never made a pair myself from start to finish. She took two classes with Bill, so this is kind of a pilgrimage … Continue reading →

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Treeing before lasting

Posted on March 7, 2018 by customboots

I’ve never treed my boots until the very end; I wasn’t trained to tree them before lasting so it didn’t make sense to me. But recently someone explained that it straightens them up and makes them less likely to twist … Continue reading →

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Remembering Jay

Posted on March 5, 2018 by customboots

My old mentor Jay Griffith told me that a good top stitcher should be able to put one row on a set of boot tops (4 panels) every 30 minutes. This is a 4 row stitch design; I started it … Continue reading →