I received an email today reminding me that it has been two years since the death of Glen Leasure. Frequently during those two years I have deeply lamented the absence of my shoemaking friend. Glen Leasure and myself both took up shoemaking in the 80’s, inspired by Christine Lewis-Clark’s book The Make-it-Yourself Shoe Book. We met …
Ramblings
more sandal inspiration
here’s two more sandal styles that can easily be made as out-stitched – or even “understitched” – meaning that you punch slits or oblong slots in the sandal sole and thread the ends of sandal tabs through them. Then, either stitch, rivet or nail them in place (this is all explained further in my sandalmaking …
Quotation from Albert Einstein
“If I had known they were going to do this, I would have become a shoemaker” Albert Einstein, after the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 1945
A bit of my history – and why make shoes?
Why make shoes? My shoemaking books are complete, and my shoemaking “to do” list has been pared down to a manageable number of projects (transform adult patterns into more patterns for children; make a video of the “Stitch-in” process; get my etsy shop up and running). It’s time to communicate directly with aspiring shoemakers! …
Why I love to look at fashion photos and watch project runway
This photo of a dress shown at new york fashion week by richard chai offers an example of where inspiration for shoemaking can come from. This dress has strips of leather sewn onto it, some of it shiny; well, i have so many leather scraps, a lot of it shiny – how cool would a …
Ramblings, after books are complete
My shoemaking manuals are complete, and my shoemaking “to do” list has been pared down to a manageable number of projects (transform adult patterns into more patterns for children; make a video of the “Stitch-in” process; get my etsy shop up and running). It’s time to communicate directly with aspiring shoemakers! There are so many …