How could boots be more beautiful?! Marlice van Zandt made these by felting her own llama fleece, following directions in the video workshop (http://www.northeastfiberarts.com/feltbootworkshop.php) offered by Jennifer Hoag of Northeast Fiberarts. They were made by the resist method, meaning that a piece of plastic is inserted between two boot-shaped piles of wool batting; once this is …
student-made shoes
Here are shoes made by my students.
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.
Angus’ Scottish shoes
At a Renaissance Faire in CT a few years ago, I ran in to a fine leatherworker named Angus who surprised me with the news that he had made himself a pair of shoes by following the instructions in Crafting Handmade Shoes. When I saw them I was amazed; they were made of vegetable-tanned leather …
Cool topline
I received a photo of the pair of shoes that was made during the last shoemaking “‘tutorial” (I’ll call it that since I teach one person at a time) I offered, and am sharing it with you. It’s a strange thing, how something like a pleasing line can create such a flow of uplifting brain …