I thought readers might enjoy this email and the photo that accompanied it, which describes a mother’s shoemaking journey, thus far. My son has narrow heels and needs a wide toe box. Thus for him I have had to change the patterns completely. Here is a photo of my 8-year-old daughter’s boots, made with your …
2014
Ubiquitous footwear of Ethiopia
(Just in case you, like me, have a general idea of what “ubiquitous” means, but want to understand it better, it’s “seeming to be everywhere at the same time”). I was reading an article in National Geographic last night, “To Walk the World”. That’s basically the author’s plan, to trace the path that homo sapiens …
Update on simple shoemaking
I have let go of blogging commitments in a frenzy of new product and new website creation. In the spring a marketer suggested that I have children’s shoemaking kits to sell, so a busy mother (or someone else who loves the little person) could more easily make the first pair of shoes for her child …