Make Your Own Shoes - Be Different And Create Your Own Style!
Make Your Own Shoes - Be Different And Create Your Own Style!
Are you the kind of person who wants to invent your own personal fashion statement rather than being defined by others? Or Are you tired of the mass produced shoes that are in the market that dissolves individual expression? Then, the best alternative is to go for shoes that not only express your personal sense of fashion but with little effort you can make one.
If have small inklings for crafts and learn how to handle leather decently then there are endless possibilities of creating shoes and sandals that best suits your personal taste. Incase you are not sure of how to go about making you own shoes there different learning kits available and alternatively you can attend workshops that train people on how to make shoes. With little practice and patience within a short time you will be able to make your own shoes with different combination and design.
If you are serious on intending to make you own shoes then the first step is to find the right shoe making and then start making blue print and template of the shoes that you want to make.
Before making shoes there are certain design decisions that you need:
1. The first is the material and the design i.e. how you want the out of the finished design to look like and what type of leathers that would be use. Therefore, sitting down and drawing a design sketch is the first step.
2. The next step is to find the right sole for your shoes. Depending on your personal choice you can either go for soles from your old shoes or you can visit a cobbler to make one for your specific design. Whichever route you take it is important to remember that the sole needs to be sturdy and strong.
3. Once you get the sole done then the next process is to start making the upper part of the shoes. Generally you would be requires to use a tool called last' that expands depending of the size you want. Once you are able to hold the upper materially tightly over the last'. Then you tape the entire shoe over the last and start cutting the fabric according to the design pattern. This will then become the template for your shoe. You then cut two more patterns to make a pair of shoes and then you can stick the sole to the upper pattern and glue or nil the two together.
4. Finally, with a puncher you can create eyelets for the shoelaces. With the eyelets done you shoe is more or less completed. So now you can pride on your handmade shoes.
Thus, to make your own shoes is not very difficult and all you need is you a bit of design ideas, a good shoe making tool, nice leathers and a bit of practice.