copying skyvues shoes

[bigshoe]

I am putting this in a new thread so I can add to it as I find the time to make these shoes. feel fre to ask questions if you like.
I said I admired the shoe skyvue posted so much that I would make a pair. Finaly got a little time to work up a pattern while waiting for some glue to dry. As I get the time to finish them I will take pics and post them as I go along possibly in another thread. I may go brown on white although I am leaning to some brown lizard on tan.

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[skyvue]

Good luck -- I found out they were the wrong size for me, so I had to pass on them.

I'll be eager to see how it goes for you.

 

[bigshoe]

Trying to decide between brown and white or brown and tan

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Will try to finish cutting them out this weekend. The brown and tan leathers are some calf from Argentina the white is just cow.

 

[bigshoe]

Starting to stitch them up.

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more later

 

[bigshoe]

Assembeling the lining

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Lining the tounge

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closing the rear of the unlined upper with a butt seam

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flatening the seam with a tool called a flounder

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the closed upper with the counter cover sewn on and eyelet reinforcing pasted in

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Be happy there is not recording of the language used while sewing on the counter cover it was a bear

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more later

 

[Edward]

Really interesting... I have a pair of specs that I had made in Beijing recently, so I'm fascinated to actually see step by step photos of the process mine would have gone through.

 

[sfend002]

Cool, nice work. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Matt Deckard]

I need some new shoes, though perhaps something in suede

 

[bigshoe]

installing a corded piping to support the top edge.

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in addtion a strip of twill tape to keep the top line from bagging

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The lining inserted and sewn

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inserting the tounge

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the closed upper

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more after the weekend

 

[Dr Doran]

Wonderful shots

Bigshoe, it is very interesting to see these photos of shoe manufacture, and it's lovely of you to post them. Thanks!

 

[volatile]

Did these ever get finished? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

[Dinerman]

Did these ever get finished? Inquiring minds want to know!

Ditto.

 

[Dinerman]

Any progress?

 

[fluteplayer07]

Updates?

(You'll find we're a pretty persistent group when it comes to this sort of stuff. )