Just a little update on my shoe. Now that the prototype had been completed I could finally start the real deal! I'm not going to lie I was a nervous wreck. I would be sewing the materials I had carefully sourced and could easily ruin everything with my rookie sewing skills. But I had to be brave and just sew.
First off I need to mark the stitch-line for the back seam.
Eek! Wish me luck!
I think that's pretty good, especially if you had seen how I was sewing the week prior.
When you sew the back seam you do so inside out. You then need to use Petronios cement to glue the excess material down. Flip it back to the right way and hammer (the picture below is the pigskin lining). This will help the glue to stick and also flatten it out a bit.
The result.
Now with the preliminaries out of the way we can start with the rest of the decoration. First I double stick taped the two toe caps together and then onto the upper, finishing it off with binder clips. I learned from the prototype that they are liable to slip on the surface of the upper.
Next I sewed the navy cap toe along the throat edge (don't think this is the right technical term but it is closest to the throat)...
... Round the corner (getting worried about the air bubbles but my teacher explained that during the lasting process they will flatten out)...
... Et voila! I have to say I'm pretty ecstatic with this result. I think I'm beginning to get a hang of all this sewing (touches wood).
I don't have pictures but I also sewed the white cap down. It was for some reason a little more tricky but after 3 goes (sewing - mistake - un-pick the stitches - repeat) I got it right and luckily all the needle holes were concealed by either the thread or the edge of the cap.
I realized I needed to make another piece of leather to cover the back seam of both the upper and the yellow trim. Not very interesting but this was the first pattern I came up with. I'm deciding if I'll make a new one as I may want a shoe pull (the little loop you find on the back of some shoes).
Laying out the cutout pieces of leather
First off I need to mark the stitch-line for the back seam.
Eek! Wish me luck!
I think that's pretty good, especially if you had seen how I was sewing the week prior.
When you sew the back seam you do so inside out. You then need to use Petronios cement to glue the excess material down. Flip it back to the right way and hammer (the picture below is the pigskin lining). This will help the glue to stick and also flatten it out a bit.
The result.
Now with the preliminaries out of the way we can start with the rest of the decoration. First I double stick taped the two toe caps together and then onto the upper, finishing it off with binder clips. I learned from the prototype that they are liable to slip on the surface of the upper.
Next I sewed the navy cap toe along the throat edge (don't think this is the right technical term but it is closest to the throat)...
... Round the corner (getting worried about the air bubbles but my teacher explained that during the lasting process they will flatten out)...
... Et voila! I have to say I'm pretty ecstatic with this result. I think I'm beginning to get a hang of all this sewing (touches wood).
I don't have pictures but I also sewed the white cap down. It was for some reason a little more tricky but after 3 goes (sewing - mistake - un-pick the stitches - repeat) I got it right and luckily all the needle holes were concealed by either the thread or the edge of the cap.
I realized I needed to make another piece of leather to cover the back seam of both the upper and the yellow trim. Not very interesting but this was the first pattern I came up with. I'm deciding if I'll make a new one as I may want a shoe pull (the little loop you find on the back of some shoes).
That's all folks! Next time I'll be sewing the tricky yellow trim and that piece of leather to cover the back seams. Wish me luck!
4 comments:
So I had a dream last night about a convertible shoe that went from a sandal to an open toe, and then to a furry slipper! hahaha. It was actually hella fugly, but I like the idea of a convertible shoe. Can we make one together? I totally want to go and crash the FIT sewing room and hang out with you!
xx
Tiffany
That may be possible sometime :s. And the idea of a convertible shoe isn't that bad but the one in your dream doesn't sound exactly lovely sorry.
Wow this is so cool. I would love to make my own shoes.
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You should! unfortunately the only college in the country with accessories design major is FIT but that would mean living in NY!
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