Wow that was a mouthful of a title. Well here they are the 5th pair of shoes that I have completed. They fit, look cute and match each other.
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| Upper closed and waiting for lasting |
What went wrong this time? Well the purple leather while pretty is really thin/drapey so everything shows though the the right side so I wasn't able to to add counters and toe puffs. Thats why I did the back strap and toecap in the black lambskin. I made a midsole using 2 layers of texon board using Sveta's tutorial. I didn't use a metal shank and fiberboard. One because I don't have it and 2 its only a 3/8" heel.
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| Lining lasted and tacked down. |
I used a vegtan leather for the sole and painted the edge black with heel and edge coat but I discovered its really for shoe shines not for shoemaking so it got a little messy. I added a rubber toplift to the heel which you can tell from the picture that I cut crooked a tad. For the insole I stuck a piece of Cloud 6 EVA foam (Cloud 9 is thicker) to the sockliner.
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| Uppers lasted and glued down |
The stitching was a little easier this time because I sucked it up and bought the roller foot for my Bernina.
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| Cork filling added |
The biggest mistake is one you might not noticed. I feel when I lasted the uppers I torqued them a little too much to the inside. You can't really tell because I did it same amount on both sides but I feel it twists the shoe a little when you have it on.
But onward and upward to better things. Tomorrow I think I'll try making a derby shoe on the same last.
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