I just wanted to share a pair of shoes that I crafted for Sarah Wydville back in 2007 – these are cowhide uppers and outsoles, lined with silk taffeta, and stitched with linen thread. The stitching is actually very fine – it is as fine, if not finer, than many examples in the 16th C.
I just posted some information on some 15th C. Long Benches. These benches were completed in April of 2008 in an attempt to take over the world; sadly, the attempt was only partially successful. =) Enjoy!
These are a pair of turn-welt shoes that I made for the very lovely Sarah Goodman =) They’re standard turn shoes, and like many turn shoes, there is a rand (a thin strip of leather) between the upper and the sole. However, in this case, the rand is not trimmed off after turning – instead, another sole is stitched onto it to make the sole more resistant to wear. Additionally, I can simply re-sole the shoes without any turning if the soles wear down. I want to make all my later medieval shoes like this!
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