Archive for September, 2007
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Saturday, September 15th, 2007Ideas.. thinking of doing a modern version of the 1890s open fronted boots….
Pattern base
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007After drawing the lines on the making tape I cut the pattern off.
Masking the last to make the pattern
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007To make the base pattern, the last is layered in masking tape. With enough layers to create a skin on the outside of the last that when I remove it from the last it will retain it’s shape.
Before removing it I will draw the basic design lines onto it so that I will know where [...]
Drawing with a mouse really does suck
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Important discovery
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007My suspiscions have been validated! The lasts that I bought are the lasts that made some the shoes I own! I was told they were Diana Fararri lasts and well they are the same shape and actally fit inside the 11.5 size pair.
It has taken a lot of Fucking around with testing the sizes [...]