In-person classes
Shoemaking classes in Brooklyn
No experience needed. A class takes you from a flat hide to a finished pair, and the studio is where you keep going.
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Sneaker making classes
Make a pair of sneakers from scratch in three days: work up the pattern, cut and stitch the upper, last it and attach the cupsole. This is sneaker making, not customizing a blank.
Shoe design classes
Turn a design into a shoe you can wear. Draft your own patterns in the pattern making class, or design and make a character pair in the 8-day design and making intensive.
Leather classes
Card holders, belts, watch straps and tote bags, each made in one sitting with every material included. No experience needed.
From our students
In their words
“At the shoe space you can walk in with little knowledge about making shoes but feel supported enough to learn and actually walk out in your own design.”
“The space and the community was beyond welcoming. Even though it's a 'shoe' space, I have been able to start up my handbag line out of there.”
“Moving from England, Brooklyn Shoe Space was my home away from home. The community, friendship and of course the shoemaking facilities.”
