A 5-day intensive workshop making shoes, boots, or sneakers, of your own design!
This will be a cemented shoe construction class, and anyone: beginners to second-timers, to advanced students can take the course. Once you sign up for a class, schedule a private session on dates of your own choice. We will accommodate as much as possible.
If you have a specific last you’d like to use, like a heel height and toe shape, we can help you custom order a last with you. So please reach out ahead, ample time, for this to happen. Last development cost is not included in the class.
If you wish to deconstruct and reconstruct a shoe, please reach out ahead of time to discuss the original shoe.
The hours are 10am - 5pm Or 9:30am-4:30pm
If you cannot do full days, and prefer half-day sessions, please let us know. We will be flexible.
Book a Private Class: If you're in a hurry and prefer a one-on-one session, you can schedule a private class on a day that works best for you.
Join a Group Class that is already on the calendar, OR: If you can plan ahead with at least one month’s notice, you can sign up for a group class on a day of your choice. We’ll post available dates on the calendar and see if others are interested in joining. Please note, we need a minimum of 2 students to hold a group class.
DETAILS OF CLASS:
First day of the class: You will learn about lasts, how to measure your feet, how to draw your designs. The afternoon of the first day, or, the second class, the afternoon of the first day, you will make patterns of your designs by taping up the last, drawing on the last and creating paper patterns.
Second day, you will finish your patterns, and start to cut your leathers from your pattern, prepare to sew, and start stitching, using a high-post sewing machine. Even a first-time-sewer will learn how to use the machines, do not worry!
Third day you will finish stitching the uppers.
Fourth day, you will start lasting your uppers. First the lining, then the uppers, in between you will put toe puffs and heel counters.
Fifth day, you will sole your shoes. It can be a pre-made sole unit, or you can stack your own. If you are finished on the fifth day, great!
Materials included in this five or six day course are: Midsoles, Shanks, Toe Puffs, Heel counters. Upper and lining leathers available in the studio are also included for your pair, as well as variety of insole and outsole materials.
If you’d like, we can send you on a material shopping trip. Materials purchased on the trip will be the student's responsibility. Any materials that we don't have at the space, the student will have to purchase themselves. Please let us know ahead, and I can send you shop list.
Looking forward to seeing your creations!