From the top of our property we can look out over Shoestring Valley and see Mount St. As locations go, it couldn’t be more perfect. We live on twelve south-facing acres backed up to forty square miles of Weyerhaeuser on a dead end road off a dead end road mere minutes from the freeway. We have a bit of an unusual life, Wadly and I. I must have the way to do the stitching! Posted in Cordwaining, Pioneer Spirit Leave a Comment on Fighting the good fight Crafting in small spaces I cannot do the stitching by hand so must have a way to do the stitch that is not by hand. It solves a lot of the problems I have with cordwaining. I’m going to have to get myself one of these. My most favorite of brothers introduced me to a Chinese made sewing machine designed to stitch layers of leather. I think I’m going to have to try and make them. I could make those! Today, on Pinterest, I ran into these beauties. I see shoes I’d love to wear (bear in mind, I wear a mens 3FF, not a size that is commercially available) and think. One of the activities I miss is cordwaining (shoe making). I have a bit of a terrier personality and refuse to give in/give up. I am fighting to increase the things I can do. I seem to sway back and forth between the two. Other days are “life is good, smiley face” days. I continually struggle dealing with neck pain. Posted in Cordwaining, Pioneer Spirit Leave a Comment on Revisiting cordwaining Fighting the good fight A new midsole, a bit of sewing and soling, new elastic laces and I’ll be all set. If I rip the midsole off and replace it with the shape that fits me I will end up with new slipons that will work for that job handily. I can take these “do not fit”s, fold the heel down and turn them into a replacement without too much effort. I have fake crocs I use for running to the outside fridge or out to meet delivery drivers when they show up when the weather is wet or cold. The video sound isn’t the best so be prepared to turn it up. It’s worth a watch if you’re at all interested in making your own barefoot shoes. The pattern video is here and partners the pattern. I know my feet are weird and expected no less than a bad fit when someone else drafts the pattern for the average foot. For most people this would be a lovely pattern with a nice unique heel construction. The poor fit is NOT the fault of the pattern. There’s no way the pattern’s footbed’s shape will ever accommodate my foot. Parts of my foot go right over the flange and, at one point, out of the pattern. The right is my foot bed laid over the pattern sole. This is the shape and size of the foot bed that works for me. The left is a tracing of my foot with room for my toes. If my feet were straight I’d probably wear a women’s 6C or D. The second issue is the shape of my foot versus the shape of the footbed. There isn’t quite enough height to comfortably accommodate my fat little piggy toes, something another pattern user commented on. I had to take some off the big toe and redistribute that volume to the middle toe before ever trying the test shoe. I have mountain shaped toes with the middle toe being the longest. This shoe pattern is designed for someone with sloped toes with the big toe being the longest. (See epiphany at end)įeet come in four toe shapes sloped, mountain, plateau and square. I have to take it apart and rework it into something with enough volume to accommodate a sock. I haven’t added a sole yet because the shoe so low volume I can’t wear it with a sock. The shoe on the right is from the pattern. ![]() It is loose enough to accommodate a heavy sock. These are from two different pairs of shoes, one I designed that fits and the pattern result. The shoe pattern I bought is designed for a more common lower volume straighter foot, something approaching the average foot shape. He’s living the other end of the “shoes don’t fit” spectrum, he has skis for feet. His are very long, very narrow and extremely low volume. Wadly has feet that are the complete opposite. Wadly, venerable spouse, says I wear boxes with laces. ![]() Until I had custom boots made at White’s I didn’t know there was such a size. My foot from heel to end of middle toe is 8.25″ long. I have very short feet with very high volume and my foot has a significant curve from heel center to toe center. It’s important to know what type of foot you have. I’m totally unsurprised the result doesn’t fit.
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