Shoe Making courses?

[MissDee]

Does anyone know of any shoe making courses? I mean pretty, special type shoes, mules and boots not normal workday ones.
I know when I researched into it a few years ago there was one in London. BUT I'm up North and it's too expensive to stay there for the length of the course.
So if there was a course up here I would love to go.....blending my two passions...making things and shoes/boots..!!! Does anyone know??
Jacqui

[Louise88]

Ooh I don't know of any, but I will be watching this thread!

I love shoes :mf:

[debsjeans]

Not sure.

I like shoes but don't think I have the fetish other women do with them I only own 4 pairs.

[Louise88]

4!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o OMG!

Oh you poor thing, I'll send you some of mine, I've probably got 4 hundred pairs that you could have :D

[debsjeans]

Ooops hope you haven't passed out from shock

[Louise88]

Hee hee nearly, glad I was sitting down! :mf:

Last count I had 50+ pairs of shoes :sm:

[Critchley]

Just a little reminiss for you. You must remember my mentioning (once or twice) Aged Aunt who lives with us part time. When I was a child she was forewoman in the Finishing Room of Equity Shoes in Leicester. Now she definately had a shoe fettish. You thought 400 was exagerating, not so and she only took a size 3 so me at 10 years old and with big feet well remember how I fitted into them all perfectly and spent many happy hours running round the streets of Braunstone in beautiful high heeled shoes of every shape and colour. She still has most of them in the attic. Couldn't throw them out.

[ElaineJ]

Jacqui - De Montfort university (Leicester) do a degree course in shoemaking - they may do summer school or similar.

Carol - hang on to those, they're bound to be collectible.

[MissDee]

Oh Elaine thanks so very much. I'll get onto that right now.
I don't have loads of shoes but the ones I do have I really do love them!!!!??
As children dad worked for himself and times were difficult in the seventies! He used to take us down to a cheap (very) shop and were bought shoes all for under a set price! A clue: my dad gave me a £5 to buy shoes and outfit in my early teens!!!!
So I buy unusual, QUALITY footwear. However they do last a long time..
Again thanks Elaine.
Jacqui.

[JABBY]

Hi try this site. www.marywalesloomis.com

I also googled make your own shoes, and this came up with a variety of entries, si it may help you.

cheers
JOHN

www.jbwoodcraft.co.uk

[MissDee]

Thanks John. It has been a few years since I looked into doing this particular ambition. So I'm pleased that there seems to be more information out there now. I shall be definately looking on tinternet at the link you posted and googling make your own shoes. Thanks.
Elaine I have emailled the univ for a prospectus. I suppose it won't come till after the New Year but I havent got money saved yet for course anyway!!!!!
Thanks again for the help,
Jacqui

[nattynetty]

I have emailled the univ for a prospectus. I suppose it won't come till after the New Year but I havent got money saved yet for course anyway!!!!!


I went to De Montfort uni and the footwear course is world renowned, someone I was in halls with who did it went on to work for Paul Smith (top designer so I'm told) before setting up her own design house. Don't know if they do any summer schools or short courses but if they do I'd jump on them http://www.craftsforum.co.uk/images/icons/icon7.gif

[MissDee]

Nattynetty,
an update on the De Monte shoe course. There's no mention of a summer course in the prospectus. I havent had time to ring them up to enquire tho.....I'll keep posting here when I do,
Jacqui

[marcell]

Does anyone know of any shoe making courses? I mean pretty, special type shoes, mules and boots not normal workday ones.
I know when I researched into it a few years ago there was one in London. BUT I'm up North and it's too expensive to stay there for the length of the course.
So if there was a course up here I would love to go.....blending my two passions...making things and shoes/boots..!!! Does anyone know??
Jacqui

Actually yes. I keep shoemaking courses regulary - this year in Sweden and US, but apprenticeship courses are available in my workshop.

I would also suggest to watch my videos - maybe you can find in them what you need:

youtube - search: shoemaking

Marcell

[Linda60]

4!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o OMG!

Oh you poor thing, I'll send you some of mine, I've probably got 4 hundred pairs that you could have :D

How can she cope with 4 pairs of shoes (I have four pairs for every day of the year not sure about you)!!!!! thats without the boots!!:D:mf::mf:

[emmybabes]

Just a little reminiss for you. You must remember my mentioning (once or twice) Aged Aunt who lives with us part time. When I was a child she was forewoman in the Finishing Room of Equity Shoes in Leicester. Now she definately had a shoe fettish. You thought 400 was exagerating, not so and she only took a size 3 so me at 10 years old and with big feet well remember how I fitted into them all perfectly and spent many happy hours running round the streets of Braunstone in beautiful high heeled shoes of every shape and colour. She still has most of them in the attic. Couldn't throw them out.

what a fab job to have had. Theres a fab book on people working in the fashion industry in old leicester . I got it for my elderly neighbour and she loved it.. can look the name out but sure amazon has it as got it there..

Emma (Size 3 and in Leiceter but only with some forty pairs of shoes!

[xtwinklex]

Just wondered if anyone knows of a shoemaking course in South Wales?

I've just moved from London and am gutted I didn't do the course before I moved - there's tonnes of them in London... still yet to find one up here though.

Would be so grateful if anyone could help out?

Thanks,

[marcell]

Try shoemakingcourse dot com.

There are plenty there.