Day two! Today started with meeting Becca at Global Leather where I purchase a hide for my uppers. It is a black sheep veg tan which I’m quite excited about. The pattern pieces were cut and then the vamps were soaked, stretched, and left to dry overnight. Also the edges of the backs were skived (thinned out) in preparation for tomorrow’s assembly. The skiving machine is one of my new favorite things!
The linings were also cut from a soft black pigskin. The seams were joined first with rubber cement and then sewn. Tomorrow they’ll be joined to the uppers!
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- Brooklyn Shoe Space!
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- My hide – black veg tan sheep purchased from Global Leathers
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- Cut pieces – with this pattern the entire upper is made of only 2 pieces!
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- Soaking the leather
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- Board used to mold the leather
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- Lasting pincers
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- Blocking/crimping the vamp
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- Manual skiver – shaves off layers of leather to thin it
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- Skiving machine
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- Skived edge
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- Lining pieces, with rubber cement drying
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- Sewing machine
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- Assembled lining
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- Assembled linings and drying vamps
