tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post7633329714628001416..comments2023-12-27T22:40:47.439-06:00Comments on Gentle Musings: HSF #18: Re-make, Re-use & Re-fashion (18th century shoes, picture-heavy)Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095426164654110973noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-65650132664180680962021-02-22T12:06:00.147-06:002021-02-22T12:06:00.147-06:00Great work. Looks lovely. Great work. Looks lovely. Hairan Zuchellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13449085749893714339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-50342951919403761942014-03-22T19:27:54.442-05:002014-03-22T19:27:54.442-05:00Thank you for sharing such a really good instructi...Thank you for sharing such a really good instructing, your shoes looks super cute! I would like to try this to make my dolls' shoes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555950488229307265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-24063409781219357042014-02-05T13:42:00.190-06:002014-02-05T13:42:00.190-06:00Thank you for this inspiration and tutorial! I ju...Thank you for this inspiration and tutorial! I just found a pair of heels at a thrift shop to use for my own pair but was at a loss for where to start.knit1purl234https://www.blogger.com/profile/04371613301229274854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-90408090370247224742013-09-19T19:15:15.224-05:002013-09-19T19:15:15.224-05:00Very cool indeed!Very cool indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-67576682319367725752013-09-19T18:44:59.296-05:002013-09-19T18:44:59.296-05:00It was kind of a light pink, and I wasn't able...It was kind of a light pink, and I wasn't able to get the upholstery fabric to turn under smoothly around the heel with glue (and definitely couldn't sew through the heel, there was something VERY stiff inside it). I was sort of hoping too that covering it would add a bit more bulk so that the heel would look a little sturdier and more accurate...but admittedly there were moments when I wanted to just leave it!!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095426164654110973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-22352071525521166992013-09-19T16:38:32.560-05:002013-09-19T16:38:32.560-05:00Very Cool! Hard to see the color match, but I woul...Very Cool! Hard to see the color match, but I would have considered leaving the existing heel "as is" and not bothered to cover it. Was that an option?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-705287323934777422013-09-19T16:33:27.240-05:002013-09-19T16:33:27.240-05:00Thank you for the lovely comments, all!
Mrs. C.....Thank you for the lovely comments, all! <br /><br />Mrs. C...they could very well be much later than I thought, and now that you said that, I can totally see the original shoes being worn with a 90's pastel Power Suit or Laura Ashley floral dress(still eww). <br /><br />It's good to know that it's possible to peel just enough of the sole back to stuff the extra fabric under, if I ever try this again, I will take that advice! I really was trying so hard not to have to use glue, but once you break down and start, might as well glue the whole dang thing, right?Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095426164654110973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-3857660592956676132013-09-19T15:11:00.666-05:002013-09-19T15:11:00.666-05:00Great job! I've recently started making my own...Great job! I've recently started making my own shoes, and part of my process involves dismantling an existing shoe for parts, specifically the heel and shank (a metal strip that goes through the arch of the shoe). Anyway, I thought I'd let you know that removing the sole completely is a lot harder than you'd think. There are multiple layers that are basically cemented together which are extremely difficult to separate. If you do get the sole off completely, in my experience, you end up destroying the upper portion of the shoe. So if you're recovering an existing shoe, I'd recommend not attempting to remove the sole completely, if anything just lift it a bit around the edges and then glue it back down (I'd recommend Barks cement for this). Again great job on your historic shoes! ThePeopleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944797005999702844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-34116824816460293722013-09-19T14:56:39.172-05:002013-09-19T14:56:39.172-05:00I love how these turned out; they look great! I to...I love how these turned out; they look great! I took a shoe recovering workshop, and she taught us some great tips, so you don't have to rip the sole completely off. Take a butter knife, and carefully separate the uppers from the sole, just around the edges. Then you can squirt some glue onto the sole, and use the butter knife to push your fabric tightly under the upper. The glue then holds everything back together. It is a bit tedious, but works like a charm. Vintagegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490212245619897831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-11933787302575366582013-09-19T14:55:19.866-05:002013-09-19T14:55:19.866-05:00Amazing! Now looking at those shoes, I'd say t...Amazing! Now looking at those shoes, I'd say they were from 1996. The shape, the heel, everything screams mid 90's to me. Not that it matters, now they have been turned from ugly ducklings into beautiful swans!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-66756145731498339152013-09-19T05:15:08.587-05:002013-09-19T05:15:08.587-05:00Good job, the shoes look way better than before! S...Good job, the shoes look way better than before! Someday I have to craft me some 18th century shoes myself but right now I am just too lazy to do some research. <br />Have fun with your shoes, they are great! :)G-Cishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257392129095887438noreply@blogger.com