Well another course is over and James and I are settling back into a routine of shoemaking, creative projects and enjoying some rare summer sunshine! (Although not for long, as James is back out to C...
And so it ends. 12 days, 7 students and a lot of hard work. Well done to all of you from Deborah and myself. It really was a great effort and Im sure all the readers will agree that the finished shoe...
Day 11 saw us progressing very well. Everyone is well on target and we will not have the usual mad dash to get everything done tomorrow. Good work one and all.Here the heel edge is being sanded.After...
Day 10 and it was a frenzy of rasping. Rasp, rasp, rasp until all those blemishes were erased. We started the day by marking and trimming the seat. After narrowing it to an even width, most of the st...
Day 9 and it is a frenzy of heel building. But before we get to that, I wanted to say a little about the room where we do the course. It is a perfect one for shoemaking, large, airy and with plenty o...
So, its day 8 and things are hotting up.The final push to the summit starts tomorrow, but today we were making preparations.Everybody finished stitching the soles and we started making the split lift...
Day 7, begins with a new week and a new teacher. Having flown in yesterday, it was great to meet the students. And what a lovely group they are! Deborah said it had been a pleasure to teach them and ...
Its my last day today and I feel kind of sad. Its been such a fun, lively week Ive really enjoyed it and hope everyone has too. The students are exhausted though and its hardly surprising as we looke...
Its been another great day on the course (hope you agree guys) and we are only hours away from the first channels being cut and the soles going on. I am looking forward to a good day of sole stitchin...
The day started with a lovely line up of shoes - and we can call them that now - all lasted, stiffeners and toe puffs in and ready to welt. Then with threads made the welting was under way. Weve...
The enthusiasm and energy is still high even though bodies and minds are stretched having learned so many new skills (and words) in such a short space of time. We now have six pairs of lasted shoes a...
Today we ploughed on with yet more skiving toe puffs, stiffeners and preparing insoles. Most of the group have also got their welts prepared, threads are under way and once all these bits and pieces ...
Its day one of our handsewn shoemaking course in New York and weve got a full house - 7 students - and its been a great first day...buzzy, sociable but with lots of work getting done and new sk...
Greetings once more, acolytes of the sole. We hope you have had a wonderful week. We have had an interesting few days. Our New York shoemaking course starts on Monday and we boxed up all the tools an...
Another week flies by. Where does the time go? Just realised that our New York shoemaking course starts in 2 weeks! Really looking forward to it. Deborah is teaching the first week and I am there to ...
Greetings again, fellow shoemakers (both actual and aspiring) of the world. Considering that many of you read this blog on a regular basis, we wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for making it ...
After a very pleasant Easter break which I spent painting, eating (yes, chocolate too) and generally resting, we are back with a short week. Now this would not normally be a cause for complaint, but,...
Happy Easter everyone!We both have some time off. Madame Shoe has gone to her native land and is enjoying her role as the Dame of Sark. For those who dont know, Sark is a tiny island and is one of th...
Here we go again, another week passes in the riveting lives of two shoemakers from London.Deborah returned from the States and has been processing all the new orders and adjusting the lasts for the f...
TThis week were blogging from the US which, in the world of the www should make no difference, but it does when it means sitting in blazing sunshine in an unseasonal 74 degrees!When I landed in Chica...
Greetings again from London. We hope the week has proved to be fruitful.We have been getting ready for our trunk shows next week in Chicago and New York. The boxes have been collected for shipping an...
Whilst Mr Ducker has been working miracles creating super-thin soles, I have been out and about flying the flag for handsewn shoemaking and carreducker...and what an interesting time I have had!We we...
Greetings again from carréducker. We are busy polishing and making sure all our samples are in top condition for our trunk shows in Chicago and New York in 3 weeks. Deborah will be there doing f...
Greetings again to all of you shoe people. Makers, menders, and those of you who aspire. And if you dont fit into one of those categories, greetings to you too.Firstly a big thank you to Finchs Quart...
The past few weeks have been anything but routine for us with the opportunity to do a bit of acting - not a normal part of any shoemakers life. Our workshops were transformed into even more shoemaker...
Another week , another exciting slice of shoemaking life.It started off brilliantly with a great Eclectibles page in How To Spend It in the Weekend Financial Times which featured...
Welcome to one and all. Another week another shoe.Exciting news fellow shoe people, especially those who live in or around London.Having done our handsewn shoemaking courses for 5 years now, we are r...
Our course has finished and we are gradually settling back into the weekly carreducker routine splitting our time between the studios at Cockpit and Gieves & Hawkes, seeing clients for fittings, ...
And so it all ends, another course over. And everyone finished their shoes - fantastic work all round. It is always nice to get to the last day, pull the shoes and try them on. I think the students g...
After a frenzied day of cajoling and coaxing, we hit our target of setting the edges by 5.30, so well done everyone. It is hard work, but really worth it now as the shoes are taking their final form....
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