Shoemakingbook.com - Learn to make shoes by hand. Bespoke Shoemaking, A Comprehensive Guide to Handmade Footwear - By Tim Skyrme This text book is designed to teach the art and craft of handmade shoemaking. Bespoke shoemaking means that you are making the footwear of whatever type, be it shoes, boots, or sandals, from scratch. That is, taking foot measurements, drawing up the patterns, and making the footwear using materials that you have agreed upon with the customer. After any intensive learning period such as college, there are still large gaps in the information that is retained and I wrote this book as there was nothing currently available to fill this gap. This manual is designed for students and other interested people, to learn to make shoes by hand, using traditional methods which require very little in the way of machinery. There has been no text book until now that tells you what to do once the patterns are cut. This one does. This text book will also allow students to learn at home, if accessing a learning institution is not viable. Living in Australia, I am fully aware of the problems of distance when trying to study. This shoemaking manual runs to 300 pages with 700 images. They are all taken from photos and video footage of me making the shoes, so they show the correct positioning for the hands when holding tools and performing tasks. Simple Sandalmaking, Sandals anyone can make - by Tim Skyrme This new book contains 10 styles of sandals that can be made by anyone who can use simple tools. Contains 270 pages with all shapes and sizes and strap lengths, with instructions on how to thread up the straps and put the various styles together. Not designed specifically for shoemakers, this book only has styles that do not use lasts. Perfect for leatherworkers or anyone wishing to make a single pair or start a business. Sole Press Patterns, Have your own sole press made - by Tim Skyrme A sole press is a really useful piece of equipment for the shoe/boot/sandal maker. It makes a clean professional look to your soles and can be used for helping shape insoles to the last. This one is was designed to be used by solo shoemakers, or even in small workshops with more than one maker. As it works on compressed air, a compressor is an advantage, but this press can also be used with a car tyre pump or even a bicycle pump if required. The pack contains photos and also plans and sizes of the required parts, it should be straightforward for a competent metalworker/boilermaker to make for you. George Koleff, master shoemaker, books and video George Koleff wrote several books for shoemakers, namely Shoe & Boot Design Manual, Last Designing and Making, Last Making DVD, Ugg Boots, the Manual. . Pattern Cutting Step By Step - Edited by Frank Jones This revised version of an earlier work is bigger and better than before, with added patterns and information. A must for the shoemaker, whether working by themselves or in industry, this book is already an industry standard. Edited by Frank Jones. Ron Edwards, Leatherwork books Ron Edwards has written some really useful small books for leatherworkers. Covering a wide range of subjects and expertise, these books are overflowing with illustrations and how-to go about the projects. Strongly focussing on plaiting and knot tying they also teach saddle making and repair as well as general leather projects. Home © Tim Skyrme 2010 Below is a list of authors and books available from this site. The links will take you to the individual pages for those authors and an expanded list of the contents. Enjoy your browsing. Shoemaking Schools Worldwide - a list of places to learn shoemaking. Shoemaking Videos Special Offer, 10% discount only if you buy Bespoke Shoemaking and Simple Sandalmaking together. Combined price now $197.00 + Postage. Save $21.00 AUD