Bespoke Shoemaking

Free Shoemaking Videos.

Part 1, Backlasting. (12.5 Mb Windows Media Player file.) Right click the link and save the video to your harddrive.

Part 2, Forepart lining and toe puff. (14 mb Windows Media Player file.) Right click the link and save the video to your harddrive.

Part 3, Toe Puff and forepart upper lasting. (18.5 mb Windows Media Player file.) Right click the link and save the video to your harddrive.

The images for the Bespoke Shoemaking book were taken from these videos I hope you enjoy them. These videos are free and will remain so as an aid to assist in lasting up, which is the make or break point for the way your shoes will look when finished. If you follow the steps as outlined, and cross reference to the Bespoke Shoemaking book, where a lot of the gaps are filled in, you should be able to really get an understanding of what you are doing and how to achieve this.

If you post these free videos to your own site please link back to this site.

The videos below were made by Marcell from Hungary. The first relates to the preparation and channelling of the insole and preparing for sewing in the welt.

The second shows lasting.

And now welt sewing.

Sewing the sole.

Finishing.

Finishing the bottoms.

Shoemaking in 7 minutes.