Well, I’ve made another pair. This turn of events is hardly a surprise so let’s get right into what I learned this time around. I was trying for a few things on this pair: Mary Jane style with a closed toe and sandal back to wear with bare feet or…
Shoe Making: First Attempt
I didn’t start 2021 planning on getting into shoe making. I planned to make sandals and then I saw the I Can Make Shoes online course (which my husband generously gifted me for my birthday) and have been obsessed ever since. I knew going in that my first pair was…
Sandal Making #3
Read about my previous attempts at sandal making in my Astrid Sandals version one and Astrid Sandals version two posts. For my third pair of hand made sandals, I wanted to branch out from a purchased pattern and create my own using elements learned from both The Shoe Camaraderie and…
Shoe Camaraderie – Astrid Sandals Take 2
I’ve been bitten by the shoe making bug this year and have spent the first part of the year accruing supplies and watching SO many videos of shoe repair on YouTube. It’s become a true obsession. Before I get started on real shoes though, I thought I’d brush up my…
Shoe Camaraderie – Astrid Sandals
It took me almost a year to finally order a Shoe Camaraderie kit after first seeing and falling in love with the Astrid Sandal on Instagram. It took me another two months after the kit arrived before I got up the guts to make my sandals. Once I started though,…