ExIT Shoes

This profile and pattern making workshop is part of a series of shoemaking workshops. Take all the workshops and learn how to make shoes from start to finish, or just the one(s) that interest you.

This course is an introduction to shoe design. An essential part of making shoes is making the upper. Patterns for the upper are based on the last itself. In this workshop, you will learn how to make profiles from lasts and create pattern templates from the profiles. You will learn the basics of drawing footwear designs and how to turn those designs into patterns. We will draw and cut the patterns from paper. Cutting and sewing leather (known in the trade as clicking and closing) is covered in a different workshop.

Date: Saturday May 2, 2015
Time: 10am – 4pm
Price: $175

Space is limited, please register.

This is part of a series of shoemaking workshops. Take all the workshops and learn how to make shoes from start to finish, or just the one(s) that interest you.

An essential part of making shoes is making the upper. Learn to cut and sew shoe uppers. Building on the skills learned in the Profile and Pattern workshop, we transfer those patterns to leather and assemble the uppers. You will learn how cut and sew leather, finish edges, manage seams and determine order of assembly for a fully lined shoe upper. Traditionally the cutting and sewing (clicking and closing) were performed by different people, here we do it all!

Date: Saturday & Sunday May 23-24, 2015
Time: 10am – 4pm
Price: $275

Space is limited, please register.

This is part of a series of shoemaking workshops. Take all the workshops and learn how to make shoes from start to finish, or just the one(s) that interest you.

There are many different types of shoe construction, the most common of which is using adhesives, also known in the trade as “cement construction.” You will learn how to form a shoe upper around a last (lasting), how to make and last the supporting components like heel counters and toe puffs, how to attach it all to the insole, and finally attach unit soles with integrated heel.

Date: Friday, Saturday & Sunday June 12,13,14 2015
Time: 10am – 4pm
Price: $750

Space is limited, please register.

This is part of a series of shoemaking workshops. Take all the workshops and learn how to make shoes from start to finish, or just the one(s) that interest you.

Welted shoe construction is one of the most common methods of hand sewn shoe construction. You will learn how to prepare a leather insole, form a shoe upper around a last (lasting), make and last the supporting components like heel counters and toe puffs, how to sew it all to the insole, attach soles and build heels.

Date: Thursday – Sunday July 9-12, 2015
Time: 10am – 4pm
Price: $1050

Space is limited, please register.