Victorian Boots-Part 1
Mar. 11th, 2009 07:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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bauhausfrau 's 18th cent. shoe recovering tutorial, and finding two pairs of the most perfect shoes dirt cheep, I decided to give it a go. But I need Victorian boots at the moment, not 18th cent., so decided to try and modify her method. So this is part one of who knows how many journals documenting my progress.
With disinfectant, 'cause you never know who's funky foot your pretty new shoes have been on!
Step 2: Drape the vamp.
I started at the toe and pinned between the upper and the sole, where they meet. You probably want to use old pins for this because you are pretty much guaranteed to bend a few.
Continue draping towards the back of the shoe, being sure to keep the fabric fairly taut and wrinkle free. You may wind up with a few small wrinkles around the toe, depending on how pointy it is.
step 3: Mark your pattern along sole, and decide on the shape of your vamp. I brought mine back a little past the arch and tried to make it even on the outside.
Step 4: Remove the pattern from the shoe. Trim, but be sure to leave a wide seam allowance all around. Mine is not perfectly symmetrical, but I'm assuming that has to do with the fact that the shoe curves under more on the insep that it does on the outside. I forgot to take a picture of the pattern flat, so I'll add it in later.
Step 5: Pin the drape back on the shoe
This time be sure you pin along the top as well. You want it to be tight against the shoe when you drape the boot part. Trim as necessary to allow the extra fabric to hang smoothly.
Step 6: Wash hands! They've been all up in that funky shoe!
That's it for now. Next up: the boot.
bauhausfrau 's 18th cent. shoe recovering tutorial, and finding two pairs of the most perfect shoes dirt cheep, I decided to give it a go. But I need Victorian boots at the moment, not 18th cent., so decided to try and modify her method. So this is part one of who knows how many journals documenting my progress.With disinfectant, 'cause you never know who's funky foot your pretty new shoes have been on!
Step 2: Drape the vamp.
I started at the toe and pinned between the upper and the sole, where they meet. You probably want to use old pins for this because you are pretty much guaranteed to bend a few.
Continue draping towards the back of the shoe, being sure to keep the fabric fairly taut and wrinkle free. You may wind up with a few small wrinkles around the toe, depending on how pointy it is.
step 3: Mark your pattern along sole, and decide on the shape of your vamp. I brought mine back a little past the arch and tried to make it even on the outside.
Step 4: Remove the pattern from the shoe. Trim, but be sure to leave a wide seam allowance all around. Mine is not perfectly symmetrical, but I'm assuming that has to do with the fact that the shoe curves under more on the insep that it does on the outside. I forgot to take a picture of the pattern flat, so I'll add it in later.
Step 5: Pin the drape back on the shoe
This time be sure you pin along the top as well. You want it to be tight against the shoe when you drape the boot part. Trim as necessary to allow the extra fabric to hang smoothly.
Step 6: Wash hands! They've been all up in that funky shoe!
That's it for now. Next up: the boot.
