Shoe Lasts

  • Lasts!

    Haha, the lasts have finally arrived! I was able to start the patterning process Thursday night, and I’ll get into it in earnest on Saturday, when it will (hopefully) be […]

  • Bike Shoes Trial Run!

    So, yesterday I mentioned I want to do a trial run on the bike shoes – here is an updated version of the proposal: The basic design is engineered to […]

  • They Will Be Shoes!

    I am working on some shoes for something upcoming (tease!) and I’m working on modding a pair of athletic lasts I’ve had floating around for a bit. The project is […]

  • Organizing the Studio, Organizing the Blog!

    I am still tweaking it and deciding what is going to stay on the about me page, but check it out. I’ve made an entry that talks about the kind […]

  • WIP 8-24-10

    I’ve formed the bike shoe test upper over the last – I need to make a few minor tweaks to the pattern, but I like the way it looks so […]

  • Last update and progress on the cycling shoes

    Last week I received the new last samples as expected and I’ve been working working steadily with those. I’ve also been making significant progress on the bike shoe last and […]

  • WIP- Cycling Shoes, continued + lasts!

    Update on the cycling shoes- I’ve made up a fitter on the newly remodeled last- I think I’m pretty happy with it, but tomorrow I’ll try it out on one […]

  • WIP- last making, continued

    On Friday I finished the new flat last model, as well as finally putting some work into correcting some issues with the Gunton last. They are both on their way […]

  • WIP- last making

    Distracted from Etsy projects (boo, me!) – this is a new last that I’ve been poking and prodding at: Perhaps not obvious from the pictures, I’ve also modified the woodworking […]

  • Complicated Patterns Plus More Last Remodeling

    Continuing my exploration of athletic style uppers, here is my latest work-in-progress: The beige leather is some orthopedic hide I picked up several years ago- stretchy, but still heavy. Stains […]