Shoes

**eltikiloco** · 1st July 07, 11:10 AM

I was at a ren fair and saw that one of the vendors was making leather shoes, but he wanted quite a bit for them. Has anyone ever made their own? If so, Where can you get a pattern for it?

**turpin** · 1st July 07, 12:34 PM

I ran across this link - not a lot of detail, but the design is pretty simple.

http://housebarra.com/EP/ep04/03celticboots.html

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 1st July 07, 06:56 PM

I know you can get patterns at many fabric and craft stores for those basic, suede mocassins (the lace up favorite of most ren fairies), which can be made to pretty much any length you choose.

Be well,

**eltikiloco** · 6th July 07, 03:59 PM

Thanks for the ideas. I think I might try that pattern from the link. It seems pretty straightforward

**PiobBear** · 6th July 07, 09:29 PM

Here's what I made to wear with my great kilt. Made pattern out of felt from pictures, then moccasin leather. Not sure I'll keep the long laces. I would not wear these with a modern kilt.

**emolas** · 6th July 07, 09:36 PM

Those are nice. Do they have anything on the soles?

**Mr. MacDougall** · 7th July 07, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by emolas

Do they have anything on the soles?

When I was a kid, my father had a role in the movie Catch 22, which was filmed in San Carlos, Mexico. For years after, my uncles and I would get dragged down there to go snorkling and diving. (Okay, it didn't take much dragging). One of the things we'd pick up at the flea market was locally-made sandals. The soles were made from old tires. Now, I don't know if the advent of steel belted tires has changed that, but I bet it would be worth a poke around your local junkyard to see if there's anything suitable for soling.

**MacWage** · 8th July 07, 04:55 AM

Smoke and Fire has a pattern for them. Look for ghillies.

**Pleater** · 9th July 07, 12:12 PM

My slick soled motorcycle boots were fitted with soles cut from a motorcycle tyre to give me traction back in the days when we still got snow most winters.

I think that for footwear as light as moccasins you would need to use something much lighter and more flexible or the soles would tear away from the uppers.

How about using offcuts of the stuff used for drysuits, or cutting up a charity shop vinyl shopping bag - I'm thinking waterproof so walking on wet grass will not soak right through.

**eltikiloco** · 14th July 07, 06:05 AM

I think you can buy the type of stuff that they use to sole Birkenstocks, it's a textured plastic of some kind. I can't find the site where I saw it though.