Finally Managed To Make Ghillie Brogues

[DWFII]

Well thanks to some help i managed to make up some Ghillie Brogues

A point of clarification (and I admit to being a bit pedantic about this)...those are fine looking ghillies but they are not brogues. At least not in modern (since the 19th century?) shoemaking parlance.

[Caulfield Leather]

Thats because their 17th century

I should have clarified that

[DWFII]

Thats because their 17th century

I should have clarified that

I knew they were meant to reproduce an old, old, style of shoe.

No biggie. I didn't mean to diss you or anything. You did a fine job, and they look good.

I am a professional shoemaker and from what I know I wonder if "brogue" is even the right terminology for a 17th century footwear. "Brogue" is an old Irish word for what were essentially footwraps made of untanned leather...worn in Ireland and in the Highlands.

Today "brogue" means a laced shoe that has "broguing" (ornamental punching) and "gimping" (ornamental serrations) along the edges of component pieces. I'm pretty sure that meaning is close on to 200 years old.

Anyway, good on you, mate

[Amoskeag]

"Brogue" is an old Irish word for what were essentially footwraps made of untanned leather...worn in Ireland and in the Highlands.

I made a pair of those for 17thC reenacting. The were historically correct but by modern standards were pretty odd looking. We called them "Silly Brogues"

I really like the ones pictured here. Is this freelance or is there a pattern somewhere? Either way I'm pretty certain that I'll have to make some.
Bob