Crafting Handmade Shoes

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Crafting Handmade Shoes

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Lord Andy mentioned once that he made at least one pair of his boots by reading a book, Crafting Handmade Shoes: Great-Looking Shoes, Sandals, Slippers & Boots by Sharon Raymond.

The book can be still found on Amazon from time to time, but it seems she has a website, which has some nice tutorials. Would you like to check it out? Okay, here's the link:
Simple Shoemaking

P.S.: Here is something else that doesn't show up on her regular site:
How to make traditional Renaissance Faire boots
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Well, I contacted Sharon Raymond this week and I heard back from her last night.
Thanks for your note, I looked at the boots and they look terrific, I can't imagine which patterns he used to create them. You can look at my video "How to Make Nomocs" and I do sell a video for making your own shoe patterns, you could use it to make a pattern for boots as high as you want them, then the "Simplest Shoes" book would give you shoemaking instructions, best wishes, Sharon
Here's her Youtube site:
https://www.youtube.com/user/simpleshoemaking/videos

And it looks like her book is available:
Crafting Handmade Shoes: Great-Looking Shoes, Sandals, Slippers & Boots
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