The Tudor Revolution

Shoes from the Museum of London's collection. Materials: Paper and pencil for patterning fabric pencil 1 foot square of thick veggie tan leather for sole- Mine are made of buffalo since I found a scrap to experiment with 1 foot square of thinner leather for shoe upper- I used goat skin hole punch mallet exacto knife and cutting mat leather needles waxed thread pliers Step 1 First step to any of  project is having your plan, and in the case of  these shoes that is a pattern. My first step was tracing my foot onto a piece of paper and then drawing the shape of my shoe around it. Many of my friends who have tried to make their own shoes had toes that pinched, so my first pair are meant to have a wide toe as is seen on the examples from the Mary Rose. For the vamp and heel pieces I mocked them up with craft felt and paper to ensure I had the right shape. Step 2 Cut out pieces of shoes. Remember to make mirror of the shoe. Now is a great time to use punches...