Well..
not entirely blue.
not entirely blue.
Nor, indeed,
did I make them
for boating.
did I make them
for boating.
It's just that the white canvas
was a scrap of the deck cloth
I helped my son put on his boat
a couple of years ago--
was a scrap of the deck cloth
I helped my son put on his boat
a couple of years ago--
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and the indigo blue polka dot parts
are left over from a quilt mending project
(dots made with katazome and indigo)--
and I'm a sucker for alliteration and rhyme.
are left over from a quilt mending project
(dots made with katazome and indigo)--
and I'm a sucker for alliteration and rhyme.
Anyway --
Sewing the uppers together
with my machine was really nice.
I've made previous pairs entirely by hand
and this was a definite improvement --
if not in the beauty department,
definitely in timing and lack of hand fatigue.
Sewing the uppers together
with my machine was really nice.
I've made previous pairs entirely by hand
and this was a definite improvement --
if not in the beauty department,
definitely in timing and lack of hand fatigue.
The soles still required
hand stitching though.
Thank goodness for Glovers needles.
hand stitching though.
Thank goodness for Glovers needles.
I make my running shoes for both pleasure and necessity --
the pleasure being getting to run in them,
the necessity being that they are the only ones
my feet really like,
(even though they are often
not even on my feet).
the pleasure being getting to run in them,
the necessity being that they are the only ones
my feet really like,
(even though they are often
not even on my feet).
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While a thing I'm always happy to have done,
the actual construction
is a task I put off as long as I can
as the stitching is hard on my hands.
so I was nearly done
and feeling relieved,
when a new conundrum arose--
I mean -- who wants to go shopping these days,
or wait for online shoelaces to arrive by mail?
the actual construction
is a task I put off as long as I can
as the stitching is hard on my hands.
so I was nearly done
and feeling relieved,
when a new conundrum arose--
I mean -- who wants to go shopping these days,
or wait for online shoelaces to arrive by mail?
OH JOY!
What's not to love about this little set-up?
Of course it took me a couple of inches
to remember how to weave a warp-faced structure
(as you can see in the photo below),
though once I got going
weaving these was probably faster
than locating a website
with laces I liked.
to remember how to weave a warp-faced structure
(as you can see in the photo below),
though once I got going
weaving these was probably faster
than locating a website
with laces I liked.
And OH, I do love these!
So, three runs in, I'm thrilled to bits.
Just what I needed and wanted,
and they delight me every time I catch a glimpse.
Hopefully, they will soon will be
as grubby and broken in
as the pair on the left,
with (I hope)
hundreds of miles
under their soles.
NOTE: For more on my shoemaking endeavors over the past ten-ish years,
including links and sources and process, type "shoes" into the search bar at the top,
or click the SHOES link on the side and scroll down (this post will be at the top).
Just what I needed and wanted,
and they delight me every time I catch a glimpse.
Hopefully, they will soon will be
as grubby and broken in
as the pair on the left,
with (I hope)
hundreds of miles
under their soles.
NOTE: For more on my shoemaking endeavors over the past ten-ish years,
including links and sources and process, type "shoes" into the search bar at the top,
or click the SHOES link on the side and scroll down (this post will be at the top).
Oh, and one more thing:
Though August is my usual blog holiday month
my husband is just commencing
what we hope will be a month long
chemotherapy holiday
so I've decided to join him
and take my blog-cation
starting now.
Though August is my usual blog holiday month
my husband is just commencing
what we hope will be a month long
chemotherapy holiday
so I've decided to join him
and take my blog-cation
starting now.
While we have no plans to go anywhere,
the garden is growing madly,
and, as I did manage to figure out
a compelling new set up for my books,
I hope to spend a bunch of time
watching the birds and turning pages.
or... weaving or... knitting...
or doing all of them at once.
The webstore will remain open
and I may send out the odd newsletter,
(vacation post cards of a sort?)
so if you want to get on the list for those
and aren't yet,
there is a sign-up on the right
(or maybe below, depending on your device)
Stay safe,
keep making!
Backson.
the garden is growing madly,
and, as I did manage to figure out
a compelling new set up for my books,
I hope to spend a bunch of time
watching the birds and turning pages.
or... weaving or... knitting...
or doing all of them at once.
The webstore will remain open
and I may send out the odd newsletter,
(vacation post cards of a sort?)
so if you want to get on the list for those
and aren't yet,
there is a sign-up on the right
(or maybe below, depending on your device)
Stay safe,
keep making!
Backson.
