In my 44 years on Earth – I have learned a few things about sibling relations. An older sister is really not going to dole out compliments to a younger sister nor will she acknowledge that anything the younger sister does is very cool. Ok – at least that’s how it is in my family, which I …
Simple and Elegant Handmade Sandals – “The Kristins” Read More »
After attending Sandal Making 1 at the Chicago School of Shoemaking, I decided to try to make some shoes on my own. And what better way to get a project done then to have an impending deadline… like my brother-in-law’s birthday. My brother-in-law is the perfect recipient for custom handmade shoes. He’s a bit of …
When you pitch a “how-to” article to a magazine – it’s probably a good idea to actually know “how-to” do the thing you are pitching. But, like a complete idiot – when I made my pitch to Creative Embroidery Magazine – I had no idea how to make embroidered shoes. Machine embroidery – yes – …
Learning to Make Handmade Sandals at the Chicago School of Shoemaking Read More »
One of my passions (besides shoemaking) is machine embroidery. Like shoemaking, I blog about machine embroidery and even have a line of designs available for sale on Etsy. If you are not familiar with machine embroidery, designs created in the computer can be loaded into a machine and the machine stitches out the design. Anyway …
Making Shoes for Creative Machine Embroidery Magazine Read More »
