These lovely purple batik shoes were made in response to a request for “something sober enough that I can wear to work”. Hopefully they’re dark enough to be sensible, but pretty enough to be interesting.
Tag: prototype
Black Rose Shoes
Lucy requested a pair of shoes in the same black rose fabric as my original test pair. I was happy to oblige!
Colourful Flowery Shoes
Ooh, look, more shoes!
Serena sent me this fabric from her stash. Aren’t the bright colours fabulous?
This pair were slightly too small to fit onto my lasts, which means that you can see a bit more of the construction. All of the shoes so far have eight eyelets around the back of the heel. These have a ribbon threaded through, to fasten the shoes and adjust the fit.
The shoes do stay put without the ribbons, but I just prefer them this way.
Skulls & Roses Shoes
This is the next pair of shoes – a pretty gothy pair with skulls and roses. I’ve actually made two pairs of these, and I’m extraordinarily tempted to make a third pair for myself
I don’t want to make eleven identical posts about the prototype shoes, so I’m hoping that the fabulous variety of fabrics will speak for themselves.
(Unless I keep making them in the same fabrics, of course…)
Spiderweb shoes
These are the first pair of shoes to emerge from my Shed – and aren’t they pretty?
My friend Chris (who teaches quilting and makes quilts to commission) provided the fabric, which is covered with sparkly copper spiderwebs on a purple and green background. The shoes are lined with purple organic cotton, and I thought the green organza ribbons made the perfect finishing touch.
They’ve been declared “lovely and comfy” which is a good start – I look forward to hearing how Chris gets on with them – if it ever stops raining long enough for her to wear them!