Renovate the old sandals you wore last year and turn them into brand new beautiful shoes to wear again ~ It is actually a very simple method, I believe everyone can learn it once . Put on your hand-made baby sandals beautifully...
Materials:
- A cheap or old pair of flat thong sandals
-A piece of leather or faux leather
- Glue
-Metal ruler
-Utility knife
-waste paper
-awl
-leather stitching Needle and nylon thread
-Shoelace button (your own favorite style)
Specific Steps:
1. Cut off the shoelaces, leaving onlySole
2. Cut kraft paper or white cardboard into thin strips about one centimeter wide, and use these strips to make a suitable shape according to your foot shape. paper model.
This part is very critical. What the shoes look like and whether they fit well are all in this step.
PS: This method is the best and there are effective methods
3. Change the Separate each part of the paper mold and mark the position, width, length...
4. According to just nowMark the paper strips and cut the leather, here you can use real leather or faux leather, whichever you like.
5. The soles and shoelaces are ready
6. Now, deal with the soles (ps: This step may be the most difficult). You need to use a utility knife or other tool to cut slits at the position just indicated on the sole so that the shoelaces can be fixed on the sole.
After processing the soles, start inserting the shoelaces into the seams just cut according to the previous design to fix them.
At this time, do a final inspection to see if the fixed soles and shoelaces fit your feet and whether they need adjustment, so what you need to pay attention to is: Before modification, it is best to choose a more suitable sole: P
7. Now is the time to start gluing. The butter knife is sacrificed in the picture, but there is actually a disposable one. Plastic knives, forks, or even ice cream sticks will do, haha! But it is difficult to deal with this detail. If there is too much glue, it will be everywhere, and if there is too little glue, it will not stick well. It is best to wait overnight for the glue to completely solidify before starting the next step.
8. Now, the shoes are almost complete.
9 , now sew the heel laces with a needle and thread, you can use an awl for a simpler stitch.
10. Finally, install a button, if you don’t have one A leather punch, or nails or awl can be used to complete the final step.
You're done..
Now that you have finished the sandals you made, they may not be perfect, but when you put on the sandals you made, your mood will definitely be different, and they will be a topic of conversation wherever you go, don’t you think so!
