Love4heels 20 Report post Posted August 29, 2013 Have you ever had a thought of being a shoemaker? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hh4evr1 18 Report post Posted August 29, 2013 No. I'm not very good at designing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastFreddy2 282 Report post Posted August 29, 2013 Yes. I have for a very long time, and haven't yet given up hope of learning. When I was younger, for a while I helped out in a shoe repair shop on the retail side. The day I was there, the cobbler was off. The shop also sold fishing tackle, and that was my 'in' to being there. [Fishing.] Loved the smell of the place.... When I did my photography qualification, I did a study on one of the last two cobblers in the area. I have a photograph of a fella hitting a nail into the heel of a shoe that he was repairing. With very little light in the work area, I have a blurred arm indicating movement. The picture is in black and white, and is an image I'm particularly proud of. I suspect the subject will have passed some considerable time ago. Houses have sat on the cobblers old shop site, for a good 25 years... I did once have a go at making some high heel shoes out of fibreglass resin and woven fibreglass material. Possibly, I still have them in my 'old trunk'. As I acquired some handmade shoes from the LSB, I never needed to finish them off. Having had to use fibreglass again recently to repair a new bath (rather than to repair rusty old cars), I have been thinking of having another try at finishing off the original idea .... I doubt it will go further than thinking about it though. Also, I keep forgetting, Mrs Freddy's grandfather was a cobbler. A good cobbler, but not so good businessman. He made a living, but died poor, having undercharged more frequently than he should have. "A bit of a soft touch" I believe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites