Oh well ...

You know you're old when you no longer understand current fashion.

Well, I'm officially old.

Because I cannot possibly imagine why anyone would want to wear these camel-toe cloven hoof boots...

Or this, for that matter. Seriously? Project Runway challenge gone wrong.

Brown baby shoes

MiniMojcek Nr. 2 is growing up and he needs a pair of shoes! What could be better than a pair of soft-sole leather baby-shoes? I made several pairs for MiniMojcek Nr. 1 (and of course kept them) but Nr.2 deserves his own, right?

So, adding to the collection of all the brown fabrics: brown leather.


It took me a while to remember how to sew all the pieces together...


in the correct order!


But I'm quite happy with the final result. Let's hope MiniMojcek likes them!

... and Wave Goodbye

Wave Goodbye to my old pair of pairs of shoes!
If you know me, you must know my old Tevas. I have two pairs and have worn them since... 1997? simply because these are THE most comfortable, useful, multi-purpose, April-October shoes. They are literally falling apart but I'm not throwing them away just yet as the new ones aren't as perfect as the old ones were.


These shoes have been on five continents, I've walked in them in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean, Yellow and Red, Dead and Med Sea and probably some more I cannot even name, crossed several rivers and lakes, climbed mountains, walked on the snow and in the deserts. I wish I knew how many thousands of kilometers I've walked in them, but there surely were quite a lot.

And you can imagine my surprise when I found a VERY similar pair of shoes in a museum in a remote village in the middle of High Atlas mountains in Morocco:


I should add that when I was in Morocco, mine were exactly the same colour as these ones in the museum. I have, however, washed mine recently. Anwyay, it will be strange to have a different sun-tan pattern on my feet after fourteen years...

Say Hello ...

Say Hello to my new pair of pairs of shoes!
I bought new Teva Kayenta Leather shoes:

(Photo taken from the official Teva.co.uk site)

In brown.


And in black.


Is it just me or do they really look like a spider - they even have eight legs!


Let's just hope that the hand of Teva will protect me from the evil spirit like just as effectively as the hand of Fatima.

My absence is excused!

Soft sole baby shoes - part 2

I can't believe how quickly my son grows - and his feet with him. So I needed to make him a new pair of soft-sole leather shoes for the daycare. I used leather from an old jacket and some fleece (left-over from a blanket). Following the same instructions as for the last (at least six) pairs, I managed to make them in less than an hour. Way before I managed to grab my camera and document the process. Next time, I promise!

Soft-sole baby shoes

Coming back from the holidays (Italy, Lago di Garda), I don't have anything new to write about, so again I'll dig up some of the old stuff.

Baby shoes.

So far, I have made 7 pairs and probably will make some more when his feet grow. All my more experienced friends recommended Robeez shoes but they are so ridiculously expensive that I decided to make my own. Googling "how to make baby shoes" lead me to this pattern by Tanya Brown, www.tackyliving.com.

I always use leather for the sole and leather or polar fleece for the vamp. For lighter shoes, I use linen and for warmer shoes I use fleece lining. Yes, I have made all possible cominations. I don't have all of them documented, here just a few: