New mocassins

Summer´s well here and I thought I´d get myself some new mocassins. Except for the sole, I made them from recycling leather from old couches and handbags. The sole is 3mm vegetable tanned oxhide leather and self-soling repair rubber which is simply glued on. Due to the sole taking shape of your foot this is not THAT ideal. After a recent 25 km-hike I had to reglue them, because the movement of the muscles on the soles of your feet makes them come apart, so I have to come up with another solution... but I have some cooking up at the moment.

So... again... stay tuned!;-)

For want of a shoe....

...a shoe was made... needed some shoes for reenactment, so I made myself some;-). Modelled after shoes from the Iron age / Vendel / viking age. Those are stitched from the wrong side up and then turned upside down, from 4 mm soles and 3 mm oiled upper leather, and I am really, really fond of them. In fact, I built an outer sole out of Latex and wear them in the woods. Can do with some fine-tuning, but comfy they are, and that´s what counts... ;-)