Shoemaking Workshop: Five-Day Intensive
- Beginner
- 15 and older
- $2,500
- 87 Richardson Street, Brooklyn, NY
- 35 hours over 5 sessions
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Brooklyn Shoe Space @ 87 Richardson Street, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the fundamentals of shoemaking, from footwear structure to measuring your feet, in this inspiring class. Gain the knowledge and motivation to design your own shoes and find the perfect lasts for a custom fit. Perfect for those looking to dive into the world of shoemaking or prepare for advanced footwear courses.
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A 5-day intensive workshop making shoes, boots, or sneakers of your own design! This will be a cemented shoe construction class, and anyone: beginners to second-timers, to advanced students can take the course. For those who cannot take 5 straight days off work, you can reach out to us to schedule a private session. We hope you can join us!
First day starts with an INTO TO SHOEMAKING session. When you sign up for class, we will send you a link to the online course which you can sign up and watch for free. For students who have already taken a separate intro to shoemaking course, please come at 12:30pm to join for the patternmaking session.
DETAILS OF CLASS:
In the first class: You will learn about lasts, how to measure your feet, how to draw your designs. The afternoon of the first day, or, the second class, the afternoon of the first day, you will make patterns of your designs by taping up the last, drawing on the last and creating paper patterns.
Second day, you will cut your leathers from your pattern, prepare to sew, and start stitching, using a high-post sewing machine. Even a first-time-sewer will learn how to use the machines, do not worry!
Third day you will finish stitching the uppers.
Fourth day, you will start lasting your uppers. First the lining, then the uppers, in between you will put toe puffs and heel counters.
Fifth day, you will sole your shoes. It can be a pre-made sole unit, or you can stack your own. If you are finished on the fifth day, great!
If you have a larger class size, you will finesse your shoes on the sixth day, finishing the edges of your soles, or just final touches.
Materials included in this five or six day course are: Midsoles, Shanks, Toe Puffs, Heel counters. Upper and lining leathers available in the studio are also included for your pair, as well as variety of insole and outsole materials.
We will send you on a material shopping trip. Materials purchased on the trip will be the student's responsibility. Any materials that we don't have at the space, the student will have to purchase themselves.
Looking forward to seeing your creations!
Please Note:
Maximum 2 people in a group class at the moment due to the national rise in COVID cases. If we don’t have a sign-up 2 weeks in advance, we will cancel the group course on the calendar.
All classes and workshops are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Class Make-up Policy
For multiple-day classes, if you have to miss a day, you are responsible for getting the information that will catch you up on missed information during the class hours. Any additional time you will need to finish the project due to your absence shall be signed-up as a studio-hour session at a $150/day rate.
We take your safety seriously. With COVID-19, circumstances may change quickly, at the last minute. Please communicate with us, if you are traveling from afar. We expect that you will be healthy, and that if you feel sick slightly, you will let us know and we will postpone the course. We will have hand sanitizers, surface wipes, we will wash hands frequently, and each student will have their own tool box to use during the course. Any shared equipment will be cleaned in between use.
In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
The students who took the Shoemaking Workshop: Five-Day Intensive found the class to be very informative and helpful in developing their shoemaking skills. They appreciated the knowledge and expertise of the teacher, Keiko, who took the time to ensure that everyone in the class learned something new. The atmosphere of the workshop was described as friendly and pressure-free, allowing the students to feel comfortable and at home while working on their shoes. By the end of the class, the students were proud owners of a pair of self-designed and handmade shoes. The course covered everything from foot measurement to pattern making to shoe construction, providing a comprehensive learning experience. Quotes: - "It was an amazing start to what I hope to be a continued love of making beautiful, high-quality, hand-made shoes." - "If you want to learn shoemaking, Brooklynshoespace is the right place." - "She was incredibly patient with all of us newbies and really took the time to explain why we were doing a certain step and the best way to do it."
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Williamsburg, Brooklyn
87 Richardson Street Unit 300G
Leonard/Richardson
Brooklyn, New York 11211 Williamsburg, Brooklyn
87 Richardson Street Unit 300G
Leonard/Richardson
Brooklyn, New York 11211
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