How a Genuine Handsewn Shoe is made

[323HIPHOP]

when you close the two pieces together at the end, is that metal tool hot on the tip???

[cbechard]

@323HIPHOP

No the awl is not hot. They just make a certain knot at the end to finish it off. Later on before they take the shoe to final process the burn the ends of the thread so it won't unravel. I hope this helps..

[323HIPHOP]

@cbechard Cool thanx!!

[luistpuig]

Productivity is a result of Efficiency, and not energy efficiency like some are talking right now, but COMPLETE Efficiency...if you don't know the Baselines of your business how can you improve it?... if your Equipment isn't kept and operated properly how can you depend on it?...if your organization has no effective worker’s communication & training how can you get people to do the right things?...get it? Process, Equipment, Personnel, the core elements... get the Industrial Efficiency Triangle.

[cbechard]

It all in the way the leather is set up on the form. If it set up right everything just comes together rather well. Hope this helps?

[chaunceyvioli]

how does he stitch the shoes, and the leather where the stitching is doesnt wrinkle weird and uneven?

[uglyducklyugly]

What vise uses a shoemaker? Where to Buy Them?

[cbechard]

@uglyducklyugly I don't know where you could buy one? Maybe LL Bean or something like that. They might carry them.

[efzt]

Is this the Cole-Haan factory? I have an expensive pair of Cole-Haans. Those look identical.

[cbechard]

@efzt  Yes way back then we did make shoe for Cole-Haans..

[preparababrakabare]

...if I were fourteen again, i'd choose this job too. nice and invaluable craftsmanship.

thanks for this vid, and respect.

prep

[vivaelcris]

i love shoemakers and leather workers my granpa was one

and i refuse to wear nothing but hand made shoes and leather of course!

sadly a lost art

[cbechard]

@AKingZWldAQu33nZUnVZ

The Bandages around the fingers are to protect the fingers when you pull in the stiches. The handsewn threads tend to cut into your fingers.

[preppychrisbou]

That's really impressive! Now I appreciate much more the hand-sewn shoes I own!

[MrKicks2010]

that must cost a ton lol..

[cbechard]

@MrKicks2010

Yes some of these shoes are not cheap for sure..

[medievalbard]

I'm fourteen, and I really want to be a cobbler when I grow up. My parents think I'm crazy...

[cbechard]

@medievalbard

Well there are many better jobs out there. I don't think there will be much demand for cobblers in the future.

[katehoney90]

@medievalbard

As a shoe lover, I have an appreciation for well made shoes and a deep respect for shoe makers that are responsible and love their art. Many people nowadays sacrifice quality for fashion, hence the rise of made in china cheap stiff shoes with glued on soles that fall apart in a few months. I have been thinking about this matter, i.e. saving this art that many are letting die. I would say follow your dream! Many people will appreciate it. Changes start with young people like you.

[lestrueseek]

shoemaking is a lost art...I hope that you can teach younger people how to do this..thanks for the vid...

[cbechard]

@lestrueseek

It is getting to be a lost art. That is part of the reason I posted this video. Its hard work .

[DemonicDemolition]

Like the shoemaker; he is funny. His skill is impressive.

[cbechard]

@DemonicDemolition

Ya thats my Brother for you. He is still hard at work making shoes still today.

[ConoceTlayacapan]

hermoso

[1975paulofontes]

Hi have you coment in the forum, on Saatchi.

Nice video.

[synner88]

Yep, that's my father...he is insanely fast at this...and sarcastic.

[officialzei]

Very cool thank you. Beautiful work too! :D

[7OF7]

THATS COOL! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

[natyavaruval]

hardcore doing though!

[JapaneseGirl18]

it must of hurt pricking your finger.....

[tootybootydesigns]

your welcome, thank you for posting!!

[tootybootydesigns]

so precise and consistent!

[cbechard]

Yes once you have done it for a while it gets to be very easy. It all depends on the leather also. Some are easier to sew than others.

[tootybootydesigns]

it's inspiring! i love leather and sewing is my forever passion.

[cbechard]

It is very hard on the hands and the arms. I must admit I do miss it now and then. The friends the fun we use to have there. I was there for 12 years . I had to learn a new trade and move on. Most of my siblings are still in shoe shops today. Ron the one sewing was the youngest I expected him to move on to better things but he never did. Oh well to each his own I guess. Thanks for the comments though...

Clem

[squeakdance101]

I am looking for a US manufacturer to make leather sandal designs I have. Any leads???

[cbechard]

Sorry this video was shot a few years back. I am no longer in the footwear industry.

[cbechard]

I would rather not say. Its a Maine factory is all I can say a few years back..

[shinkyjr]

Great video....What handsewn factory was that??