» Listings for July 2017

1. Pattern making for shoes

   Posted on 1:20pm Sunday 30th Jul 2017

   I have just completed a week-long pattern making course for shoes at Carreducker (Deborah Carre and James Ducker). What a fab week that I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn about shoemaking.

   Their website is http://www.carreducker.com/

   Fiona  our tutor took us through making patterns for a court shoe, Oxford's, brogues and derby's. We used lasts to create the patterns and it is interesting to go between 2D and 3D as the process progresses. We covered all my favourite styles!

   Over the next two weeks I will be learning to make proper shoes. All very exciting!

   

   

   The two pictures here show the different stages of making a forme and then the completed brogue pattern.  

    

2. Bucks Open Studios 2017

   Posted on 12:00pm Saturday 1st Jul 2017

   For five sessions this year we were lucky enough to use St. Nicholas Kingsey as a BOS venure for a fourth year.

   We welcomed 331 visitors and were able to donate a whopping £375 to the church from refreshment sales. A massive thank you to all who participated and visited, especially those people who are behind the scenes. Roll on 2018, our fifth year!