An 80-min video showing my simplified shoemaking process!

Link here: MULE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE

I show each step as I make leather slides (aka Mules) with leather uppers, heavy leather outsoles, and stacked leather heels. This is a simpler approach to making shoes than the more traditional process of lasting uppers onto custom-made shoe forms. My process shows how to wet-last veg-tan leather onto shoe-forms (lasts), and then use the resulting shapes to create the right fit for your unique feet. This way the lasts don’t need to be 100% loyal to your feet (meaning you can use vintage lasts, or a pair of lasts that are a bit smaller or larger than your feet, no problem!) In this video I also show you how to do the midsole process (the act of using leather inserts the even-out the layers under-foot). After following along and making your very own shoes/mules, you should be able to use the techniques shown here to make Any design of shoes you wish!

You may want to purchase my new MULE / SLIDES KIT which includes all the tools + materials you’ll need to complete this project.

I used to charge for all these videos but I’ve moved them over to YOUTUBE in order to share the info more widely.