I Made Downton Abbey Shoes by Hand! | 1920's Shoe-Making

I recently finished making a pair of "Downton Abbey" inspired 1920's shoes by hand! Join me on the daunting, fun, and at times terrifying journey! Making these Downton Abbey, 1920's shoes by hand involved:

*Finding a historical inspiration shoe to model from
*Finding and building up a 1920's shaped shoe last to fit me
*Making the 1920's shoe pattern
*Stitching the uppers
*Carving wooden high heels
*Lasting the shoes
*And much more!

I will also share a horrific incident that happened during the hand making of these "Downton Abbey" shoes, and how (or if!) I was able to fix it!

Would you ever try making historical shoes, or any shoes at all? Watch the video, and then tell me what you think below!

👠 My previous shoe-making videos:
1820's Boot Making - https://youtu.be/er_3VnL3FBE
Victorian Chelsea Boots - https://youtu.be/0oTMNuVsCMo
Victorian Ballet Flats - https://youtu.be/pyRMvThqq7E
My first pair of shoes - https://youtu.be/4DWAud_xGBE

Original 1922 inspiration shoe featured in the book "Footwear" from the School of Historical Dress:
https://bit.ly/3deehIP

The shoe-making textbook I used: "Bespoke Shoemaking" by Tim Skyrme

Nicole Rudolph's shoe-making video with the cardboard shank - https://youtu.be/URoADUDPp8Y

✍ Blog post for this video: https://bit.ly/3P5jIHh

📖 "Victorian Custom Corset-Making" Course: https://bit.ly/corsetcourse

I'm Katherine, and this channel documents my journey of creating a handmade, historically inspired wardrobe. Join me for sew-alongs, tutorials, corsetry, and even shoemaking!

Leave comments and questions below!

⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Shoe Last & Pattern
3:04 - Closing the Uppers
5:23 - Insole & Shank
6:46 - Lasting & Stiffeners
8:55 - A Horrendous Mess-Up
12:03 - Could I Fix it?
13:12 - Sole & Heels
15:44 - All Finished!
16:08 - Trying Them On
17:40 - How Do They Fit?
20:26 - Conclusion

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