Stitchdown Or Turnout Shoes
7-Day Workshop
Course guides you through fundamentals of hand making shoes using stitchdown construction methods suitable for making just about any low-heeled shoes style from heavy boots, lightweight casuals of all kinds, renaissance style shoes and boots, and even children’s shoes.
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All materials provided. No prior shoemaking experience is necessary.
High Heel Fashion Pump Shoemaking Course
7 Day Intensive Workshop
A total shoemaking experience. You will learn to make a fashion pump completely from concept to finish in an intense fun-filled shoemaking course.
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No prior shoemaking experience is necessary. Course includes “sewing boot camp”.
Fashion Shoemaking – Advanced Skills for High Fashion
2-Week Advanced Skills For High Fashion
Comprehensive fashion shoemaking course is an exploration of creativity, style, and professional techniques to create glamorous, high heel fashion shoes or sandals for those serious about fashion shoemaking or headed for a shoe design or fashion career.
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Prerequisites: High Heel Fashion Pump Course or instructor’s approval.
High Style Fashion Bootmaking
13 Day Workshop Course
In this course, you will learn the skills professionals use to make high quality custom made boots.
A generous materials allowance is included in the tuition. We are happy to order, or help you order, unique materials as well as special trimmings to enhance your bootmaking adventure. Prerequisites: Sewing experience, courage, instructor’s approval.
Men’s Dress Shoes
7-Day Workshop
Men’s Dress Shoemaking course guides you through fundamentals of hand making a pair of classic men’s oxford shoes from pattern generation to polishing.
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Prerequisites: Students are encouraged to read Handmade Shoes for Men by Laszlo and Molnar, before attending. Sewing experience or sewing boot camp, or instructor’s approval.
Hiking Boots for Everyone
7-Day Intensive Workshop
Learn the skills and techniques used to make high quality custom hiking boots for men and women.
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Please contact us about upcoming class schedule.
Prerequisites: No prior shoemaking experience is necessary. Sewing boot camp is required for all students.
Men’s Advanced Shoemaking
13 Day Workshop Course
A strenuous, demanding journey, designed for those who are serious about advancing their existing skills, those presently making shoes, former Bonney & Wills students or those who have been interviewed by me personally and found qualified.
Please feel free to call and discuss this course: 541-951-0952.
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