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Handmade derby boots 5: Midsoles and outsoles
Shoemaking
The final step before the boots take their first! ✨
Aug 12, 2024
Handmade derby boots 4: Lasting and welting
Shoemaking
The two parts of shoemaking that I find the most challenging happen back to back! But they’re also probably the most rewarding.
Jul 21, 2024
Handmade derby boots 3: Preparing insoles and welts
Shoemaking
In which I slice and dice the veg tan leather that’ll go under the sole and around the outer edge of each boot.
Jul 14, 2024
Handmade derby boots 2: ‘Clicking’ and ‘closing’
Shoemaking
Less jargonly known as ‘cutting out the pattern pieces’ and ‘sewing them together’.
Jun 29, 2024
Handmade derby boots 1: Drafting the pattern
Shoemaking
In a series of posts, I’m going to share my process for crafting a pair of handsewn, hand-welted leather derby boots.
May 26, 2024
Doctors hate this one weird synthesis matrix trick
PhD
Not a lot of what I did in the first year of my PhD was a great use of time… but I did create a darn good setup for managing my literature that’s paying off years later.
Apr 12, 2024
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