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 shoemaking videos:
1820's Boot Making    • 1820's Shoe Making (By Hand)  
Victorian Chelsea Boots    • I Made Boots! | Victorian Chelsea Boo...  
Victorian Ballet Flats    • Making Victorian Ballet Flats  Simpl...  
My first pair of shoes    • I Made Shoes! | Beginner Shoemaking T...  

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

The shoemaking textbook I used: "Bespoke Shoemaking" by Tim Skyrme

Nicole Rudolph's shoemaking video with the cardboard shank    • I Made Witchy Edwardian Shoes by Hand!  

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

Check out my brother Robert's new channel and video on leather boot maintenance:
https://bit.ly/3HeV8D7

"Victorian Custom CorsetMaking" Course: https://bit.ly/corsetcourse'>https://bit.ly/corsetcourse

I'm Katherine, and this channel documents my journey of creating a handmade, historically inspired wardrobe. Join me for sewalongs, 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 MessUp
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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