Make Your Own Sneakers Course

On this 4-day shoe making course you will make a pair of leather trainers / sneakers using specialist Storm welting construction on a standard sized trainer last.

COURSE CONTENTS

Through demonstration and guidance we will guide you through:

Preparing your insole

Lasting your uppers

Stitching on the foxing (the strip that sits around the trainer / sneaker) using Storm welted construction

Cutting EVA foam to fit

We will then send off your shoes to be finished with a lightweight, flexible micro sole.

We will lace and sock them before arranging for you to collect them / to ship them to you.

GROUP SIZE

Up to 4 students so there is plenty of time for individual guidance and advice

TIME

The course can be taken as 4 days in a row, as an evening class or on an ad-hoc basis by arrangement (please allow six weeks before your preferred date)

LOCATION

Studio 1.20, Oxo Tower Wharf, London SE1 9PH (Nearest London underground and National Rail stations: Waterloo, Waterloo East, Embankment, Blackfriars Bridge and Southwark)

MATERIALS

All of the materials needed to make the trainers are provided

There’s a choice of upper colours

The foxing is a natural leather colour, made from oak bark tanned welting and stitched with natural coloured thread; the eyelets are antique bronze; the lining is natural, veg. tanned leather

You will be given a comprehensive set of course notes to keep

Kits and additional tools and materials are available to buy from the Supplies Shop at Carreducker

FEE

The fee for the 4-day course is £995

NEXT STEPS

Please book the course and then get in touch with us to arrange to come in to check your sneaker size and to arrange a start date.

See our full Terms & Conditions here.