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DIY "Heart" Moccasins With Printable Patterns & PDF Tutorial
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DIY "Heart" Moccasins With Printable Patterns & PDF Tutorial

Make custom-fitted barefoot leather shoes adapted to your foot shape and size.
Created byLougaya Dehan
Last updated 4/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • How to make barefoot leather shoes just as if you were looking over my shoulder.
  • Over the course of 2 hours of video, Lougaya clearly and precisely explains how to make your own moccasins with very few and simple hand tools.
  • Along with the videos, you will receive the PDF tutorial as well as the printable patterns.
  • Our patterns are made to be adjusted exactly to the morphology of each person. These patterns will suit people from size 34 t

Course content

2 sections • 19 lectures • 3h 2m total length

  • Introduction3:07
  • The Tools7:57

    The great thing about moccasins-making is that you will require very few and very simple tools.

  • Assembling The Patterns8:13

    Choose the right pattern according to the width of the feet and assemble it. Please find the downloadable patterns in the resources below and the PDF tutorial.

  • Tracing On the Leather8:16

    Place your template on the leather and trace around it with a permanent marker before cutting it out in leather. Make sure you are placing the template in the right direction according to the elasticity of the leather (length of the foot in the direction of the spine.)

  • Cutting The Leather5:25

    Place your template on the leather and trace around it with a permanent marker before cutting it out in leather. Make sure you are placing the template in the right direction according to the elasticity of the leather (length of the foot in the direction of the spine.)

  • Preparing The Stitching5:49

    Place your both pieces of leather on top of each other and after correcting any imperfection of the cut, place the pattern on top of it. Copy the stitching marks from the pattern onto the leather by tracing them carefully and precisely on the edge. Make sure all marks are well visible before going on to the next step.

  • Preparing the Stitch, Poking Holes17:22

    Use your awl to make holes according to the stitching marks. Make sure that you are poking holes perpendicularly to the leather. Holes should be very close to the edge, about 2 mm.

  • Stitching The Front26:36

    Stitch the front part of the shoe with the "invisible stitch" method. Measure the size of your stitch loosely and triple it. This should always be enough thread.

  • Custom-fitting the Heel8:50

    This is how to custom-fit the heel. Place the feet with toes touching the end and put comfortably, without any pressure on the toes. Gather the two sides behind your heel. Pull towards the back to make sure the sides are well in place and flat along the ankle. Check also the size is well-adjusted around the instep/bridge. If necessary, remove a few stitches to make it wider. Trace two small marks behind the heel where the sides gather at the center of the Achilles tendon, adding 2 or 3 mm of stitching margin. It doesn't matter if one side is higher than the other, as long as it reaches high enough on the heel to hold well. You will cut the excess after. Trace a line behind the heel, perpendicularly to the ground.

  • Cutting The Heel14:29

    In this video, I show how to draw and cut the heel to the right size and shape.

  • Stitching The Heel10:04

    Here is how to finish the front stitch and the heel.

  • Conclusion5:06

    You've made it!

Requirements

  • To easily achieve this moccasins project, we recommend using very soft leather. To easily achieve this moccasins project, we recommend using very soft leather preferably chrome-tanned leather.
  • The Tools: a large leather piece, allowing you to make any size of moccasin (average size 40 x 60 cm) , a round awl to make holes in the leather by hand before sewing it, big saddle needles and enough waxed thread to make a pair
  • Patterns should be printed in A4 or US letter.
  • We are convinced that even people without prior experience in leather work or sewing can complete this project quite easily.
  • With practice, a pair can be made in only 2 to 3 hours, but it would usually take about 1 day on the first trial.

Description

Over the course of 2 hours of video, Lougaya clearly and precisely explains how to make your own moccasins with very few simple hand tools.

The great difference with most other moccasins and patterns that you can find on the market is that ours are made to be adjusted exactly to the morphology of each person. Patterns will suit people from size 34 to 48 EU / 3 to 14 US.

Just like a second skin...

Our moccasins are like barefoot or minimalist leather shoes, 100% in leather. In fact, they truly are like a second skin that can be worn on all occasions and on all grounds. If you are looking for natural footwear with high sensory feedback, you're at the right place.

We are convinced that even people without prior experience in leather work, sewing, and shoe making can complete this project quite easily.

We are convinced that even people without prior experience in leather work or sewing can complete this project quite easily.

When purchasing our tutorials, you will gain instant access to the videos that you will be able to watch and replay as many times as you like.

Along with the videos, you will receive the PDF tutorial as well as the printable patterns.

The video tutorial helps to understand the right gesture, whereas the PDF tutorial highlights important details in large images and written explanations and helps you to keep track of each step in order. Even after your first pair, it is a useful document to remember how to make them without having to watch all the videos again.

With practice, a pair can be made in only 2 to 3 hours, but it would usually take about 1 day on the first trial.

Patterns should be printed in A4 or US letters. If you are not able to print the patterns at home, please send us a request.

The tutorials also cover the topics of choosing leather and tools, making soles, leather conditioner, and even some ideas to make use of leather off-cuts and other projects to apply the techniques that you will have learned.

To make good-looking and comfortable moccasins, you need to find very soft leather that will easily pucker around the toes. Ideally, it should be thick as well (1.8 to 3 mm thick / 4 to 6 oz leather). We know that such leather is not that easy to find, especially when you can't go to a leather shop in person and/or that you are a novice.

Feel free to reach out to us if you need help finding the best quality leather suitable to work with our patterns at contact@earthingmoccasins.com

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone that want to make their own shoes easily
  • People that struggle to find shoes in their size in shops
  • Those who are interested in barefoot or minimalist shoes and barefoot walking
  • People that like making their own clothes, their homemade and DIY useful things
  • Leather craftsmen who looking for a new leather project
  • Parents who are tired of buying shoes every three month to their children

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