Today I happened upon an exciting discovery - that some stuff I bought for modelling heels (which is too soft..) is actually brilliant for customising lasts. I've been intending to alter them now that they'd arrived since I want to really make my own silhouettes, but have been a bit tentative about shaving bits off and so on incase of making a horrible mistake. Well this stuff was great for letting me sculpt the toes I really wanted, and let me change the shape constantly until I was happy. Tomorrow I will cover it in some other stuff which will set it to make it stiff for ready to make my shoes..good times!


Ooh! I'm so intrigued...
ReplyDeleteIs it an industrial material only available to the shoe trade?
Sooo want to know more - I've been wanting to customize the toe shape of my lasts for awhile too, only haven't come across the perfect material to do it yet...
I love your blog and your shoe design skills are breathtaking!
xoxo
Carly
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