Measure the calf and foot of the wearer for whom the boots will be made.

Select the snakeskin you will use for the boot. adidas clothing sale Snakeskin is available through shoe supply companies, or online through such retailers listed at EC Plaza.

Choose a style for the heel and toe. You can find these by looking at other boots in stores or online.

Design the boot tops and how they'll be cut.

Create paper patterns for the boot tops. The parts of the boot tops consist of the lining, the front, the back stay (a strip of leather that gives the boot stiffness and support. It runs from the top to the bottom on the inside of the boot), and pull-straps (you can hook boot hooks or your fingers into these straps to aid you in pulling on your boots). Place your patterns for the above pieces on the snake skin, trace around them, adidas t shirts adding a seam allowance, and cut them out.

Skive, or shave down any of the edges of the tops that are too thick, burning away any excess skin. Put the pieces of the snakeskin boot top together with cement. Add a beading, or a rounded strip of the snakeskin, along the top edge of the boot. Sew the tops and boot-straps with decorative stitching.

Draw a pattern for the vamp, or the portion of the boot that holds the foot, and use it to cut out the leather. Do the same to create the lining for the snakeskin boot.

Wet the vamp and stretch it and the lining over the crimping boards, a thick piece of wood that resembles the shape of a tube sock. Nail the vamp and lining in place and leave it for a few days. This ensures that the leather won't stretch any more. Attach the vamps and lining to the tops, and trim any excess.

Use hard leather to make a counter, the piece that fits over the heel, and a counter cover. Cut the pieces out and fit and cement them to the boot top. Skive (see Step 6) the heel counter as needed. Cement then sew the counter and the counter cover to the boot top, and trim any excess.

Make a side welt or piping from snakeskin and cement then sew it together. Make the seams flat by rubbing them down. Sew on the pull-straps, then turn the tops right side out.

Find a lasts (wooden model for the feet) that most closely matches the measurements of the wearer, and build up the lasts with leather if needed. If you cover the lasts with leather, make them smooth before continuing. Nail the insoles to the bottom of the lasts, and trim them as needed. Cut channels into the insoles for the welts. Make welts out of strip of heavy leather, and sew it into place around the space between where the upper joins the insoles.

Wet the vamps and covers, and stretch them over the lasts. Anchor them with tacks. Push the vamp leather down, and put the toe boxes into place. adidas clothing outlet Cement the toe boxes (the heavy leather that contains the toes) together, smooth them, and pull the vamps over them to keep them in place.

Punch holes in the insoles using an awl. adidas clothing outlet Stitch the welt to the insole with thick thread. Trim the seams and flatten them. Sew in the shank, or portion that supports the wearer's arch. Insert pegs made of maple along the arch of the sole in rows to the heel. You can have the pegs be anywhere from one to three rows deep. The pegs hold the insole and the outside of the boot together. Insert a steel shank, then fill in the insole and the shank with pieces of leather. Shape the shank and add pegs.

Snip the welt down to the necessary width, and cement the sole to it. Trim any excess. Sew the soles and peg them. Stain around the edges of the of the sole and finish it.

Cut out pieces of heel leather to form the heels, and cement the pieces together in layers to the desired height. Nail or peg the heel pieces together and finish them with a rubber heel cap. Form the shape you wish for the heels by sanding them. Stain the heels and polish them.

Pull the last out of the boot and sand the pegs that are on the inside of the boot. Put in a heel pad, and slip those lovely new snakeskin boots onto your feet.

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Check out a website such as Montana Rader (see additional resources), which usually rents to photographers and models. However, nike free 5 0 they're also willing to rent to those who pay the monthly fee, along with an extra charge for the shoes. These sites generally only let you have the shoe for a couple of days with a lot of restrictions.

Read the contract before you finalize any rental. If you violate any the of company's restrictions you may end up having to pay full price for the designer shoes anyway.

Dig through the stock of a local consignment shop, nike running shoes where you could find designer shoes at a discounted price. You can sell the items back to the store when you're finished with them.

Lay down a piece of cardboard or a couple of sheets of newspaper on a table or hard work surface to protect your furnishings.

Clean each shoe with a damp cloth, nike air max removing any mud, grit, sand or oil. Work by rubbing the cloth in small circles over the leather surface of the shoe. Frequently rinse the cloth with clean water and wring out. Repeat this step until the leather is completely clean. Finally, use a separate damp cloth to clean the soles of the shoe and its edge. If boots are very muddy on the soles, they can first be rinsed under running water.

Take a clean dry cloth and dip in the boot polish. You can also use the oily or waxy polish pads -- depending on the finish of the shoe -- which are already pre-loaded with polish. nike flyknit sale Apply polish in the same circular motions until the leather is soft and pliant. The leather should have a soft sheen but not look oily or greasy. If it does, you have applied too much polish. Get a clean cloth and remove excess polish, buffing in circles.

Use a clean dry cloth to go over the surface of the leather and buff in small circles.
To store damp shoes or boots, stuff them with clean dry newspaper and dry away from direct heat. Most styles have removable insoles. If so, remove these before stuffing with newspaper and let them air out for fastest dry time and odor control.

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Place the shoe on a flat surface with the eyelets and tongue facing you.

Feed one end of the shoelace through the third eyelet from the top on the left side. nike flyknit uk Feed the other end through the third eyelet from the top on the right side.

Pull the end of the shoelace on the left through until it's about a quarter longer than the right side of the shoelace.

Run the left end of the shoelace straight down the inside of the left side of the tongue. Bring the lace up through the fifth eyelet from the top on the left side. Run the right end of the shoelace straight down the inside of the right side of the tongue. Bring the lace up through the fifth eyelet from the top on the right side.

Run the left end diagonally up and feed it down through the third eyelet from the top on the right side.

Run the same end of the shoelace in Step 5 straight down the inside of the right side. nike air pegasus Bring the lace up through the eyelet that is fifth from the top on the right side.

Run the same shoelace end in Step 6 diagonally up to the left. Feed this end down through the third eyelet from the top on the left side.

Run the same shoelace from Step 7 up the inside of the left side. Feed the lace up through the second eyelet from the top on the left side.

Run the lace across the tongue and feed it down through the second eyelet from the top on the right side. Run the lace up the inside on the right side and bring it up through the first eyelet on the right side.

Take the end of the shoelace that has emerged from the fifth eyelet from the top on the right side. Run it diagonally up and to the left over the first lace it crosses, under the next lace it crosses and under the middle of the lace that was made to go straight across the tongue in Step 9.

Bring the lace over the lace that goes straight across the tongue and down diagonally to the right. cheap nike flyknit Feed the end down through the eyelet that is fifth from the top on the left side.

Run the lace up the inside of the tongue on the left side. Bring the end up through the first eyelet on the left side.