You will start with a comprehensive set of course notes, calf leather shoe uppers, lasts, tools and a pack of oak bark tanned leather 'rough stuff' from Bakers in Devon. Then we will guide you through the 200+ steps involved in handsewing a pair of shoes.

After preparing your insole, stiffeners, toe puffs and welt, you will be shown how to create a curvaceous hold fast and then hand last the uppers. You will attach and shape a leather shank and infill the forepart with cork. Then you will prepare your welt for the bevel and stitch it on using two different stitching awls and techniques. You'll learn how to trim and hammer it and then how to prepare the sole - thinning it out at the waist - before cementing and smoothing it in place so that it takes the wonderful curves of the waist. 

You will stitch on the sole by hand and then build the heel before finishing the shoes entirely by hand.

Simply choose:

• Your UK shoe size - we have lasts in sizes 3 -13 including half sizes
• A leather colour: Tan, Burgundy, Dark Brown or Black
• A shoe style: Plain Derby, Plain Oxford, Toecap Derby, Toecap Oxford, or Full Brogue Oxford
• To have blind or metal eyelets, a heel tab or counter and a toe medallion or no toe medallion

...then email us school@carreducker.com or call 07401 148763 to book a time to suit.

The fee for a tailored, 14-day Bevelled Waist shoe making course is £3100.

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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You will start with a comprehensive set of course notes, calf leather shoe uppers, lasts, tools and a pack of oak bark tanned leather 'rough stuff' from Bakers in Devon. Then we will guide you through the 200+ steps involved in handsewing a pair of shoes and creating a fiddle waist.

Please contact us to discuss dates, if you have any questions or would like to arrange to have uppers made for your own lasts for the course - email school@carreducker.com or call 07401 148763 and we'll be happy to help.

The fee for a tailored, 14-day Fiddle Waist shoe making course is £3100.

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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You will start with a comprehensive set of course notes and the shoe uppers, lasts, tools and materials that you need. Then we will guide you through hand lasting and then sewing a Norwegian welt. Your shoes are then ready to be sent to a cobbler for the sole to be stitched on and the heel attached.

Please contact us to arrange dates, to come in to try on samples shoes to choose your size and to choose the style of shoe or boot you would like to make; (there is a small surcharge for boots and additional detailing like brogue punching and toecaps).  We can also arrange to have shoe or boot uppers made for your own lasts for the course. Email school@carreducker.com or call 07401 148763 and we'll be happy to help. 

The fee for a tailored, 6-day Norwegian welt shoemaking course to make a simple Derby or Oxford shoe is £1795.

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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This course is for those with some shoemaking experience. On the 6-day shoe making course you will learn the specialist storm welted construction which is used for strong, water-resistant footwear.

You will start with a comprehensive set of course notes and the uppers, lasts, tools and materials that you need. Then we will guide you through hand lasting and then sewing a storm welt. Your shoes are then ready to be sent to a cobbler for the sole to be stitched on and the heel attached.

Please contact us to discuss dates, if you have any questions or would like to arrange to have uppers made for your own lasts for the course - email school@carreducker.com or call 07401 148763 and we'll be happy to help.

The fee for a tailored, 6-day storm welt shoe making course is £1495.

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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