The first of the finals

One of my favorite shoe designs: a leather brogue combining fringing and weaving. A full trial of the the laser cut shoe with all pieces cut out with the laser cutter.

The calico toile (excuse the lack of pressing...)

More fringing was added to the final patterns

The transfer of the paper patterns to illustrator was a boring and painful process but the excitement of seeing my pieces cut out on the laser cutter made up for it. There were a few problems along the way such as the laser not fully cutting through sections of the leather meaning I had to go over it by hand with scissors where possible or recut pieces again separately, defeating the purpose of my laser cut pattern. Some of the pieces are a little charred but overall the result is neat and precise.

The pattern pieces:

The weaving was perhaps the most successful part of the laser cut process, also probably the most time consuming. The fringing I had a bit of difficulty getting to look neat when joined to the rest of the shoe. I just need to bind the edges of the quarter and attach the sole.