Hello, needlework friends and colleagues! Happy Christmas to you all! Due to my busy schedule at my new job, it has been a while since I shared a needlework project, However, as Christmas approaches and it also happens to be my brother's birthday, I decided to make him some high-quality footwear to serve as both a Christmas and birthday present, and here I'll be showing you how I made it.
@seunny was born on Christmas Day, so that makes celebrating him much easier, because most times we don't have to organize a special party or food because a celebration atmosphere is already in place, but then this year I decided to make him a birthday present to celebrate with him on this special season day with these lovely Birkenstoke palm slippers.
I haven't had the chance to work on creating footwear for a month, but once in awhile I do take out time to make something, so when Christmas approached, I wasn't going to gift myself anything because it's been a while since I got a Christmas present, and while I was thinking about what to get myself, I remembered it was my brother's birthday, so I decided to make myself and him a footwear to commemorate the Christmas and his birthday.
Below are the list of materials I used:
- Suede Black Leather
- Black leather linning
- Birkenstock insole
- Nora
- OCI gum
- Flip glue
- Super glue etc
Here are some of the making processe:
I couldn't visit the market, so I send one of my friend to help me get the materials, and by the time he brought it, I notice many important items are missing, but then I decided to make do with what I've.
So I pick up a paper and cut the pattern I want for the design, after which I put it on the suede leather and cut out that exact shape.
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- After that I put some gum on it and put it on the black linning, which I then cut out same shape with my scissor, I also apply gum on the pieces where the flip glue will be attached and join it to the upper design.
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- I check it on my wooden shoe last to know if the shape and size is accurate.
- Once it's was neatly attached together, I took it to my sewing machine and sew some stitches around it.
- With that completed, I fil the side of that design with the filling machine, I also did same to the Birkenstock insole and nora outsole.
- In the last phrase of the making, I put some gum on the Birkenstock insole and the Nora outsole and then put them down to dry, while I last the upper design on the Birkenstock insole and adjust the shape with my wooden shoe last, I also join it to the Nora and apply super glue around it.
- This is the Birkenstock palms sandal I make for my brother @seunny as a Christmas and birthday present and he was grateful after receiving it.
It's such a lovely feeling when you give a present to someone and see how excited they are about your kind gesture, and that's exactly how I felt when he was appreciative.
Thanks so much for your time, have a blessed and productive day.
