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Paperback, 39 pgs. In 1855 an anonymous Lady published a small book of instructions for making shoes at home - "Every Lady her own Shoemaker or, A Complete Self-Instructor in The Art of Making Gaiters and Shoes". Her patterns are for shoes, for ankle-high gaiters with fabric uppers, leather soles, leather heels and toe-caps, for Congress gaiters with an elastic gore instead of a laced opening, and also for a man's slippers. This facsimile copy includes 6 pull out diagrams.
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Posted by Amy on 11th Jan 2020
What a charming little book. I have not yet made my own shoes but the book was popular enough at a recent gathering that I gave my copy away and plan to get another copy. A great vision into women's lives in the 19th Century and the details of things they had to do!
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Happy Customer
Posted by Lori on 5th Mar 2017
The product arrived sooner then expected, was in good condition, and was all that I'd hoped it to be.
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Fantastic research tool
Posted by Gillian Taylor on 22nd Mar 2014
I was so glad to find this - a website recommended it, and I bought it to help me make my own side-laced 1840s boots. It's a fabulous resource for the historian as well as the maker (I'm both), and the fold out patterns are a huge help.
