It seems that in the modern age of advanced technologies, the problem of how to hem boots should not arise in front of a person. After all, if they suddenly become thinner, the consumer can always go to the store and buy new ones, as the store shelves are bursting with an overabundance of consumer goods. But no!
Fashionable boots on Tanya’s legs
Not ordinary but exclusive felted boots came into fashion: multi-colored, embroidered with beads and rhinestones, with sewn on appliqués, lace, trimmed with fur. Wear such boots on the legs to match the queen herself! Only here it is so pathetic to spoil such handmade masterpieces by buses and wet trams running boards. Yes, and sometimes you need to go to the store - and you will have to walk on the dirty floor in amazing boots ...
So the thought comes to mind: is it possible to make felt boots in advance, immediately after purchase or manufacture, if boots were made at home with your own hands? Of course, this is a wonderful way out! But here's how to hem boots, alas, few today know.
Tools and materials for work
Sole
Of course, a very important point is the material from which the sole will be made. You can use the bootlegs of old boots, cutting out the shape of the foot with a sharp boot knife. It is only important to remember that the felt sole should be 1-2 cm larger than the foot of the one who will later wear felted boots. You can cut the sole out of dermatin, leatherette or rubber.
And some prefer to use ready-made rubber soles for hemming, which they also buy at specialized retail outlets.
Thread for binder boots
The second important point is the preparation of thread for the binder. Today you can buy special materials for shoe repair work. But for lack of such, it is really possible to make the threads yourself, twisting them from several stern or silk threads and waxing them. A wax candle, wax or soap is used for waxing. The thread is pulled through wax, soap or paraffin, holding the latter in one hand, and a ball in the other. The wound thread cuts into the edge of soap or paraffin, stretches along the formed groove and as a result is covered with a protective layer, which also helps it to glide well during operation.
Sometimes a thick fishing line is used to hem boots. It should be remembered that for work the master needs two balls of thread.
Sewing tools
Since it is impossible to hem boots without having to stretch the thread through two layers of material, the master will need an awl - to make holes. And you also need a special boot hook. It is very similar to knitting, only made of high-strength steel and sharpened sharply. Well, you definitely need a sharp boot knife, which can be replaced with a scalpel or sharp dangerous razor.
Hand protection - safety precautions
Fingers should be wrapped with adhesive plaster to protect them from cuts and corns.
Getting started - preparation
Since the right way to hem boots is not a tricky thing at all, you can try to do it yourself. If everything you need for work is prepared, then you can get to work.
In the left (non-leading) hand one of the tangles of waxed thread is taken . A hand with a ball is placed inside the felt boots. The master takes a hook into the right hand of the shoe affairs. If necessary, you need to pierce both stitched layers with an awl first, and then continue to work with a hook.
The sole to the felt boots must first be "noticed": to make a puncture with a hook in the front of the felt boot - this means its lower part, which will be in contact with the floor and the ground. The tip of the thread from the ball, which is inside, out, is pulled by a hook. Then a loop is also stretched nearby, cut. The two ends are tightly connected.
Then, according to the same algorithm, “backing” of the back of the sole is performed. Then it is recommended to make a transverse boot seam from the rear attachment point to the front.
Shoe Seam Description
The sole itself can be sewn in two ways: through the edge, when one tangle is inside the felt boot, and the outer edge, when the punctures are made not inside the boot, but out sideways. Then there is no sense in placing a hand with a ball inside the hemmed shoes.
As mentioned above, in order to hem the boots with your own hands, the master will need two balls of thread. In the process, it is located on different sides of the seam. And now we turn directly to the consideration of the process of how to hem boots.
The stitching instruction is extremely similar to sewing sewing machines. The master pierces the product with a hook, grabs the thread from the first ball with it, pulls the end out and ties the tip of the thread from the second ball to it.
Then, at a distance of a centimeter, a second puncture is made with a hook, the first thread is again captured, but it is already pulled out by a loop. A tangle with a second, outer thread is pushed into the loop. The seam is tightened with force - this is when fingers not wrapped in advance with adhesive tape can suffer!
Restoration with decorative finishes - two in one
According to this algorithm, a seam is made according to the chalk, dry soap or pencil, the path handle, outlined in advance. At the very end of the seam, one of the threads is cut off (if the seam came from inside the felt boot, then this will be the inner thread), and the ends are tightly connected.
In the same way, you can sew backs or sew socks on felt boots, apply patches or decorative applications. But if boots with already formed holes and scuffs in the form of pits are hemmed, then before applying patches or sewing the sole into the pits (or holes), you need to put a tight piece of cotton wool or synthetic winterizer.
And you can "hide" the defects of shoes under the fur trim, embroidery, lace or rhinestones. Thus, it will be possible to add felted boots of charm and make a high-quality restoration of the product.