Moccasins
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I bought some a while back on ebay. The sheep skin inners fell apart in a typical time for slippers, but the outers are still gong strong. I looked, but it's too long ago for me to find the seller.
A lot of independent shoe shops sell them. I remember having a pair as slippers many, many years ago.
Try www.etsy.com. Lots of great things there from independent makers. Many will go full custom for you if you take the time to ask.
You know what the holes are for?
Dignity drainage
.Looked high and low for unlined moccasins over the years since always having a pair as a youngster, I just can’t find them except as lined slippers.
I've got a pair of Moroccan slippers I've had for years, maybe over 10.
I wore through the original soles and resoled them myself with leather. The uppers are pretty knackered but still intact and working fine.
Very similar to these https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/596207569/slipper-man-slipper-leather-slipper
If you mean genuine moccasins, not slippers or boat shoe type things, then I think you'd need to speak with someone like Hamish
www.pictavialeather.co.uk
or Sally in Wales.
(there's something odd about the link on the site I originally posted; this is her youtube channel, and was updated two days ago with a really good article on lime bast)
If you can get to any of the re-enactors markets though, you'd probably find good conversation and resources there for any of the shoemakers.
Making real moccasins needs firstly good materials and secondly skill and a lot of time. They won't be cheap.
Personally I think they're worth it, but I make my own (not even suggesting I make for anyone else, it's just too labour intensive on my sore joints) and I know just how much work it is to do them properly. Buying cheap, you'll get edges that rub, folds that aren't rounded, leather that dries like a brick when it's been wet, etc., all things that end up making them uncomfortable to wear.
There's a leatherworking forum that is full of really good advice, like this thread,
I think they're one of the things that are best made for yourself though I'd happily, and probably will have to as I age and ache more, pay a decent craftsman to make for me.
Leatherwork Scotland | Perth | Pictavia Leather
About Pictavia Leather and Hamish Lamley the Pictish leatherworker
www.pictavialeather.co.uk
If you can get to any of the re-enactors markets though, you'd probably find good conversation and resources there for any of the shoemakers.
Making real moccasins needs firstly good materials and secondly skill and a lot of time. They won't be cheap.
Personally I think they're worth it, but I make my own (not even suggesting I make for anyone else, it's just too labour intensive on my sore joints) and I know just how much work it is to do them properly. Buying cheap, you'll get edges that rub, folds that aren't rounded, leather that dries like a brick when it's been wet, etc., all things that end up making them uncomfortable to wear.
There's a leatherworking forum that is full of really good advice, like this thread,
Moccasins made of vegetable-tanned leather
Hello again. Im ready to make another pair of moccasins. So far Ive been using chrome-tanned leather but Im thinking of trying some vegetable-tanned leather for pair number four. Theyll be unlined so I want to use thicker leather to prevent excessive stretching. Ill also be using the same piece o...
leatherworker.net
I think they're one of the things that are best made for yourself
though I'd happily, and probably will have to as I age and ache more, pay a decent craftsman to make for me.
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