Artisanal Leather Shoemaking for Beginners

The sole

A course by Marta Grau (Lilday) , Designer Specialized in Footwear

Designer Specialized in Footwear. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2017
100% positive reviews (34)
2,296 students
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About the video: The sole

Overview

“The next parts of the sandal that we are going to work on will be the sole and the heel. In this lesson I will explain step by step how to achieve it.”

In this video lesson Marta Grau (Lilday) addresses the topic: The sole, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artisanal Leather Shoemaking for Beginners. Learn to design and handmake your own custom, leather sandals from scratch.

Partial transcription of the video

“the sole In this lesson we are going to learn how to make the sole and the heel of the sandal. The first thing we have to do is have a crupon from 3 to 3.5 thick in natural color in my case, but, as we said before, we can find it in other browns and especially black. We will mark it on the flower of the skin, the good part, always the parallel pen in the template. Once traced, we take out the sandal and we are going to cut it. In my case with the leather scissors, but you can cut it with a cutter. Once cut, we will cut the heel. In the case of the sole, the part of the flower, the good part...”

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Course summary for: Artisanal Leather Shoemaking for Beginners

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (34)
  • 2296 students
  • 5 units
  • 15 lessons (1h 19m)
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    Craft, Fashion
  • Areas

    Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Shoe Design

Marta Grau (Lilday)

Marta Grau (Lilday)
A course by Marta Grau (Lilday)

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Designer Specialized in Footwear

Marta Grau started out studying jewelry design and moved on to product design where she later specialized in footwear. She learned shoemaking under her mentor until she launched her own business, Lilday.

Her workshop is located in Aiguafreda, Barcelona, where she designs and makes each pair of shoes by order following a conscious, slow-fashion philosophy. She uses vegetable tanned leather free of toxins and vegetable dyes such as tree bark (chestnut, mimosa, etc.) to create her small bespoke collections and custom orders. She has collaborated with artisanal and ethical fashion brands such as Anna Rovira, Nonibarea, and BackCouture.


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Artisanal Leather Shoemaking for Beginners. Craft, and Fashion course by Marta Grau (Lilday)

Artisanal Leather Shoemaking for Beginners

A course by Marta Grau (Lilday)
Designer Specialized in Footwear. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2017
  • 100% positive reviews (34)
  • 2,296 students