[Northkeep] Shoemaking classes

[Lynne Dawson]

I'm interested as well as my boys. However, we will be
out of town that week. Can we start the following
week, or would you prefer us to take the fall class?
Any idea the cost of a pair of shoes?

Marta
--- marc-carlson at utulsa.edu wrote:
> Starting the 18th of July, a week after Faolan's
> leatherworking class, I'm going
> to be holding an ongoing shoemaking class.  It will
> last as many sessions as it
> takes for everyone taking them to get a pair of
> shoes.  The first class will
> simply be an overview of general shoemaking in the
> Middle Ages in Europe.
> Everyone is encouraged to take that one -- even if
> you aren't interested in
> taking any of the other classes.
>
> The weeks after that we will be scheduling one night
> a week for a gradual step
> by step shoemaking.  There will be some homework as
> each stage is reached (some
> seams take longer than others), and people will be
> expected to provide certain
> materials for themselves (leather, an sharp awl
> (straight or curved), needles,
> thread, a small bit of violinist's resin...) these
> will be discussed more fully
> at the first overview class).  No one is expected to
> know anything about
> leatherworking when we start.  I hope it will not
> take more than 4-5 sessions of
> actually working on the shoes to complete them (if
> some people do take longer,
> that's ok too).
>
> I realize that this is a Wednesday night, and across
> from Fighter Practice, but
> the people who have already expressed an interest
> could only agree on that one
> night.  If there is a real call for it from people
> who prefer to go to Fighter
> Practice on Wednesday night, I will be more than
> happy to do this again in the
> fall -- please just let me know.
>
> Diarmaid/Marc
>
(http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM)
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