Home Book to Learn Expert Shoe Repairing

A complete guide to the art of shoe-mending, including a full course on how to do expert shoe repairing from beginning to end. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this timeless guide contains everything a layman needs to know to start properly repairing shoes. It will also appeal to those with an interest in historical shoe-mending and manufacturing techniquesContents include: "e;Follow the Model"e;, "e;How to Nail a Sole in a Turned Shoe"e;, "e;To Prepare a Sole on a Slip-sole"e;, "e;To Straighten a Heel"e;, "e;Broken Counter from a Heel"e;, "e;The Right Way to Sew Rips in a Torn Sole"e;, "e;How to Prepare a Patch on a Sole"e;, "e;The Right Kind of Heel Plates"e;, "e;What Makes Crime?"e;, "e;Everybody is an Expert, and the Next Shoe Repairer Knows It"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of shoemaking.