General Historical Shoemaking Stuff Links

My Stuff Footwear of the Middle Ages Some Historical Shoemaking Texts in English (in Progress)

Related Links Where are the elves? Yahoogroups Medieval Shoemaking Group.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medievalshoemaking Yahoogroups Medieval Leatherworking Group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medieval-leather The Crispin Colloquy  THE place to go and discuss historical shoemaking.- it is a branch of The Honourable Company of Cordwainer Fragment of Medieval Shoe from Newcastle upon Tyne En francaise, http://www.souliers.net/ Jennifer Junes’s Cowboy Boot Bulletin Board D.W. Frommer’s Western bootmaking: an American tradition.(Online version) — A work in progress Leather Shoes recovered from the Mary Rose Medieval and Postmedieval Turnshoes from Kempten (Allgäu), Germany by Rainer Atzbach M.A Northampton Boot and Shoe Collection Andreas Reucher M.A., his http://www.schuhmacherwerkzeug.de/SMW-Projekt.html Pictures of Shoemakers, Footwear; Cobbler, Shoe Shining, Shoes, Images, Photos, Photographs, Textile Industry; by PHOTOVAULT Museum of London Museo del Calzado Bata Shoe Museum Research and Construction of Chopines, Pantoufles, Zoccoli, and Other Raised Heels (http://aands.org/raisedheels/) 13th Century Spain- Hats and Shoes

Some Resources for Shoemaking and Shoe Findings: Arensberg sons, Inc. 1428 10th Ave Seattle WA 98122 1-800-537-5495 Pegs Barbour Campbell Thread, Ltd. (England) Charles Hardtke Curtidos Perez Melero (Perez Melero tanners).  Villarrramiel, Spain. Tel. +34 979 837193  Email: curpeme@hotmail.com Dennis Kellett, Leather Specialists, The White House, Grundy’s Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 4HS, UK. Phone: 011-44-1684-561851 E. C. Leather 1924 E. 6th St. Tulsa, Ok.  (918) 583-0292 E. J. Dailey P.O. Box 469 Cortland, IL 60112 (815) 286-3073 Tallow eLeather Supply FootScan system (this appears to work only with IE) Footwear Findings Fort Pitt Leather Co. 1840 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 281-7879 Pegs Goetz info@goetz-gmbh.de + 49 71 61 61 02 994. (Note: Rumor has it they can be troublesome to get to contact you) G. Goldberg Co., Inc. (http://www.shoeeyelets.com) 16 Proctor Street Salem, MA 01970 USA tel: 978-745-3030 fax: 978-744-2103 e-mail: info@shoeeyelets.com Hochhauser Leather (713)670-9800 FAX (713) 676-1119 International Advisory Service – Leather Imports? J. & F. J. Baker & Sons, The Tannery, Colyton, Devon, UK J.R. & Sons Jeff Robinson P.O. Box 603 Monroeville, Ohio 44847 (419) 465-2193   Tallow The Leather Factory 5710 Mobud St. San Antonio, Texas 78268 – 1-800-541-2031 Leatherhead Inc. 1601 Bardstown Rd. Louisville, KY 40205 – (502) 451-4477 Leather Tools and Supplies (www.rasource.com/leathertools.htm) Mid-Continent Leather Sales Co.26450 East 111th. Coweta, OK 74112 – (918) 486-2900 (Fax) 486-4233 Muir & McDonald Tanners. PO Box 136. 505 SW Levens. Dallas, OR 97338-0136 (800)-547-1299 Fax:(503)623-9091 Email: muirmcdonald@aol.com Oklahoma Resources Rice Corp. 1-800-765-RICE(7423) Thread Siegel of California Sherman Shoe Supply (781) 598-9857 Springline Last Mfg., Pondwood Close, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 1RT. Mr. Bill Saunders: 011-44-1604-644961 Sterling Last St. Louis 1 (573) 898-2020 S&T Leather Company 2135 S. James Rd. Columbus OH 43232 – (614) 235-1900 Sun City Leather Weaver Leather Windmill Farm Saddle Repair, Thompson,  Ohio (440) 290-3018 Diamond Awls

Some Shoemakers Links ANA period shoes Aurora Handcrafted Casual Shoes Bald Mountain Moccasins Bjarnis Boots (remember, I said -virtually- no one’s turning out museum quality repros.  This guy’s doing some gorgeous work) Catskill Mountain Moccasins The Cordwainer (www.freepages.co.uk/cordwainer/) Dru Shoemaker These are generally based on historical designs. Florentius (Roman shoes) D.W. Frommer‘s Bootmaking School is a magnificent site to learn about shoemaking and the history of the Cowboy boot K.M.GARLICK SHOEMAKER Gentle Craft  Serge & Marquita Volken Historic Enterprises DOES sell shoes based on historical designs Judy Kavanagh’s Moccasin and Mukluk page Laughingcrowe Leatherworks Some very nice shoes and other leather stuff. Menkes Int’l Corp This is an international company that offers a line of historical & theatrical shoes. Minnetonka Museum relicas has started making available some shoes that are, in fact, based on historical designs. Revival Clothing  These folks also sell some footwear that is based on some medieval designs. S.B. Junipers’s Hand Made Boots and Shoes Some nicely done historical shoe designs. Smoke and Fire Company – shoes & boots Sodhoppers “Welcome To The History Of The Shoe” Links to other shoemaking sites Yatahai Beads and Buckskins