Joseph Fuerst

> >
> > Suz,
> > I also have "Fred Flinstone" feet and that is the first time I have
> ever
> > heard someone else using the phrase outside of our family. By the way,
> where
> > do you find shoes? I have a real hard time finding shoes to fit my
> feet. I
> > love my moccasins. Lots of great ideas, but you are right about taking
> the
> > best and leaving the rest.
> > Johanna
> > Life is the ultimate learning experience!
>
Johanna......
you are my SOLE-sister!! I've never heard anyone else use that phrase
either, but mine fit the description....they're like rectangular blocks!

As to where I find shoes.....I usually don't! Until about two years ago,
there was an outlet that carried.....?.....total mental block....an
expensive name....??......well, they carried Easy Spirit tennies, too
[which I only bought once b/c I thought they were too 'old lady-ish' :-)]
Anyhow, they had 'odd' sizes....like 11 and over, and EEE, even EEEE's.
I'd get great dress shoes for under $20.00!! Of course, this place was 1.5
hours away...but well worth the trip. Why didn't they notify me before
they went out of business????

i can't even wear wides that you find at Payless..or anywhere else. I do
buy young men's/boys tennies when I can find them. I wear a 6 or 6-1/2
now.....my feet seem to have spread in all directions with each child!! But
I have difficu;ty finding this size!!

I currently own: one totally ratty pr of boys cheap tennies ($7.00 K mart
clearance),
one pr low heel fake-suede slip-ons (DSW ... 3
yrs old)
one pr low heel black pumps (Payless wide width)

The 2nd and 3rd I wear to church, meetings, short outings with not
much walking/standing involved...and I plan to soak/ massage them that night
'cause they'll be sore. I do wear arch supports, which helps some, but
the width is my toughest 'fit' problem.

Love your moccassins....as a chold, I'd get some on trips to Gatlinburg,
TN.....and wear them EVERYWHERE! Now, I'd need some with arch support to
carry all me and the extra pounds I haven't been able to shed yet.

Shall we consider trying our hand at 'footwear design'...we'd have a market
niche of at least two!! ...."Fred Flintstone Footwear"??????
Suz

Diane

Have you looked into getting some orthotic insoles? Probably be hard to fit, but
you can move them from one pair of shoes to another. They provide arch support,
and you could put some into some great mocassins!

:-) Diane

> Love your moccassins....as a chold, I'd get some on trips to Gatlinburg,
> TN.....and wear them EVERYWHERE! Now, I'd need some with arch support to
> carry all me and the extra pounds I haven't been able to shed yet.

Johanna SanInocencio

I love it! I actually have a high arch and the top of my foot is high also.
If you took off my baby toe and the corresponding part of my foot it would
be around normal width. Usually the only dressy shoes I can find are the
lace up kind that were in style a few years ago. Mine are fast wearing out.
Can you get some removable arch supports to slip into the moccasins?
Johanna
Life is the ultimate learning experience!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Fuerst" <fuerst@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1500


> > >
> > > Suz,
> > > I also have "Fred Flinstone" feet and that is the first time I have
> > ever
> > > heard someone else using the phrase outside of our family. By the
way,
> > where
> > > do you find shoes? I have a real hard time finding shoes to fit my
> > feet. I
> > > love my moccasins. Lots of great ideas, but you are right about
taking
> > the
> > > best and leaving the rest.
> > > Johanna
> > > Life is the ultimate learning experience!
> >
> Johanna......
> you are my SOLE-sister!! I've never heard anyone else use that phrase
> either, but mine fit the description....they're like rectangular blocks!
>
> As to where I find shoes.....I usually don't! Until about two years ago,
> there was an outlet that carried.....?.....total mental block....an
> expensive name....??......well, they carried Easy Spirit tennies, too
> [which I only bought once b/c I thought they were too 'old lady-ish' :-)]
> Anyhow, they had 'odd' sizes....like 11 and over, and EEE, even EEEE's.
> I'd get great dress shoes for under $20.00!! Of course, this place was
1.5
> hours away...but well worth the trip. Why didn't they notify me before
> they went out of business????
>
> i can't even wear wides that you find at Payless..or anywhere else. I do
> buy young men's/boys tennies when I can find them. I wear a 6 or 6-1/2
> now.....my feet seem to have spread in all directions with each child!!
But
> I have difficu;ty finding this size!!
>
> I currently own: one totally ratty pr of boys cheap tennies ($7.00 K mart
> clearance),
> one pr low heel fake-suede slip-ons (DSW ... 3
> yrs old)
> one pr low heel black pumps (Payless wide
width)
>
> The 2nd and 3rd I wear to church, meetings, short outings with not
> much walking/standing involved...and I plan to soak/ massage them that
night
> 'cause they'll be sore. I do wear arch supports, which helps some, but
> the width is my toughest 'fit' problem.
>
> Love your moccassins....as a chold, I'd get some on trips to Gatlinburg,
> TN.....and wear them EVERYWHERE! Now, I'd need some with arch support to
> carry all me and the extra pounds I haven't been able to shed yet.
>
> Shall we consider trying our hand at 'footwear design'...we'd have a
market
> niche of at least two!! ...."Fred Flintstone Footwear"??????
> Suz
>
>
>
>
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Sharon Rudd

I have made shoes for feet that don't correspond to
the standard shoe sizes. I have also made shoes for
children, babies, and myself, even though I am blessed
a very average sized foot.

Trace around your foot on a piece of paper. Measure
the width of the foot over the arch and from the
longest toe to the highest point of your foot. Then
cut out a shoe shape from some leather or several
layers of thick cloth at about three fourths of inch
larger than your foot,(less for children) about an
inch in front of the toes. This is the sole with a
seam allowance.

Now decide how you want the top to look and cut it out
too. A good place to look for patterns and ideas is a
book of DOLL SHOES. They work well in cloth. Modify
them by putting the seams on the outside (dolls don't
care if they scratch or rub.) The shoes I have made
were moccasins of a couple of styles (The sole is not
always separate from the body of this shoe....and it
is easier to see how it should be if you can fit the
foot shape inside the shoe shape) (patterns for
moccasssins are available from the library or on
several web sites if you do a search for Native
American crafts and clothing), booties with no soles,
and booties with soles for bigger kids and me, and a
version of the shoes that are worn by the Basque in
the Pyranees for me and others. The latter are the
most popular. In fact it is time for me to make some
winter versions for a child for whom I make shoes.
She has what are officially called "deformed" feet and
cannot wear commercial shoes. At All.

Hope this helps a little, it is just some ideas. At
one time I had no money and NO shoes. I wasn't
pregnant at the same time, though!(G) Had to go
somewhere, so I made some.

If you e me off list I can scan a drawing and
directions (more or less) and e it off list.

Sharon

Have you thought about those Teva style sandals with
the velcro straps all over the place and socks for
winter? What about the sandals with the cork
interiors? And adjustable straps. Like the
Birkenstocks. Men's are just like the women's except
wider. They last forever.

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Johanna SanInocencio

Unless you get the genuine Berkenstocks, they do die. I have killed two
pairs in two years. I would like to se your directions so I will be
e-mailing you separately.
Johanna
Life is the ultimate learning experience!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Rudd" <bearspawprint@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 6:57 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Homemade Shoes was Digest Number 1500


> I have made shoes for feet that don't correspond to
> the standard shoe sizes. I have also made shoes for
> children, babies, and myself, even though I am blessed
> a very average sized foot.
>
> Trace around your foot on a piece of paper. Measure
> the width of the foot over the arch and from the
> longest toe to the highest point of your foot. Then
> cut out a shoe shape from some leather or several
> layers of thick cloth at about three fourths of inch
> larger than your foot,(less for children) about an
> inch in front of the toes. This is the sole with a
> seam allowance.
>
> Now decide how you want the top to look and cut it out
> too. A good place to look for patterns and ideas is a
> book of DOLL SHOES. They work well in cloth. Modify
> them by putting the seams on the outside (dolls don't
> care if they scratch or rub.) The shoes I have made
> were moccasins of a couple of styles (The sole is not
> always separate from the body of this shoe....and it
> is easier to see how it should be if you can fit the
> foot shape inside the shoe shape) (patterns for
> moccasssins are available from the library or on
> several web sites if you do a search for Native
> American crafts and clothing), booties with no soles,
> and booties with soles for bigger kids and me, and a
> version of the shoes that are worn by the Basque in
> the Pyranees for me and others. The latter are the
> most popular. In fact it is time for me to make some
> winter versions for a child for whom I make shoes.
> She has what are officially called "deformed" feet and
> cannot wear commercial shoes. At All.
>
> Hope this helps a little, it is just some ideas. At
> one time I had no money and NO shoes. I wasn't
> pregnant at the same time, though!(G) Had to go
> somewhere, so I made some.
>
> If you e me off list I can scan a drawing and
> directions (more or less) and e it off list.
>
> Sharon
>
> Have you thought about those Teva style sandals with
> the velcro straps all over the place and socks for
> winter? What about the sandals with the cork
> interiors? And adjustable straps. Like the
> Birkenstocks. Men's are just like the women's except
> wider. They last forever.
>
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