how to tape off a last so i was laying out a shoe today and decided i would take some photos for you.
the Key elements are start at the top edge of the last on the fist layer and at the toe on the second layer. i do this because i'm working with the least amount of compound curves as these are were you get wrinkles and i think you can see my tape has next to no wrinkles in it.
also one of the important aspects of masking tape is that you can stretch it most people don't pull hard enough when they are going around these complex curves. so here are the photos i wont go on about it just try and follow the direction of the tape pull and smooth as you go the better you do the nicer the surface you will have to draw on.
dont forget its two layers not one that would not be strong enough to remove from the last which we will talk about after we get those pesky land marks on
the Key elements are start at the top edge of the last on the fist layer and at the toe on the second layer. i do this because i'm working with the least amount of compound curves as these are were you get wrinkles and i think you can see my tape has next to no wrinkles in it.
also one of the important aspects of masking tape is that you can stretch it most people don't pull hard enough when they are going around these complex curves. so here are the photos i wont go on about it just try and follow the direction of the tape pull and smooth as you go the better you do the nicer the surface you will have to draw on.
dont forget its two layers not one that would not be strong enough to remove from the last which we will talk about after we get those pesky land marks on
PS incase you did not know this is a boot last for a brogue boot i have been working on for over a year. this is my 6th try at it hey no pain no gain as they say but no matter what this is the last time i'm going to do this shoe if it dose not work out i throw in the towel.
boroughs are advanced shoe making for the new people i would not suggest you try one for a fist but its up to you i wont tell any one what they should do unless you really want the truth.
ok this is the point were my rational side pops out to smack me in the face.
you taped the last very carefully making sure that there were no wrinkles you got all your landmarks on your taped up last measured down to the 1/2 A mm not really you just get to the closes mark you can but you know what i mean you took some care.
you spent Hr's lamenting the shape of your facing edges after all next to the toe its the most important look and function of the shoe
you took pride in your work and now your going to RIP it off the last out of place and put it on a sheet of paper at the proper heel height.
it all some how feels like destruction but some times we have to destroy in order to go forward. but it can be a bit unnerving for me any way my beautiful shoe design feels like it has been shredded LOLL i putt this a bit closer to the edge of the paper so you could see how the taped up copy is on an angle the back edge/corner is at the height of the heel in this case its 1 full niche i like a bit of heel this is bespoke so you can order any heal height you want that is what is so incredible about making shoes this is your universe and you have total control over it and you live or die by your minds abilities to conceive a 3 dimensional object that is fist and foremost formed by the foot you have to work with and then by how creatively you can cover that foot so that it looks like a diamonds studded Million bucks baling monster LOLL im feeling a bit verbose today!LOLL
well you get the idea each shoe has a theme at least for me it helps me shape the final product from here on out its going to get very nit-picky and very incremental each step is important and must be strictly adhered to not that we have been sloppy before this but now we are going to make a pattern and all your skills as a draftsmen will be tested. i will be checking for accuracy. LOLL i hope you all know i'm just kidding around just do the best job you can and i will try to explain this as we go. this is a boot so its might be a bit advanced for some but the main principles still apply photos to fallow .DEA each shoe has a theme at least for me it helps me shape the final product from here on out its going to get very nit picky and very incremental each step is important and must be strictly adhered to not that we have been sloppy before this but now we are going to make a pattern and all your skills as a draftsmen will be tested. i will be checking for accuracy. LOLL i hope you all know i'm just kidding around just do the best job you can and i will try to explain this as we go. this is a boot so its might be a bit advanced for some but the main principles still apply
photos to fallow .
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