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Patternmaking & Shoemaking Course Curriculum

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1. About me
2. Basic Knowledge About Shoes
1. Needed tools for Pattern Making
1. 1.1. Wrapping the shoe last
2. 1.2. Establishing the main points and lines of the shoe last
3. 1.3. Drawing the design lines of the model
4. 1.4. Transferring shoe last shells in 2D
5. 1.5. Obtaining the Mean Forme
6. 1.6. Placing the Mean Forme in the xOy coordinate system
7. 1.7. Transferring the design lines
8. 1.8.1. Technical drawing - Part 1
9. 1.8.2. Technical drawing - Part 2
10. 1.9. Extracting the patterns from technical drawing
11. 1.10. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 2.1. Efficient Use of a Pre-Existing Mean Forme
2. 2.2. Placing the Mean Form in the xOy coordinate system
3. 2.3. Establishing the main lines of the model
4. 2.4. Drawing the design lines of the model
5. 2.5. Technical drawing
6. 2.6. Extracting the patterns from technical drawing
7. 2.7. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 3.1. Wrapping the shoe last
2. 3.2. Establishing the main points and lines of the shoe last
3. 3.3. Drawing the design lines of the model
4. 3.4. Transferring shoe last shells in 2D
5. 3.5.1. Technical drawing Loafer - Part. 1
6. 3.5.2. Technical drawing Loafer - Part. 2
7. 3.6. Extracting the patterns from technical drawing
8. 3.7. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 4.1. Wrapping the shoe last
2. 4.2. Establish the main points and lines
3. 4.3. Transferring shoe last shells in 2D
4. 4.4. Technical drawing
5. 4.5. Extracting the upper and lining patterns from technical drawing
6. 4.6. Creating and extracting the reinforcements patterns
7. 4.7. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 5.1. Wrapping the shoe last
2. 5.2. Establish the main points and lines
3. 5.3. Transferring shoe last shells in 2D
4. 5.4. Obtaining the Mean Forme
5. 5.5. Placing the Mean Forme in the xOy axes system
6. 5.6. Technical drawing
7. 5.7. Getting the upper and lining patterns from technical drawing
8. 5.8. Creating and getting the reinforcements patterns
9. 5.9. Creating the heel pattern
10. 5.10. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 6.1. wrapping shoe last
2. 6.2. Establish the main points and lines
3. 6.3. Drawing the design lines of the model
4. 6.4. Transferring the pieces in 2D
5. 6.5. Technical Drawing
6. 6.6. Extracting the upper patterns from the technical drawing
7. 6.7. Creating and extracting the linings
8. 6.8. Creating and extracting the reinforcements (optional)
9. 6.9. Creating the bottom patterns
10. 6.10. Creating the heel pattern
11. 6.11. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 7.1. Wrapping the shoe last
2. 7.2. Establishing the main and design lines on the shoe last
3. 7.3. Transferring shoe last shells in 2D
4. 7.4. Obtaining the Mean Forme
5. 7.5. Placing the Mean Form in the xOy coordinate system
6. 7.6. Transferring the design lines
7. 7.7. Technical drawing
8. 7.8. Extracting the upper patterns from the technical drawing
9. 7.9. Creating and extracting the linings
10. 7.10. Creating and extracting the fillings and reinforcements
11. 7.11. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 8.1. Wrapping shoe last
2. 8.2. Establishing the main and design lines on the shoe last
3. 8.3. Transferring shoe last shells in 2D
4. 8.4. Obtaining the Mean Forme
5. 8.5. Placing the Mean Form in the xOy coordinate system
6. 8.6. Transferring the design lines
7. 8.7.1. Technical drawing - Part. 1
8. 8.7.2. Technical drawing - Part. 2
9. 8.8. Extracting the patterns from technical drawing
10. 8.9. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. 9.1. Placing the Mean Form in the xOy coordinate system
2. 9.2.1. Establishing the main lines of the model - part 1
3. 9.2.2 Establishing the main lines of the model - part 2
4. 9.3. Drawing the design lines of the model
5. 9.4. Technical drawing
6. 9.5. Extracting the upper patterns from the technical drawing
7. 9.6.1. Creating and extracting the linings - part 1
8. 9.6.2. Creating and extracting the linings - part 2
9. 9.7. Creating and extracting the reinforcements
10. 9.8. Getting the final patterns on cardboard
1. Download the Grading Table
2. 10.1.1. Grading on the mean forme - part. 1
3. 10.1.2. Grading on the mean forme - part. 2
4. 10.2. Grading on the technical drawing
1. 11.1. Estimating Material Consumption
1. 1 - Main Tools Commonly Used in Shoemaking
2. 2 - Main Materials Commonly Used in Shoemaking
3. 3 - Main Shoemaking Adhesives-Glues
4. 4 - Basics of Shoemaking Stitching
5. ❓Where to Find Shoemaking Supplies
1. 12.1.1. Basics of Leather Cutting
2. 12.1.2. Basics of Lining Cutting
3. 12.1.3. Basics of Reinforcements Cutting
4. 12.2. Basics of Edge Skiving
1. 13.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 13.2. Overview of the Skived Pieces
3. 13.3.1. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - Part 1
4. 13.3.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - Part 2
5. 13.4.1. Lasting the Uppers - Part 1
6. 13.4.2. Lasting the Uppers - Part 2
7. 13.4.3. Lasting the Uppers - Part 3
8. 13.5.1. Sole construction - Part 1
9. Update
10. 13.5.2. Sole construction - Part 2
11. 13.6.1. Heel construction - Part 1
12. 13.6.2. Heel construction - Part 2
13. 13.7. Heel and Sole Edge Finishing
14. 13.8. Shoe Last Removal
15. 13.9. Insole Cover Application
16. 13.10. Finishing
1. 14.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 14.2. Overview of the Skived Pieces
3. 14.3.1. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - Part 1
4. 14.3.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - Part 2
5. 14.3.3. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - Part 3
6. 14.4. Applying pre-made Rubber Sole
1. 15.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 15.2. Overview of the Skived Pieces
3. 15.3.1. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - Part 1
4. 15.3.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - Part 2
5. 15.4. Creating the Insole and Sole Pattern
6. 15.5.1. Lasting the Uppers - Part 1
7. 15.5.2. Lasting the Uppers - Part 2
8. 15.6.1. Sole construction - Part 1
9. 15.6.2. Sole construction - Part 2
10. 15.6.3. Sole construction - Part 3
11. 15.7. Attaching the Sole
12. 15.8. Insole Cover Application
1. 16.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 16.2. Overview of the Skived Pieces
3. 16.3. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers
4. 16.4. Creating the insole pattern
5. 16.5.1. Lasting the Uppers - Part 1
6. 16.5.2. Lasting the Uppers - Part 2
7. 16.6. Sole Application
8. 16.7. Insole Cover Application
1. 17.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 17.2. Overview of the Skived Pieces
3. 17.3. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers
4. 17.4. Heel Cover Application
5. 17.5. Creating the Sole Pattern
6. 17.6.1. Lasting the Uppers - Part 1
7. 17.6.2. Lasting the Uppers - Part 2
8. 17.7. Sole Making
9. 17.8. Sole Application
10. 17.9. Heel Application
11. 17.10. Insole Cover Application
1. 18.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 18.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers
3. 18.3. Preparing the bottoms
4. 18.4. Lasting the uppers
5. 18.5. Sole Application
6. 18.6. Heel Application
7. 18.7. Insole Cover Application
1. 19.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 19.2. Overview of the Skived Pieces
3. 19.3.1. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers part 1
4. 19.3.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers part 2
5. 19.4. Creating the insole pattern
6. 19.5.1. Lasting the uppers - Part 1
7. 19.5.2. Lasting the uppers - Part 2
8. 19.6. Sole application
9. Stitching the sole: demonstration
10. 19.7. Insole Cover Application
1. Recommended Materials for Ankle Boot Uppers
2. 20.1.1. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 1
3. 20.1.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 2
4. 20.2. Creating the insole
5. 20.3.1. Lasting the uppers - Part 1
6. 20.3.2. Lasting the uppers - Part 2
7. 20.4. Midsole application
8. 20.5. Midsole Hand-Stitching
9. 20.6. Sole application and Hand-Stitching
1. 21.1. Overview of the Cut Pieces
2. 21.2. Overview of the Skived Pieces
3. 21.3.1. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 1
4. 21.3.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 2
5. 21.3.3. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 3
6. 21.3.4. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 4
7. 21.4.1. Lasting the uppers - Part 1
8. 21.4.2. Lasting the uppers - Part 2
9. 21.4.3. Lasting the uppers - Part 3
10. 21.5. Sole application
11. 21.6. Insole Cover Application
1. Intro
2. Oxford Patterns
3. 1. Main materials needed
4. 2. Overview of the patterns
5. 3. Overview of the Cut Pieces
6. 4. Overview of the Skived Pieces
7. 5. Dyeing the Pieces
8. 6.1. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 1
9. 6.2. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 2
10. 6.3. Assembling and Sewing the Uppers - part 3
11. 7.1. Lasting the Uppers - part 1
12. 7.2. Lasting the Uppers - part 2
13. 7.3. Lasting the Uppers - part 3
14. 8. Adding Shading Effects
15. 9. Sole construction
16. 10.1. Heel construction - part 1
17. 10.2. Heel construction - part 2
18. 10.3. Heel construction - part 3
19. 11. Edge Finishing – Smoothing Heel and Sole
20. 12. Edge Finishing – Dyeing and Waxing Heel and Sole
21. 13. Finishing the Bottom of the Sole
22. 14. Finishing the Uppers
23. 15. Shoe Last Removal
24. 16. Insole Cover Application
1. MOD14-BOOTS
2. MOD75-LOAFER
3. MOD41-SANDALS
4. MOD77-ENGINEER BOOTS
5. MOD44-OXFORD
6. MOD73-DERBY
7. MOD67-Hiking Boots
8. MOD5-HIGH-HEELS-10CM
9. MOD3-Double Monk
10. MOD54-Toughest Boot in the World
11. MOD6-Sneakers
12. MOD66-Moc Shoes

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Introductions

Pattern Making Tools

Part 1: Pattern Making - Derby Model

Part 2: Pattern Making - Oxford Model

Part 3: Pattern Making - Loafer Model

Part 4: Pattern Making - Ballerina Shoe Model

Part 5: Pattern Making - High Heels Shoes (Court Heels)

Part 6: Pattern Making - Sandals

Part 7: Pattern Making - Sneakers

Part 8: Pattern Making - Ankle Boots

Part 9: Pattern Making - Calf High Boots

Part 10: Grading / Scaling

Part 11: Material Consumption

Shoemaking Equipment and Tools You Will Need

Part 12: Cutting and Skiving Leather

Part 13: Shoe Making Process - Derby Model

Part 14: Shoe Making Process - Oxford Model

Part 15: Shoe Making Process - Loafer Model

Part 16: Shoe Making Process - Ballerina Model

Part 17: Shoe Making Process - High Heels (Court)

Part 18: Shoe Making Process - Sandals

Part 19: Shoe Making Process - Sneakers

Part 20: Shoe Making Process - Ankle Boots

Part 21: Shoe Making Process - Calf Boots

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