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Poor People's Poulaines "Easy pointy shoes out of modern leather, which will look accurate at normal distances."
The Vikings, ShoesHas an inovative and easy way of making a pattern.
Segreti per Colori 15th century recepies about dying leather.
Calcei Roman closed-toed sandals.
Shoes in 16th century Germany

Making Shoes

Arapaho Moccasins

A Beginner's Addendum to Making Shoes includs articles on Skiving and Butt-Stitching 101.

Caligae Roman sandals

Costume: Accessories - 13th Century Footwear No pictures.

Early Medieval Irish Shoes

Embroidered Slippers 12-13th Century, Palermo. Just photos.

Footwear of the Middle Ages Everything you'd ever want to know about making shoes and more.

The Honorable Cordwainer's Company THE Forum for Historical Shoemaking.

Instructions for One-piece, Soft-sole,Center-seam Moccasins

Make your own Geta Japanese sandals, more woodworking than leatherwork but still footware.

Making a Pair of Medieval "Bag" Shoes Mostly Iron Age.pdf file

Making Medieval Shoes

Medieval and Postmedieval Turnshoes from Kempten (Allgäu), Germany New aspects of shoemaker technique at about 1500.

Medieval Shoes from the Bata Museum Collection

Medieval Shoes found in Newcastle upon Tyne An article and in the last sentence a link to pictures of four shoe models that were found.

Mittelalterschuhe.de Extensive German Site.

Pattens and Overshoes in 15th Century Art

SHOE FROM PARLIAMENT ST. York Great article on how to make a simple shoe. With a good pattern.

ShoesInstructions and pattern for early turnshoe.

Sko dig för Livet En artikel om skor, ursprungligen skriven för Fea Livia. Av Skomakar Magne med "Skoboken".

Skomakeri Från Historiska världar

Soft Sole Plains Moccasins

Two Early Shoe Patterns

Venitian Chopins 16th-century elevated pattens.

Viking shoe pattern

7th Century Anglo-Saxon Shoes

17th Century Shoes & Boots Photos.

Other Leather Crafts

About Leather Terms and explainations etc.
Anglo-Saxon/Viking Leather Working
Basic Leather Carving
Braintan.com Articles as well as supplies.
Decorative Leather Techniques As used in the Middle Ages, ca. 1000 - 1500 AD, no pictures.
Frank Cook's Fur Tanning Instructions
Gilded Leather Carving
The Glove Website
Herstellung einer Feldflasche Go to "Bauanleitung" then "Feldflasche. How to make a leather costrel. In German but with pictures and a pattern.
The International Internet Leather Crafters Guild Has patterns as well as a lot of other stuff.
Leathercrafts Knowledge Base A database of leather working articles.
Leather Substance Conversion Table Finally you can find out what the leather weight is in millimeter thickness.
Leather Working How to make a seamless pouch and picture of Viking boots.
How to Make a Whip Mostly for Coybows.
Leather Bottle Patterns
Leatherworking-A Basic Guide
Leatherworking in the Middle Ages Good!
Leatherworking Tips
Making a leather Bottle
Medieval Leather Dying
Old Timers' Formulas-Leather Grease and Vinegar Black
Overview of Tack, Western European Tack from 900-1600 Horse tack.
Pouch Making Guide
Reproduction of the Early Medieval Knight's Saddle
Tanning & the Preservation of Other Animal Parts
Tanning Deer Hides and Small Fur Skins
Tanning with Alum
THE WRTC METHOD OF STITCHING A LEATHER KNIFE SHEATH
3 Fingered gloves Pictures and pattern.

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