THOUGHTS AND RANTINGS OF A SHOEMAKER...

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Why Veg Tan leather?

Faye Smith

Vegetable tanned leather is perhaps the oldest material used by man and a benchmark for luxury made goods.  This tanning method takes months versus the mere hours of chrome and...

Why Veg Tan leather?

Faye Smith

Vegetable tanned leather is perhaps the oldest material used by man and a benchmark for luxury made goods.  This tanning method takes months versus the mere hours of chrome and...

Get corked

Get corked

Faye Smith

Little things that no one sees. Focusing on the holistic quality of a shoe beyond what can be seen by the customer is critical in our work.  One such example...

Get corked

Faye Smith

Little things that no one sees. Focusing on the holistic quality of a shoe beyond what can be seen by the customer is critical in our work.  One such example...

Sketch to Shoe

Sketch to Shoe

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

The Lila. I hesitated taking this from sketch to shoe for a looong time....it sat 7 years in my sketch book, untouched for an unknown reason. As a kid, I...

Sketch to Shoe

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

The Lila. I hesitated taking this from sketch to shoe for a looong time....it sat 7 years in my sketch book, untouched for an unknown reason. As a kid, I...

Experiments.

Experiments.

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

Playing is the best part of my job... an idea comes up, and to have the tools to see what may happen if we make them into a pair of...

Experiments.

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

Playing is the best part of my job... an idea comes up, and to have the tools to see what may happen if we make them into a pair of...

SPRING MIX

SPRING MIX

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

You can tell the weather is changing from our work benches...sandals starting to creep in lately. We are having supply chain issues all around. Our nails took nearly a year...

SPRING MIX

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

You can tell the weather is changing from our work benches...sandals starting to creep in lately. We are having supply chain issues all around. Our nails took nearly a year...

MAINE CREMA

MAINE CREMA

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

She is a finicky beauty. It can be a frustrating leather to work with, and we find that steam can tame it well. So steam facials as shoes are lasted......

MAINE CREMA

FAYE SEVILLA SMITH

She is a finicky beauty. It can be a frustrating leather to work with, and we find that steam can tame it well. So steam facials as shoes are lasted......