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"SOLE SEWER, HAND"
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  • 1) Sews outsoles to custom-made shoe by hand: Attaches pig bristle to end of cord to make point that will enter awl holes easily.

  • 2) Waxes cord by drawing it through ball of wax.

  • 3) Marks guideline around welt of shoe.

  • 4) Softens sole with water-soaked sponge.

  • 5) Cuts groove, using grooving tool, along line of marking on sole to make channel stitch.

  • 6) Cuts groove in welt along marked line to make invisible stitch.

  • 7) Makes hole through welt and sole with awl.

  • 8) Inserts one end of cord through hole and draws it about halfway through.

  • 9) Punches another hole and inserts both ends of cord through hole from opposite sides to form lock stitch.

  • 10) Continues punching and stitching operations in straight line, locking threads each time.

  • 11) Pounds down sole, using shoemaker's hammer, and levels off sole by rolling round piece of wood forward and backward over sole until surface is smooth and even.

  • 12) Smooths stitching with piece of flat bone if stitching shows on welt.

 

 

 


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DOT:   788.684-110

Job Number: 9584