An old project idea of mine finally made it to a finished prototype!
These things were a pain and a half to make, but I still enjoyed every moment of it. The leatherworking was by far the hardest part. Between the leather punch bending and breaking on me and the thread getting tangled it was impossibly tedious fixing all the broken stitches and patching in the new bits.
Despite how hard they were to make, I absolutely love the things. My main reason for making them is that I have never liked the feel of shoes. I guess I'm a real tomboy in that I prefer going barefoot, and my furry side shows in that I often walk on my toes. This really freaks people out when they see me walking digitigrade while barefoot on gravel. Apparently that's painful for some people, but it feels just fine to me.
These shoes let my feet breathe, they don't feel constrictive, and for the first time ever I can both walk on my toes and wear shoes at the same time without looking silly or wearing uncomfortable high-heels.
I plan on replacing those ugly straps with something smaller and elastic, but for now they work just fine. I also uploaded to DeviantArt as well as made a video of them in action on You Tube
That all being said if you have project ideas for what I should make next or questions and comments on these, just reply here or the other two places I've posted them.
And I helped! :D
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