How to Make Shoes If you want to learn how to make shoes you have come to the right place! I’m going to explain the modern, most common ways that shoes are made. This is how the big brands like Nike™, Adidas™, and even Walmart […]
Making A Sneaker The sneaker is a staple of the modern world. Children and adults around the world have closets full of them. How do sneakers get made and who makes them? What does it take to make a sneaker? It takes an army of […]
The Shoe Development Process Once the design concept has been selected and refined, it is time to turn the drawings into a new sneaker. This is when the footwear developer joins the designer to move the project forward. The developer is an experienced technician that […]
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Shoe Outsole Tooling: A factory photo tour This is what shoe outsole tooling looks like at the shoe factory.
Shoemaking Hand Tools Let’s look at shoemaking tools you will need for any DIY shoe projects. These are the shoemaking tools you will find in any shoe repair or handmade shoe shop. Of course, we can also call these cobblers tools. While you will have […]
How much does it really cost Nike to produce a flashy pair of Air Jordan XXXI’s? Does Nike make big bucks on every pair of shoes they sell? Why does a basketball shoe cost $185? What is the real cost to make such high-end sneakers? […]
The Starbury Basketball Shoe Sneaker Factory came across this interesting podcast to share from NPR’s Planet Money, Episode 785: The Starbury. Stephon Marbury Makes a $15 Sneaker Back in 2006, New York Knicks player, Stephon Marbury, had an opportunity to license and sell his own […]
Making cuttinges for shoes Mass production of footwear requires cutting every type of shoe material. Shoe leather, fabric, foam, and reinforcing materials must all be cut into the shoe pattern shapes. While there are many new technologies for cutting shoe materials such as a laser, […]