Sock allowance or sock liner allowance The sock allowence is the extra material added to the last bottom to make space inside the finished shoe. Too little or too much will cause the finished shoe to be loose or too tight. a typical sock allowence is 4mm to 6mm.
Sample Coordinator: A busy development office will have hundreds of shoes coming and going. The Sample Coordinator is the traffic cop that tracks where the shoes are. Are the samples still in China? When is the factory going to ship them? Does Fed-Ex need more […]
A Goodyear welt is a strip of leather, rubber, or plastic that runs along the perimeter of a shoe outsole. The machinery used for the process was invented in 1869 by Charles Goodyear Jr., the son of Charles Goodyear. Goodyear construction is time-consuming but is […]
Cordovan leather is horsehide tanned with chrome salts. It is used for shoe uppers and boot legs.
The heel height is the height of the shoe measured from inside the shoe (with the footbed removed). Measure the heel height using a metal ruler. Make sure the end is at 0 or your ruler may need to be clipped off.
Full Grain leather Full Grain leather refers to animal hides that have not been sanded, buffed, or painted to remove imperfections on the surface of the hide.The grain remains, allowing the fiber strength and durability. Full Grain leather will develop a patina during its expected […]
Pattern Cutter The master technician that transforms the 2D drawing into a 3D pattern that fits the specified last. The desiger draws the shoe and the pattern cutter makes it into a real shoe. A good pattern cutter can improve your designs. A rookie pattern […]
The Shoe Parts: Quarter Panel The Quarter Panel is the main shoe pattern part on the side of the shoe pattern. The Nike Swoosh, New Balance N and the Vans V-Bar are all located on the quarter panel.