Shoe pattern design book

I’m Vangelis Doukakis shoe designer – Factory precision pattern creator – Pantography specialist – Technical consultant – Author of a technical book on shoe design

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We choose the appropriate last and carefully draw a shoe on it. It’s good to see a photo. We usually draw on the outer side of the last. The outside to the inside is done with one line in the front part in the middle and another in the middle of the heel. The next action is to stick adhesive tape on the sketch on the outside of the last. (I personally do the same movements on the side of the last)

Copy the sketch onto the tape. We remove the tape from the last and stick it on paper.

If we make women’s shoes, we prefer the 37 shoe size.

If we make men’s shoes 41.

If we do children’s 31.

“The art of shoe design”.

It is the title of the shoe pattern book I have published. There one can see the correct way the adhesive tape is placed on the last.

The three dimensions of the last become two on a sheet of paper.

Art in shoe design is just that.

• The conversion of the three dimensions of the last through the adhesive tape into two.
• The design work done in two dimensions.
• Cutting the leather pieces and sewing them together.
• Restore to three dimensions after welding the pieces

The better the designer is at this the more correct pattern he will create

Thank you very much

Soon together again