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Aug. 27, 2014 | Posted in
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GOODYEAR WELT AND ADHESIVE METHOD 3
グッドイヤーウエルト製法、接着製法3 26.3.2014 ・At times, also the instructor makes his own shoe (left photo) ・The welt preparation is completed (central photo) ・The welt is sewn around the shoe (right p… [Read more]
Aug. 25, 2014 | Posted in
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GOODYEAR WELT AND ADHESIVE METHOD 2
グッドイヤーウエルト製法、接着製法2 25.3.2014 ・Even the tiny holes are performed with extreme accuracy (left photo). ・This student is attending the 2nd year of Shoe Making (central photo). ・When lasting… [Read more]
Aug. 22, 2014 | Posted in
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GOODYEAR WELT AND ADHESIVE METHOD 1
グッドイヤーウエルト製法、接着製法1 20.3.2014 ・Chain stitch performed on the outer periphery of the Norwegian-style shoe (left photo). ・In this case there is no stitching involved around the heel part. S… [Read more]
Aug. 20, 2014 | Posted in
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ADHESIVE METHOD, GOODYEAR WELT METHOD3
接着製法、グッドイヤーウエルト製法3 18.3.2014 ・Once the external outsole stitching is completed, the groove is place back to the original position. ・外側の出し縫いが終わったら裏側の溝を元に戻していきます。(左・中・右) ・O… [Read more]
Aug. 18, 2014 | Posted in
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ADHESIVE PROCESS AND GOODYEAR WELT METHOD2
接着製法、グッドイヤーウエルト製法2 12.3.2014 ・The student slightly scrapes off the leather surface of the heel part with a knife (photo on the left) ・The student tries out the finished shoe to check the er… [Read more]
Aug. 08, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOES AND GOODYEAR WELT METHOD 1
接着製法、グッドイヤーウエルト製法1 11.3.2014 ・Goodyear welt: after having wet the leather for the part where the outsole stitching will be performed, students put it back in place (photo on the left) ・S… [Read more]
Aug. 06, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOES AND GOODYEAR WELT METHOD 5
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤーウエルト製法5 6.3.2014 ・It’s important to cut the parts, keeping in mind the way the leather tends to stretch (photo on the left) ・To realize a Brogueing decoration on the toe cap… [Read more]
Aug. 04, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOE AND GOODYEAR STYLE STITCHING 4
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤーウエルト製法4 5.3.2014 ・Here I’m sewing the welt of the Goodyear (photo on the left) ・ The toe part needs to be stitched thinly on the opening and widely on the closing, so this s… [Read more]
Aug. 04, 2014 | Posted in
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Natasha Cigarroa, Painting and Drawing
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Summer Course Painting & Drawing 4
Saturday Lucia and I walked around the Duomo and ran into a parade. Here I stand with some of the participants dressed in medieval clothing. They were really excited to be a part of the celebratory … [Read more]
Jul. 30, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOE AND GOODYEAR WELT STITCHING 2
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤーウエルト製法2 27.2.2014 ・The open-laced style shoe (called “Derby”) is almost completed ・ほぼ完成の外羽接着製法。 ・This 2nd-year student is adding some stitches in the intern… [Read more]
Jul. 28, 2014 | Posted in
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Summer Course Painting & Drawing 3
The Uffizzi Gallery proved to be a very satisfying experience. Not only did we get to see works by artists such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo, but we had Andi to guide us through the museum and give … [Read more]
Jul. 28, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOE AND GOODYEAR STYLE STITCHING 1
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤーウエルト製法1 26.2.2014 ・This student is making the welt for the Goodyear-style shoe(photo on the left) ・Students perform the stitching carefully, sewing together outsole and welt… [Read more]
Jul. 23, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOE AND GOODYEAR STYLE STITCHING 4
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤー製法4 20.2.2014 ・Students check the height of the heel, made of piled up pieces of leather(photo on the left) ・ For Goodyear-style, before sewing the “Guardolo”(welt), it is n… [Read more]
Jul. 21, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOE AND GOODYEAR STYLE STITCHING 3
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤー製法3 19.2.2014 ・Once the outsole is completed, we put the sole groove back in place ・グッドイヤー製法で出し縫いが終わったら縫いのために開けた溝を元に戻します。 ・The student discuss again her origin… [Read more]
Jul. 21, 2014 | Posted in
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Natasha Cigarroa, Painting and Drawing
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Summer Course Painting & Drawing 2
We began this week by deepening our understanding of color. Depicted below is interpretive color、 a technique used to emphasize the boldness of a still life, while keeping in mind to maintain the in… [Read more]
Jul. 18, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOE AND GOODYEAR STYLE STITCHING 2
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤー製法2 18.2.2014 ・There are cases where the heel part is sewn by hand (photo on the left) ・We wet the insole to adapt it to the shoetree and fix it with nails, and finally adju… [Read more]
Jul. 17, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOES AND GOODYEAR STYLE STITCHING 1
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤー製法1 13.2.2014 ・Also for Goodyear stitching, the lasting process is the same ・This student is planning to realize a Brogueing decoration on the toe cap ・We insert a toe… [Read more]
Jul. 14, 2014 | Posted in
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Natasha Cigarroa, Painting and Drawing
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Depicted below is the first technique we learned in class. As a part of the art process one must begin creating a base for their painting, constantly manipulating their structure as it becomes cle… [Read more]
Jul. 11, 2014 | Posted in
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OPEN-LACED SHOE AND GOODYEAR STYLE STITCHING 5
外羽接着製法、グッドイヤー製法5 25.2.2014 ・The students check the process of leather cutting together with the instructor, following carefully the paper pattern (photo on the left and central) ・In the … [Read more]