03-31-2009, 12:48 AM
Very nice. I assume he'll stitch the sole from the inside and turn them on a last?
My only two comments--one, is that sinew? (or fake sinew?) I assume from a series of comments including Socrates that all leather sewing in period was done in sinew not linen thread.
Two--is that a saddle or harness stitch? Or is it a single needle overhand/running stitch? Again, as far as I can tell, double needle harness stitching is a medieval invention, but this is NOT my area of expertise for research (just for construction). I note that the shoemaker vase doesn't have a wheel for marking--there's another vase illustration with an apprentice using an awl and nothing near him for marking holes, and the 2nd C. gilded leather slippers from Egypt seem to be done single needle, very small, running stitch,and appear to be done in sinew. As far as I know, that's the way of the period.
None of which is meant to detract from the fact that your boots will be the ne plus ultra of the hobby when completed... very nice indeed.
And if any of you have any doubts about what I just said about construction, my info comes from:
"A Pair of Gilded Slippers" by Hannah Phillip, published in "The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt" Vol. 7 1968, p. 73-77
For a superb article with every literary quote that pertains, see: "Greek Shoes in the Classical Period" by Arthur Alexis Bryant (Harvard Studies in Classical Philology) Vol. 10 1899, P. 57-102
PS--As I'm building some stuff, any evidence to the contrary (saddle stitch or linen thread) I'd like to see! As I'm happier with those techniques...
My only two comments--one, is that sinew? (or fake sinew?) I assume from a series of comments including Socrates that all leather sewing in period was done in sinew not linen thread.
Two--is that a saddle or harness stitch? Or is it a single needle overhand/running stitch? Again, as far as I can tell, double needle harness stitching is a medieval invention, but this is NOT my area of expertise for research (just for construction). I note that the shoemaker vase doesn't have a wheel for marking--there's another vase illustration with an apprentice using an awl and nothing near him for marking holes, and the 2nd C. gilded leather slippers from Egypt seem to be done single needle, very small, running stitch,and appear to be done in sinew. As far as I know, that's the way of the period.
None of which is meant to detract from the fact that your boots will be the ne plus ultra of the hobby when completed... very nice indeed.
And if any of you have any doubts about what I just said about construction, my info comes from:
"A Pair of Gilded Slippers" by Hannah Phillip, published in "The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt" Vol. 7 1968, p. 73-77
For a superb article with every literary quote that pertains, see: "Greek Shoes in the Classical Period" by Arthur Alexis Bryant (Harvard Studies in Classical Philology) Vol. 10 1899, P. 57-102
PS--As I'm building some stuff, any evidence to the contrary (saddle stitch or linen thread) I'd like to see! As I'm happier with those techniques...
Qui plus fait, miex vault.
