Bespoke Caribou Moccasins

Caribou moccasins made for Ali from 'Made With Love' in North Cornwall, who make the best macarons this side of the channel.

Christmas Sample Sale - Bude Farmers & Craft Christmas Market, 14th December.

The Terrain Christmas Gift Guide.

Terrain sell so many beautiful things for the home, and i'm honoured to be in their store for the season. 

Happy Christmas Shopping.

Jet Black Ulu // Nina Boutique

10 pairs of the Jet Black suede Ulu moccasins with leather sole exclusively for Nina. 

Ulu Bordeaux // Nina Boutique

Bordeaux Suede moccasins with Leather sole 

Bright Blue and Fuschia embroidered ribbon trim.

All 10 pairs, exclusively for Nina.

Ciao for Now.

Vogue Christmas Guide. Party on!

Autumnal Tones

Bison Stripes Ulu moccasin. 

Bison Brown & Cobalt blue suede.

Rich Tan leather lining.

Striped hair cow hide toes.

Cobalt blue waxed cord laces.

Gold braid trim with scalloped edge.

Made-to-order

Selina and Simona drop by to collect their orders.

Autumn stripes.

Fashion week.

Screen printing

With a little help from my friends...

 We now have beautifully printed boxes. Stoked!

Summer moccasins

Developing construction techniques

I've been making the same moccasin style for a year. Over and over. Hundreds. There are so many more ideas and styles to pursue; and yet i'm still developing this original and basic style. It's amazing the time that this requires. To go into something very deeply, making subtle changes, nearing perfection all the time. Perfecting one area only to highlight another area to be developed. This coming winter sees the culmination of 12 months development, on this one style.  

Hello new box

A dream in green

These moccasins are for Jan who won the competition set by Plumo; the online store that have stocked the moccasins for Summer. They were a dream to make, and I wish Jan all the best with padding around in them. 

Force-lasting the shoe after making it, and tying the ends of the thread. 

Stitching on the delicate vintage ribbon trim.

 Enjoying the sun - I can't stay indoors when the weather is good.

Finishing the stitches and smoothing them down with the hammer.

Ready for their new owner.

Singer Sewer

What a beauty. 

Sketching out thoughts

Sneak Preview Spring 2013

Cool cool grey. 

The new workshop at Efford Farm.

So this is it folks...

You can find me at Unit 5, Efford Farm, Bude. 

This is the best of 'making do' with kitchen chairs, breeze blocks and a door. Hopefully the trestles and all my things are on their way from London! 

Hmm. Things are slowly finding their place. 

Bye for now : )

Taylor Stitch doing it right

On a recent jolly to SF I found myself being led in to one of the most friendly, resourceful and accomplished stores in town. Taylor Stitch make fine things, shirts being their main gig, but immediately the bespoke shoe area grabbed my attention. This is how it is properly executed... 

 1, 2, 3, 4 DONE! A simple concept offered perfectly. A partner company making moccasins and able to cater specifically to the Taylor Stitch customer. Delightful to see.

 Rancourt & Co. Moccasin shoes, boots, leathers and soles to choose from. 

The staff at Taylor Stitch are swell - a big thank you to Michael, Michael, Barrett, Jenilee, Juan and Kazu for being SO welcoming and inviting me to hang out there for a while.

Belts made locally in SF.

Their bespoke shirt service is another story, go to taylorstitch.com to see what they do!

Ladies shirts on their way... yeah!

White lace teardrops

This pair has a 1950's white lace trim which is absolutely gorgeous.

Sewing it on took some time but was worth it in the end.

Cheerio little workshop

On to pastures new....

Plumo competition winner

 Jan was the lucky winner of a bespoke pair of moccasins in the recent Plumo competition.

 Jan dropped by the workshop to choose her leathers and trims, do a size fit, and go over all the details. We had a great time. 

In the end she chose a dark green suede paired with a very delicate embroidered ribbon trim in navy and gold. I can't wait to make them and see the final result.