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Are you ready to learn the art of shoemaking?
Do you want to learn how big brands make shoes? Now you can!
The book How Shoes are Made will show you how modern shoes come to life! More than just a tour through a sneaker factory and more than your average shoemaking book! From drawing shoe designs to sample development and footwear manufacturing, you will learn how it is all done.

220 pages with over 400 color photos and drawings. 26 chapters explaining the art of shoemaking. Topics covered include shoe design, footwear pattern making, sample development, footwear materials selection, upper stitching, outsole and tooling design, shoe lasts, shoe costing, quality inspections, starting you own shoe brand, and much more!
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Do you want to see how the big brands really make shoes? Now you can! More than just a tour through a sneaker factory more than your average shoemaking book! How Shoes are Made will show you how modern shoes really come to life! From drawing shoe designs to sample development and footwear manufacturing you will see how it’s done. Written by veteran shoemaking pros, How Shoes are Made will give you a look inside the REAL world of Shoe Design Development and Mass Production.

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