Workshops by Tal
Craft Your Own Shoes (Special Class)
Craft Your Own Shoes (Special Class)
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₱6,500.00 PHP
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₱6,500.00 PHP
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Why you need these workshops:
- If you want to make your own shoes/sandals
- If you want to have an appreciation of local craftsmanship, particularly shoemaking
- If you want to understand shoe manufacturing and business
What you'll learn:
- Shoemaking basics
- Choosing a shoe last for your size
- Tracing, cutting and assembling the upper
- Preparing your insoles and outsoles
- Lasting your shoes/sandals
- Attaching the soles
- Adding sock-lining
- Finishing your shoes/sandals
What are the options:
- BASIC LEVEL (PREREQUISITE - Required before intermediate and advanced levels):
- Make your own platformed sandals, or
- Make your own mules
- INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (must do any of the basic level or sandalmaking first):
- Make your own closed shoes (dolls shoes / loafers, / oxfords / derby ), or
- Make your own block-heeled sandals, or
- Make your own block-heeled mules
- ADVANCED LEVEL (must do at least 1 basic & 1 intermediate level first)
- Make your own stilettos, or
- Make your own wedge, or
- Make your own boots
What we'll provide:
- Upper, lining, insole, outsole, socklining and other materials to create your shoes/sandals
- Full-day workshop instruction by Ms. Tal de Guzman of Risqué Designs
- Side-by-side guidance by our uppermakers and shoemakers (we are 100% fully vaccinated!)
- Use of tools and machines in the studio
Details of the workshop:
- Where: Risqué Designs Manufacturing studio at 121 Malaya St, Malanday, Marikina
- Only bike parking is available, please make arrangements to commute or get dropped off
- When: Please see available schedules in the options
- Duration: 9am to 6pm (lunch break 12-1pm)
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Lunch meal is not included in the fee, but we will direct you to nearby Marikina food spots or you can order through Grab/Food Panda or bring your own food! :)
- Full-vaccination is required. Kindly send your vaccination card through email (workshopsbytal@gmail.com) or iMessage/Viber at 09175867907 with your proof of payment.
- We only take maximum of 6 persons per day of workshop, for the safety of our students and our team
- And yes it's a full day because shoes are not magically made, it's made with labor of love! :)
- Please also let us know if you have allergy to dust or adhesives so we can advise you if this workshop is for you, as we will be using a sanding machine and we’ll be making use of shoe adhesives
Check out our past workshops on instagram.