Where to buy materials and tools for sewing shoes?
Where do you get all you need to start?
In this lesson, I would like to share with you some of the possibilities to buy materials and tools for sewing your shoes all over the world. I will update this lesson regularly.
1. Europe (including UK)
To make sourcing materials and tools easier for you, I have put together an e-shop with kits - tool kits separately from the material packages. I am planning to extend the shop with packages for larger sizes and children's sizes very soon. You will find everything in one place and small amounts just to make 1 pair of shoes.
My eshop delivers to most European countries - the list of the countries you can find here. If you are interested and you haven´t found your country on the list, please, email me at karolina@diybarefootshoes.com.
2. UK
Many of my clients are located in the UK and they don´t want to order from different European countries. Luckily, they have many options to choose from:
- leather4craft.co.uk
- artisanleather.co.uk
- theidentitystore.co.uk
- leatherandgrindery.com
- sevillacomponents.co.uk
- amazon.co.uk
- www.leprevo.co.uk
- https://craftsbylittlebear.com
3. USA
You can order from us, too. These are the most common sources in the US:
- www.tandyleather.com
- www.amazon.com
My dear client Janie made a very detailed list, you can download it below.
Shoe supply list for the US:
4. Australia
I know about a few sources thanks to my Australian clients:
- leffler.com.au
- maclaceleather.com.au
- karmineleathercraft.com
5. Europe (except the UK)
A few more tips for European citizens:
- www.schuhbedarf.de
- www.etsy.com
- www.karolinacastkova.eu/eshop (only for Czech Republic and Slovakia)
- www.diybarefootshoes.com
- www.kutilflorenc.cz
- www.sijemezkuze.cz
- www.Amazon.com
And what to buy?
In many of the shops, the tools and materials look a bit different from what I am showing you in the video. That´s why I have made this list mostly for people in UK to help you a bit with choosing the right options.
List to download
Click below to visualize it and download it to your computer.