Our YE member Sarah, who attends most of our meetings with her mum and grandad, told members in the branch newsletter that she wanted to be a shoe designer when she grows up (she is currently 11 years old) SO Grandad challenged her………………….
With his encouragement and the use of all his tools, she set about making herself a pair of clogs and Grandad assures me that he only advised and watched over her while she worked and did not actually do any of the work himself.
She carved the wooden base to fit her foot, did all the metal studding and edging around the toes as well as the wonderful metal thread embroidery on leather for the front decorative flap.
At our meeting on the 14th she had just completed this one clog and hoped to get the second one finished to wear to the Knit and Stitch show yesterday. I do hope she made it and perhaps we can have a picture of her wearing them.
Watch this space – I am sure this young lady will go far. We may even see her shoes on sale in years to come!!
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