Resources List

A Place to Start

Leather, Tools, and Supplies

• Tandy Leather Factory, limited retail stores, and catalog
• The Hide and Leather House, catalog
• Siegel of California, catalog
• SoleTech, offers a variety of soling, crepe, and plastazote options
• Springfield Leather Company, exstensive leather supplies. Untried by us.
• Xordianz Leathers, Leather supplier from India, Untried by us.

 Finders (companies that sell materials to shoe repair and shoe making businesses) 

•  J. Wieners in Roanoke VA. Glen used and recommended this finder.  

For a full list of finders around the country visit:

•  SSIA Member Wholesalers, Shoe Service Institute of America 

               A wholesale license is generally needed to purchase from these companies. 

Shoemakers/Schools

• Simple Shoemaking, Sharon Raymond lives in Massachusetts and makes/teaches outstiched shoes,  sandals, and slippers.
• Sara's Shoes, Sara lives in Illinois and makes/teaches shoe and boot making.
• The Shoe College, (Universite des Chaussures) Tamera Lyndsay in Arizona teaches classes on designing and creating footware for men and women.
• Shoe School, Hands on shoe school for welted shoe construction in Washington State.

Shoe Making Books 

• The Make it Yourself Shoe Book, by Christine Lewis Clark (out of print)  

            Practical outstitched shoes, moccasins, and sandals. 

• Crafting Handmade Shoes, by Sharon Raymond 

            Fun outstitched shoes, sandals, and slippers 

• Bespoke Shoemaking, by Tim Skyrme 

            Very comprehensive book on shoemaking - does not cover outstitched shoes.

Leather Magazines

•  Shop Talk!: A Leather Retailers’ and Manufacturers’ Journal