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Post by jwugg on Nov 1, 2016 11:43:36 GMT
I have tried the search button but can't find it... last year someone (I'm thinking maybe Nada as she is our slipper queen?) kindly posted a template for slippers in a weird ear sort of shape - with a bit sticking out each side, that made a good slipper shape once cut..... I hope I'm not imagining this lol ....
I have an emergency slipper situation here ie lack of & the autumn has finally come & my floors are cold.... My feet say Help me!!
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Post by halay on Nov 1, 2016 12:35:05 GMT
Jill, here is the template i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab85/nvukadinovic/template%20001_zpswxuglu3m.jpg Since I published it I have modified it a bit so that the ears are not too large (otherwise the top part becomes too large for a foot). The template has been made for shoe size 39 (European)which means that the finished slipper should be 24-25 cm long. The template is 31 cm in length and 18 cm across (from tip to tip of the ears). Please note, that the ear which is positioned higher than the other one is always on the inner side. This means that the right and the left slipper should be as in the picture. I hope this helps.
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Post by halay on Nov 1, 2016 12:42:09 GMT
One more thing: I don't know what wool you are going to use. I usually use 29 mic wool, e.g. Bergschaf and would need 280 gr of wool in total. Make sure you put more wool on the bottom side and less on the top. I usually make two piles where I take wool from.
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Post by jwugg on Nov 1, 2016 15:13:12 GMT
Perfect Nada, thanks. & thank you the extra information. I will try in the next couple of days. My feet are narrow so perhaps I will make the template 17cm wide.
Do you usually use leather for soles? Sew it on? I cannot get the hard plastic soles & the last slippers I made for me I used lots of silicone, made ripples, but they were extra slippery on a drop or 2 of water on the floor! So I'm going to try to get leather I think.
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Post by halay on Nov 1, 2016 15:46:45 GMT
If your foot is narrow, make it between 16-17 cm wide. For soles I use leather, sew on. My husband punches holes in them and I attach them using shoemakers' waxed thread. Silicone is no good for slippers I think. Better use faux leather if if you cannot get proper leather. Good luck and please show us your slippers when they are finished.
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 1, 2016 17:48:49 GMT
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Post by jwugg on Nov 1, 2016 18:03:48 GMT
Super, thanks Ruth
The only bit I'm not looking forward to is sitting with plastic bags tied to my feet, rubbing to full them to fit, it's quite a strange feeling! Hey ho, at least I get made-to-measure footwear!
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Post by halay on Nov 1, 2016 18:19:32 GMT
Super, thanks Ruth The only bit I'm not looking forward to is sitting with plastic bags tied to my feet, rubbing to full them to fit, it's quite a strange feeling! Hey ho, at least I get made-to-measure footwear! I guess there is no other way unles you get a pair of lasts.
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 2, 2016 1:58:56 GMT
A good cheap place to get leather and suede is from the second hand store . Look in women's small size leather pants and skirts. You get lots of leather for a couple of dollars.
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Post by kellyauckland on Nov 2, 2016 3:26:11 GMT
Hi, I have a question, what the 'ear' do in the process of felting or shaping?
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Post by halay on Nov 2, 2016 5:03:03 GMT
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 2, 2016 16:05:43 GMT
And I think it forms a better heel with the ear.
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 19, 2016 10:53:46 GMT
Nada, it is a great tutorial. It gives sense that one ear is higher than the other so you can see what is left or right feet. My question is ; where do I have to cut , how many cm is the distance to the heel (or do you have to measure it by your own feet and count shrinkage to it?).
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Post by jwugg on Nov 19, 2016 12:18:19 GMT
You cut across between the ears (I didn't quite cut right to the points of the ears as it seemed too big & scary a cut!) You then shape the back by pulling & rubbing hard, stretching the bottom half into the shape for the back of the foot.
I have to admit mine were a failure ;( In my determination to make them thick enough (I mostly work very fine, so lay very thin layers), I used too much, made them too deep, lost most of the ear shape in initial felting. & I was too fast to put them in the machine to full. Also, I hadn't accounted for the fact that the width of the template affects the length of the finished slippers so they were too small, as well as horrible! In the bin! Will try again soon.
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Post by halay on Nov 19, 2016 12:39:24 GMT
Viltmaarann, you cut across the ears right to the points of ears then you pull back to get a heel while rubbing the edges on all sides. Make a fist with your right hand and push it into the place where the heel is and use your left hand to rub the outside to get a nice round form. Jill, sorry to hear your experiment with these slippers was a disaster. You didn't mention what wool you were using and how much. It might be that you put them in the washing machine too early. You also say they were too deep. I think the size of the ear is also important: it must not stick out too much. I've just measured my template: the length of the ear is only 2.5 cm measuring from the basic line/curve of the template.
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