How to sew shoes with your own hands?

If you have torn shoes, you do not need to immediately run to the shoemaker. Minor repairs can be done with their own hands. Having learned to do this once, you can later sew up your bag, tent, as well as a soccer ball or a briefcase for your child. Agree, this is a very useful business, and all you will need is a shoal awl with a crochet, nylon threads and a little workout. Let's figure out how to patch shoes with your own hands.

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Useful advices for

If you have never tried your hand at shoemaking, then read the advice of professionals:

• If possible, the crosslinked materials are best glued together.
• If the materials are very dense, for example, a hard sole, try to expand the hole from the puncture. To do this, pierce the material with a hook and pull the hook several times without thread until it comes out smoothly.
• The thicker the hook, the bigger the hole, so pick up the hook to fit so that your seam does not look very rough.
• If the shoes have a soft or porous outsole, do not tighten the thread very much. It can cut through the material.
• It happens that the thread breaks or twists. This happens even with experienced shoemakers. To achieve something, you need to make an effort. Have patience, and you will succeed.
• First, practice on a piece of cardboard. Determine where it's face, and where - the purl, and forward. When you stuff a little hand, you can start working. Instead of cardboard, you can take an old unnecessary sneaker.

So, how to flush shoes with your own hands?

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Choosing the tools:

• The most important thing in this business is to pick up good threads. For such purposes, a capron thread 0.5-1 mm in thickness is used.
• For work you will need an awl with which you make holes. The main thing is to choose the right diameter. Instead of an awl you can use a sharpened screwdriver.
• Another tool that is necessary for threading is a hook. Its size depends on the type of shoes. For thick shoes you will need large hooks.

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Begin stitching:

• Before you start the process, clean the shoes well, pull out the insole and draw a line of the future seam with a chalk or marker.
• The edge of the product must be retracted by 5 mm. If the distance is less, the thread will quickly tear, as it will rub against the asphalt.
• Cut 2 pieces of kapron thread larger than the sole, 15-20 cm. To prevent the thread from starting, it is better to rub it with chalk or resin.

Important! It is better to start the firmware from the inside of the shoe - there the load is less and the thread will not unravel.

• Make a hole with an awl at the point where the seam should begin. It is necessary to drive the awl at an angle of 45 degrees. The outlet should be on the sole.

Important! During piercing, remove your hand from the line of the awl to avoid injury.

• After making a hole, pull out the awl and slide the hook along the same path.
• Tie two pieces of thread together with a knot. Through the hole crocheted, pull one end of the thread. Pull out the thread by 1 cm and unhook the hook.
• We retreat from the first hole by 8-9 mm, we do one more. Again, the thread is hooked, but this time we do not extend it completely, but in the form of a small loop.
• Loose the end of the loop and drag it to the end. We tighten it more tightly.
• We retreat another 8-9 mm, we make one more hole, we catch the thread and leave a loop. We pass the wrong end of the thread into the loop, draw the thread, from both sides we pull the second stitch.
• So we make a stitch after the stitch. It turns out an even seam.
• At the final stage, make a few stitches in the opposite direction to fix the seam and prevent its opening.
• On the last stitch, tie the threads to the knot and set the ends of the matches.

If you master these simple actions, then the question of how to sew sneakers at home will be solved very simply.