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    The sneaker is a staple of the modern world. The


    young and old have closets full of them. What
    does it take to make a sneaker?

    It takes an army of people. People to design,


    develop, manufacture and deliver the sneakers to
    you. From the hard work of designers, developers,
    product managers, production teams, pattern
    masters, stitchers and rubber pressers, here is
    how it all comes together.

    i
    Available now:
    How to Start Your Own Shoe Company
    How Shoes are Made
    Shoe Material Design Guide

    Coming Fall 2018:


    How to Make Footwear Patterns

    W W W. SNE AK ERFAC TORY. NE T Dear Readers,


    How Shoes are Made
    This book was written to educate, inform, and in-
    spire the next generation of shoe designers, shoe
    Written and Edited by developers, shoemakers, and footwear
    Wade and Andrea Motawi entrepreneurs! Our goal is to help prepare people
    Copyright © Wade Motawi 2018 for fulfilling careers in the world of shoes!

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication


    may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in
    Enjoy!
    any form or by any means, including photocopy-
    ing, recording, or other electronic or mechanical
    methods, without the prior written permission of
    the publisher, except in the case of brief quota-
    tions in critical reviews and other noncommercial Special thanks to:
    use permitted by copyright law.
    Andrea, Alex & Erik, Karim, Halla, Mom & Dad,
    [email protected] Dave, Alfredo, Jason, David, Lizzie, Johnson,
    Steve, Lenny, Bernie, Simon, Ben, Chad, The Mint
    Any trademarks, service marks, trade names, Project.
    trade dress, product names and logos that may
    appear in this book are the property of their Thanks to all my working friends in the USA,
    respective owners. SneakerFactory.net makes no China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Europe.
    claims to any trademarks, service marks, trade
    names, trade dress, product names and logos
    that may appear in this book.

    ii
    WADE MOTAWI
    iii
    HOW SHOES ARE MADE

    CHAP TER 1 : THE SHOE DE S IGN PROCE S S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1


    Two types of design briefs
    Get started drawing shoes

    CHAP TER 2 : FOOT W E AR S PECIFIC ATION DR AW INGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17


    How to make a factory ready specification drawing
    What to include in a specification

    CHAP TER 3 : M AK ING FOOT W E AR PAT TERN S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25


    Shoe designer vs. pattern maker
    The pattern maker’s challenge

    CHAP TER 4 : SHOE S PECIFIC ATION DOCUMENT S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39


    Parts of a shoe spec
    How to detail a spec sheet

    CHAP TER 5 : OUT SOLE TOOLING DE S IGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45


    Footwear outsole types
    Outsole blueprints and tooling development

    CHAP TER 6 : FOOT W E AR DE VELOPMENT PROCE S S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61


    Footwear sample making
    Development samples phases

    CHAP TER 7 : FOOT W E AR PRE- PRODUC TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65


    Production size grade
    Production cutting equipment

    CHAP TER 8 : SHOE M ATERI AL PREPAR ATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69


    Material cutting
    Logo printing and preparations

    CHAP TER 9 : UPPER S TITCHING OPER ATION S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79


    The stitching room
    Stitching order of operations

    CHAP TER 10 : OUT SOLE RUB B ER PRE S S ING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89


    Mixing rubber materials
    Rubber molds and pressing

    CHAP TER 11 : E VA MIDSOLE FORMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109


    What EVA is made from
    EVA pressing operations

    CHAP TER 12 : THE SHOE A S S EMB LY LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115


    Cold cement shoe construction
    Vulcanized shoe construction

    CHAP TER 13 : THE SHOE L A S T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141


    Shoe last shapes
    How lasts are made

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    HOW SHOES ARE MADE

    CHAP TER 14 : FOOT W E AR COS TING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155


    Where does the money go?
    Reading a factory cost sheet

    CHAP TER 15 : LOGO DE S IGN FOR SHOE S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161


    What is the right logo for your shoe?
    Shoe logo constructions

    CHAP TER 16 : LE ATHER FOR SHOE S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165


    Leather basics
    Common leather for shoes

    CHAP TER 17 : TE X TILE S FOR SHOE S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173


    Fabric weaves
    Backing and surface treatments

    CHAP TER 18 : S Y NTHE TIC S FOR SHOE S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177


    Synthetic types
    Application on shoes

    CHAP TER 19 : FOAM FOR SHOE S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181


    Foam types, open vs. closed
    Foam compounds, densities, and use in shoes

    CHAP TER 20 : K NOW YOUR FOOTB EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185


    Footbed parts
    Material types for shoes

    CHAP TER 21 : FOOT W E AR M ATERI AL SUPPLIER S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187


    Working with material suppliers
    List of top shoe material suppliers

    CHAP TER 22 : SHOE DE S IGNER S TOOL S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191


    The Pantone™ color system
    Common tools of the trade

    CHAP TER 23 : JOB S IN THE SHOE TR ADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195


    Getting started in the trades
    There is a job for you

    CHAP TER 24 : QUALIT Y CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197


    How to grade shoe quality
    Standard shoe inspection procedure

    CHAP TER 25 : LIFE AT A SHOE FAC TORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203


    Look inside a real factory
    Working conditions

    CHAP TER 26 : SHOE M AK ING DIC TIONARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207


    Shoemaking terms you should know
    Shoe parts diagram

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