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Happy birthday to me 😊♥️

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I'm actually proud of myself

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I challenged myself. 😂 I Opened YouTube, found a pattern drafting tutorial and decided to see if I could follow along on my own and I came up with. 🥹
It's not finished yet because I don't have a shoe last at home, but I'll complete it at the workshop tomorrow.
Small win. ❤️

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Last: The foot-shaped mold that gives the shoe its shape. Every shoe is built around a last.

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Meet my co-workers 😂. Every shoemaker, both beginner and expert knows the importance of these major tools in shoemaking. There's still a lot more but these are literally the basics that we can't do without. 👇

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Gum ( this bottle has been thru times 😂) The glue that holds many parts of the shoe together before or alongside stitching

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Punch: Makes clean holes in leather for stitching, eyelets, or decoration.

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Lasting pliers: Used to pull the leather tightly over the last before it's attached to the sole.

Pincers: Commonly used to remove nails or tacks during shoemaking or grip materials firmly depending on the tasks.

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Cutting knife: Used for cutting leather accurately

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Scissors: Used for trimming leather and other materials. The red one is called a Marco scissors... specifically for Marco material since it's very tough.

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They are hammers but I like to call them the holy Trinity 😂. left to right
Mallet : Like a hammer but softer. It's let's you flatten the without damaging or leaving mark on the material.
Small and big hammer: it's use to tap parts into shape, and help pieces stick together.

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@Favwontmiss Gold

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You gats show up every day!
Yours Sincerely,
Your future shoemaker ♥️😊

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I got to use my hands today with enough supervision.I made a lot of mistakes cos I was nervous ngl.

Anyways, I think I've found my favorite type of leather. Suede 😍

It's got this cool, sleek, sexy look and feeling 😂 Can you guess how it's gonna look like when it's finished?

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Good morning 🌞♥️

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These days are different.

I wake up knowing I have somewhere to go, something to learn and something to look forward to.
I didn't expect a workshop to make me excited about Mondays again, but here we are.

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When you've been unemployed for a while, the days stop feeling different. Monday, Wednesday, Saturday... they all blend together because there's nowhere you really need to be.

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Today's Sunday, so after church I got home and decided not to waste the rest of the evening.

Since I don't have a shoe last at home yet, I decided to start training my eyes and hands by sketching.

This is my very first attempt at drawing anything in years. 😂

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Good morning. I hope today's kind to you ♥️

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This is the kind of weather where you feel good rolling around in bed 😭 but comfort is a drug, and a very addictive one at that. So rise and grind.

Top of the morning y'all ♥️