Choice of Sole Construction

Our Soles are useful for a wide variety of footwear construction techniques such as Cemented, Stitch Down, Mocassin, California, Strobel, and many more. When you work with us, rest assured we offer you the customised solution for your unique needs.

CEMENTED

The toe part is lasted (usually by machine) and glued on to the insole. The rest of the upper is lasted by hand and fixed with tacks. The space between the lasted edges is filled with special filler (cellulose with cork or other filling substance to fill the cavity). The whole bottom is roughed to make it level and so the glue sticks. The outsole is cemented.

STITCH DOWN

The upper is lasted with the lasting edge turned outside over the insole (instead of turned under like with the ‘normal’ lasting method) and is stitched onto the insole or midsole with a vertical lockstitch. The outsole is cemented with glue and if a heel is used this is usually cemented and nailed..

CALIFORNIA

The California slip-lasting process is a handcrafting technique which consists of working the reverse side of the upper and sewing it to the lining and soft bottom material so as to form a sort of bag into which the last is slipped; it is subsequently turned the right way out to be attached to the sole.

McKAY

The shoe is lasted onto an insole and secured with glue or tacks. The sole is attached with glue. After this the last is taken out and the insole is stitched onto the lasted upper edges, (midsole) and top of the outsole (a groove is made into the top of the outsole where the stitch goes through)..

MOCASSIN

The upper material wraps around the bottom of the shoe and the vamp part is stitched onto the apron on the top of the shoe using a moccasin stitch. This creates a ‘bag’. After this the upper is pulled around the last, where it get’s its shape by heat. If an insole is used this will be attached to the last before the upper is pulled around it. The last is taken out to stitch or cemented the outsole onto the shoe from the inside.

STROBEL

The upper is attached to the insole with a locking machine; this creates a ‘sock’. The sock is sometimes warmed on the inside by steaming machines. The last is inserted by force lasting. The shoe is roughed on the area’s where the outsole has to be cemented. This has to be very precise otherwise it’s very easy to get bonding problems. The outsole is cemented with glue and pressed.

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