Books For Sale

There is a very real shortage of good technical books on shoemaking technology. Most are quite old and often out of date or out of print. The problem is that the market is very specialised and, therefore, quite small. This makes it difficult to produce and publish books economically.

Noble Footwear currently sells four key publications, but plans to expand this list in the future. The current portfolio includes: -

Pattern Cutting provides step-by-step patterns for footwear. Pattern Cutting is essentially a practical subject and is hard to describe with words. This book covers twelve basic footwear types in detail and has almost 500 practical illustrations in its 170 pages.

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The Dictionary of Leatherworking Tools c.1700-1950 sounds like a learned academic work, and in some ways it is. What makes it special, however, is that it covers all the tools used in boot and shoe making with an explanation of how they are used, usually with illustrations. Like many craft trades shoemaking tools have, in the main, been around for for a long time. This makes the 166 pages specifically devoted to boot and shoe making very relevant to anybody making footwear on a small scale today. That is not all, however, as there are sections on leather decorating, clog making, harness and saddle making, as well as many other trades. Overall, this book is a "must have" item for any shoemaking enthusiast.

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Bespoke Shoemaking is a comprehensive guide to handmade footwear and is the first modern book to cover this fast growing interest. Produced by a highly regarded Australian craftsman and teacher of shoemaking, the 300 pages cover the details of making shoes by hand. For many years people have been asking for book on hand shoemaking - this 2006 publication could well become the standard text.

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