tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post2077695378107948532..comments2024-01-31T17:39:44.323+00:00Comments on margaret-cooter: Shoes, shoes...Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-51049068607175285472015-08-06T07:06:46.608+01:002015-08-06T07:06:46.608+01:00Thanks for those shoe stories. We all have favouri...Thanks for those shoe stories. We all have favourites, the shoes that time didn't forget. I remember red patent shoes as a teenager, heels in lovely leather from Ingledews [expensive store!] while at uni, many pairs bought in Paris including silver sandals bought on the trip with my sister that very hot summer, and the orange ones bought on a day trip that almost caused us to miss the Eurostar back to London! mMargaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-67147589921137549192015-08-05T22:16:35.397+01:002015-08-05T22:16:35.397+01:00Great new shoes. I got some old shoes I've wo...Great new shoes. I got some old shoes I've worn only once. They were canvas and I dipped them in a marbleizing tub. Turned out great but were not a great fit. Saved them ... today I wore them. <br /><br />When we lived in Brazil I had shoes made as it was what everyone does down there. Many shoe brands come from Brazil now. Anyway I got knee high zippered boots. I have big feet and large calves and can rarely find boots to fit. A once in a lifetime event. When they brought them out, they wouldn't zip! I was inconsolable, the bootmaker was unflappable. He went to the back and poured rubbing alcohol all over the leather tops and brought them out and zipped them on me. He said wear them for a day and they will always fit perfectly. He's right. I still have them. <br /><br />So that's your shoe tip for today. Leather will stretch if soaked in rubbing alcohol. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-46422531150524232452015-08-05T20:12:56.295+01:002015-08-05T20:12:56.295+01:00What fun these are.What fun these are.Stitchinsciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228815425740251265noreply@blogger.com