How to Make Cloth Slippers (2/2)

[konnyakuhonyaku]

Part 2 of the cloth slipper tutorial from Usaccha at Yume Hiroi Harappa

Comments

[helliongoddess]

This is wonderful! Because I wear an odd size (big feet *sigh* ) I can never find cute slippers. And I am about to get rid of a TON of old clothes, some of which are too worn to give away, but would probably be perfect for making into slippers, since pretty much everything I ever wear is natural fibers, cotton, linen, whatever. I think I even already have some of the rope leftover from some beadwork projects I did with it. And if I got good at this, I could even make some Christmas gifts - I know my daughter and her wife would adore these.

Thanks so much for posting this!♥

[jinxaire]

I feel you, sister! I also have big feet and it's a pain to find cute, COMFY slippers. :(

[helliongoddess]

Yaaay! Another member of the Sisterhood of the Gunboats! *high fives jinx* It's such a drag. Everyone talks about cute shoes and I just want to cry!

[konnyakuhonyaku]

I used an old T-shirt and some 5/16th inch PP rope, and it worked really well (^_^) I think a thinner rope would work too, or even just some stiff cloth. These make perfect kitchen slippers

[jinxaire]

Thanks, Soto! I don't consider myself much of a crafty type (at least with fabric, sewing, etc) but I will definitely have to give these a try. They sound fun to make.

[konnyakuhonyaku]

The wonderful thing about these slippers is that you really don't have to be crafty at all to make a pair. I think the hardest part is attaching the strap; a few extra fingers or clips would've been helpful (^_^) Good luck with your slippers!

[ibr_remote]

Thanks - really useful.
Not surprised if one day, I'll relly have to weave myown slippers.

[konnyakuhonyaku]

They're perfect for when I have to stand for a long time in the kitchen (^_^)

[cotton_pie]

I love this so much. Thank yoooooou! ♥

[konnyakuhonyaku]

Hope it was useful (^_^)

[cotton_pie]

Oh, most definitely! It was nice to take a break from hat making, plus I have comfy new slippers! Yay!

[silent_myriad]

Thank you!! ♥

I tried making my first cloth slippers! I learned a couple of things ...
1) Towel fabric (old beach towel), being thicker than normal fabric, I didn't need as much as I thought. I turned one towel into two slippers.
2) I made the slipper wider, but I forgot to add length to the strap the first time. p.s. at least with towel fabric, 10cm & 20cm tails aren't quite enough anyway.
3) I probably should have used thinner strips of towel fabric - my slippers look like Frankenstein slippers and less cute than I was hoping. ^_^""

I could only find a yardstick in inches, so I had to convert everything to the weird measurement system. I made one US women's ~9.5 size slipper using 80 inches of cord (plenty) and 3 strips of towel fabric 3 inches by 52 inches. I used the measurements above for the strap, but it really could have been longer, imo.

[silent_myriad]

I uploaded a pic of them here.

[konnyakuhonyaku]

Those look comfy! Maybe I'll cannibalize an old towel and make some fluffy slippers for Christmas presents (^_^)

That reminds me: Dawn-go! I need your feet! Or a tracing of them on an inch grid -type thing, so I can get sizing right. Bwahahahaaa!! Plotting things

[silent_myriad]

lol! (Wow, somehow I missed your comments.) well, with luck you'll get the feet themselves (rest of me attached). if not, I'll trace them out or something. XD