How to Make Leather Sandals Flip Flops (link to PDF Pattern in Description)

In this video I will show you how to make flip flop sandals from scraps of leather.

This is a video tutorial also for beginners as it presents every step in detail, with explanations of why and how.

These flip flop sandals are the most comfortable design and fit perfectly on your feet.

You will need some scraps of leather, a rubber sole and minimal tools for making this project.

Here is a the video tutorial for making the soles:
✅ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqhjLcYg6xc

This project will make a good use of scraps of leather you might have.

You can make variations from different colors of leather that look awesome and can make a nice DIY gift.

You will find a list of materials and tools and the link to the video tutorial in the PDF pattern file.

Link to the PDF pattern:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1009618839
https://bit.ly/2QxtWIi

SIZES (5 sizes)
36-40 EU size
6-10 US size

Length in centimeters and inches of the soles:

Size 36: 23.5 cm (9 1/4")
Size 37: 24.5 cm (9.64")
Size 38: 25 cm (9.84")
Size 39: 25.5 cm (10")
Size 40: 26 cm (10 1/4")

MATERIALS
3 mm (7-8 oz) vegetable tanned leather
1.6 mm (4 oz) leather for lining the leather sole
Around 0.35” (9 mm) EVA Foam or a pair of flip flops sole. You can buy them locally or online. Or you can buy soles from an Etsy shop like this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/828822777/
leather glue
waxed polyester thread
edge dye (optional)
40 grit sandpaper

TOOLS
cutter
Needles
1-1.5 mm & 3 mm & 5-6 mm hole punch
cutting mat
mallet

Check here the Instructions for How to print the pattern: https://youtu.be/fNxdZRaUzXk

If you enjoyed making this pattern, please check out our patterns for
Greek Sandals https://www.etsy.com/listing/1002842827/ and https://www.etsy.com/listing/787541928/

Contact me on Facebook if you need assistance https://www.facebook.com/groups/leatherpattern3dprintedmolds

Enjoy!

⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:50 Presenting the materials you will need for making the flip flops
1:48 Line the leather soles
3:11 Cutting the leather soles
4:40 Preparing the rubber soles: sand and cut them to size
6:54 Preparing the leather sole for assembling with the flip flops parts
8:10 Preparing the flip flops parts: skiving the part that gets glued on the leather sole
11:20 Stitching the decorative element on the flip flops
13:58 Making the toe knotted element of the flip flops sandals
17:33 Assembling the flip flops on the leather sole
19:30 Gluing the leather parts to the robber sole
20:30 Demonstration of how to perfectly fit the leather sole on the rubber sole
23:35 The finished sandals

@ 2021 V&P Leather Artisans Vasile and Pavel (https://vasileandpavel.com/)

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