General Chat

My granddad on my fathers side was a bootmaker before WW1, ( cant find anything out about him after that :-( ) and always remember my dad having a funny thing that I 'think' was called a shoe last. He used to mend all our shoes on it. Happy memories. :-)

the Flatters on the butlers side of the family
where cobblers :-D :-D

my Dad used to repair all our shoes

A few years back, I bought some leather boots - half price in a sale. They are very comfortable and I wear them a lot.
The sole and heel were all in one. Last year, when the heel was getting low, I took them to the local 'proper' cobbler, who managed to graft a new heel on for just £10.95. That heel has hardly worn down.
:-D
Yesterday, I took a different pair of much loved, much worn 'sale' boots to the cobbler, similar sole/heel arrangement. He's done it again!

Buying these boots in a sale, saved me over £120. Cobbler managing to reheel them has probably saved me more :-D

Last year, I also took in a much loved, ancient 'squidgy' Italian leather handbag. The stitching holding on the handle (also leather) was coming apart. It took him half an hour to make the handbag useable again, and cost me £3.50.