The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers...Established in 1272 in London, England, The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers recognized The Honourable Cordwainers' Company in 1987, and is our parent guild.The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers...Established in 1272 in London, England, The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers recognized The Honourable Cordwainers' Company in 1987, and is our parent guild.
London College of Fashion--Cordwiners College Historic Shoe Collection...Collection of shoes and boots dating from early 11th century to mid 20th century. Very interesting collection with details about each piece. Must register to access and search full collection, but well worth it.
Footwear in the Middle Ages....an interesting and detailed overview of construction techniques for recreating medieval footwear
Shoemaker's Shop...The Colonial Williamburg Shoemaker complete with photo of 18th century shoemaker.
Confederate Shoes...Description and photograph of a pair of Confederate Brogans found at Ft. McHenry.
Venetian Chopines...An on-line research paper by Elizabeth Bernhardt, a grad student at the University of Toronto.
International Internet LeatherCrafter's Guild....A virtual guild for those interested in all facets of leather working. There's a lot here, from a discussion forum to a chat room to a knowledge base to member galleries
Association of Leather Trades, Footwear, and the Foot...This is the homepage of the Amicale des Cordonnières et des Cordonniers (roughly--the Association of Men and Women Shoemakers) a French guild of shoemakers and allied Trades. The page is in French but if you copy the URL to your clipboard and then paste it in the URL window at the Go Translator Service you will get an English rendition that will convey the gist of the text content.
ShoeInfoNet...One of the early shoemaking related sites put up by Roger Maas in Belgium. Always being updated and revised. A very extensive compendium of many shoe related subjects
Museum of LeatherCraft...Now online--some of the most interesting items made of leather, including a beautiful painted vase made from the bladder of a camel Well worth a look see
Users Manuals ...A collection of downloadable Users Manuals, in pdf format, for common (and not so common) sewing machings and other bench mounted machines. Posted on DW's website.