COBBLING (Shoe Repairs)
I now offer a historically authentic
cobbling service for
our museum-grade shoes, so that they last you longer.
The term Cobbling
refers to the repair and reconditioning of old shoes.
Historically this was a trade separate from shoe-making (Cordwaining)
which referred exclusively to the manufacture of brand-new shoes.
In many historical re-enactments
there is a lack of items on display that have been repaired repeatedly and were
handed down the social pecking order.
Historically correct cobbling is one way to remedy this imbalance.
I offer repairs ONLY to the hand-stitched shoes that came from my own
workshop.
It is best to show me the shoes at one of the events that I attend, in order
to discuss what can be done to fix them and what it will cost. Please have a
look at my fairs+events page to find out where I will
be next.
If it is not possible for you to see me in person, please
contact me by phone or email, before sending me any shoes.
Do NOT post me any shoes without prior agreement.
Machine-stitched shoes from my own workshop and shoes from other
manufacturers:
Adding up the cost of the repair itself plus two-way postage and packaging, this
is not economical.
Please have them fixed by your local modern cobbler.
| Price examples (plus postage and packaging) | |
| Replacement toggles (don't send me the shoes, I will just post you some toggles) | Free |
| Heels: | |
| Replacement clump heel, round-heeled (“normal” shape) | £15.00 |
| Replacement clump heel, triangular heel-riser (some Dark-Age shoes) | £20.00 |
| Crescent-shaped hole at the heel in a Dark Age shoe patched by triangular heel-riser. This can only be repaired if the hole is of a moderate size. | £25.00 |
|
Crescent-shaped hole at the heel of any
other shoes. Sorry, you just left it too long, but you are welcome to show them to me at an event for further assessment |
no repair possible |
| Replacement heel stiffener (fixes uppers that have lost shape around the heel) | £20.00 |
| Soles: | |
| Clump Sole (patches up a hole in the sole in the front half of the shoe, but does not extend to the heel) | £25.00 |
| Tightening the strap on pattens (styles PAT + PAT-L) | Free |
| Re-apply a silk-embroidered vamp-stripe (per pair of rows) | £15.00 |
| Re-stitch a saddle-stitched vamp-stripe | £10.00 |
|
All
other repairs: |
© Ana Deissler June 2007