Our workshop is located in Dorset Street, Dublin 1 (click here for full contact details) From here, we make the complete range of Irish Dancing Shoes.
So come on in,
and take a look around !
The supple leather uppers are first cut and sewn together to form the shoe upper. At this point the leather linings are also applied. From here the upper is lasted (stretching the leather upper over the last in order to add the leather sole).
Above you can see Eamon lasting the shoe Once lasted, a grove is made in the sole and the Upper leather stitched onto the sole (as opposed to simply glueing it on). The shoes leather composition and makup make it flexible which is essential to Irish Dancing.
Above you see sanding and finishing of the sole prior to stitching.
Once complete, the specially formulated heel (for extra sound), is attached and also screwed on for added strength. Finally, we add the Toe and Heel to the shoe to produce the perfect sound.
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