Craig Corvin Seattle

Bespoke Footwear / Handmade Custom Shoes

I’ve put together a tutorial showing a method for making a fiberglass reinforced insole that can be used for a womens high heel shoe.

Making a Reinforced Insole

Here’s a way to deal with cones of thread to prevent them from unspooling all over the place.

I’m using a spool of twine to demonstrate because It’s much easier to see the procedure. It also stays in place much better than nylon thread.

Make a loop…

pass the loose end around the cone…

feed the loose end through the loop…

pull on the loose end, just a little…

feed the loose end behind itself…

drop the loose end through the loop to make a knot…

pull the loose end to tighten…

Voilà!

Ok, so this isn’t a mind blowing tutorial by any means, but this way is better than trying to tape the loose end of a cone of thread down, especially when it’s nylon thread.