Baa-aa-aa!
So, I was thinking of calling these Uggspadrilles. You know… uggs? espadrilles? Haha. YeeeeeeeeaNo.
Anyway. I’m fulfilling a need for some slop-around-the-house winter footwear. All winter, I usually LIVE in my sheepskin ugg boots at home. I wanted, nay, needed something like that for my year of handmade! I had some leftover shearling from my shearling coat, that I made for Japan, and for the soles I used an insulative foam kind of stuff. It’s black foam, that has one side covered in a thick silver foil-y type of coating that’s both quite tough and waterproof, so I used it silver side down. This was cut from some very small scraps given to me by my friend Megan recently. They were actually not just small scraps but awkwardly shaped ones too, and I’m pretty sure she will be rather surprised that I managed to get two soles out of it!
The slippers are a pretty basic design. An espadrille really must be the simplest style of shoe design, after the humble thong. They are beautifully snuggly warm, thanks to the shearling, and the sole underneath will provide some degree of waterproofing, if I need to leave the house briefly. Obviously they will be mostly inside the house footwear, but they’ll be ok to go outside and onto the wet paving sometimes, to hang out the washing, take out the rubbish, check the letter box, you know. Stuff.
They’ll do 🙂
Also, I wanted to give a quick report on my latest Alabama Chanin project… the last time I wrote, I promised that I would have finished it by the end of March, which is today! Anyway I am happy to say that I met my deadline and I have finished! the only thing is that I’m not ready to write a blog post about it yet. I took a few pictures of my new ensemble in our boring old garage… *yawn* and then just decided it really deserved something better. So, in the meantime, while I get my act together in the photography department, here is a little sneaky-peaky glimpse of a some details… I can promise, it is a multi-shaded, multi-textured, multi-detailed ensemble and I am super proud and super happy with it all!
Thank you so much to my lovely friend Lisa of Lisa’s Carolina, for the gift of the lovely blue Alabama Chanin cotton 🙂
You are so welcome my sweet friend! I can hardly WAIT to see the finished outfit!!!!!! Looks pretty awesome from the teaser photos you’ve shown us. 🙂 And the shoes…… love ’em! Comfy and warm is a good combination for wintertime. You are such a creative spirit and it’s ALWAYS such fun to see what you are up to. 🙂
<3 <3 <3 I love your shoes, it seams veru comfortable !
Of course I knew you could get two soles out of those scraps, you are a star! The uggs are very cute. I also photographed (and wore) my latest AC dress yesterday and one part is just like yours. Can’t wait to see!
It looks like you have a great combination of techniques in your latest AC creation Can’t wait to see more. I hope your blog will let me in though, I’ve been having awful troubles seeing your posts lately.
thanks Andrea! it’s my server; been playing up and driving me bonkers, grrrr. Hopefully it’s all been fixed now 🙂
Looks much better now, and no delay getting in!
Love your sheep footsies! They look so warm! I’m sure you saw Ada Spraggs espadrilles she made last year? So pretty….
I just looked them up and yes they are cute! should totally try and get hold of a kit like that. Or even make your own soles from rope? hmmm *thinking cap on*
Two sheepy cosy warm slippers for autumn and winter! Clever stash or better pickings use! I love their look. Sadly, my sewn slippers out of wool felt did not last long (my weight 😀 ).
Great idea! Your new shoes really look comfy and warm! 🙂 And your Alabama Chanin Project does look very interesting, too. I’m excited to see more 🙂
I love your new shoes! So cozy looking. Can’t wait to see more pics of the Alabama Chanin Project. I was just perusing my Alabama Chanin book last night wondering if this is the month I will embark on a project…
Those slippers look perfect for winter, cozy toes!
Uggspandrilles, I love it! They look very cozy. 🙂