Trip to Florida shoes..

Today we went to the shoe factory in Norwich. I thought the experience was useful because it will help me put my shoe together. Also the trip will help my shoe because i now about different colours and textures.

Facts

• 1400 pairs sold a week.
• make bags to match some shoes.
• 4 1/2 size used for prototypes/models.
• people 45+ wear them.
• the company started in the 1900's.
• the only shoe company who uses the ion technology which makes shoes 100% waterproof.
• 99% of the shoes come from India and China.
• the shoe boxes are flat packed and imported from China. they are then given to the prisoners in Norwich prison who make them up.
• they use pantone (universal colour chart/book) to order colours from other countries.
• their materials mainly come from Italy and China.

These are the steps of how to make a shoe;

1. find the latest trends from magazines.
2. create a mood/theme board.
3. sketch out the design.
4. print the design on a VAC.
5. design scanned into the computer and sent to the papaer cutter.
6. the paper cutting machine has three things; a paper cutter, plastic cutter, and a pen.
7. design is sent to the factory floor where a man uses the templates to cut around the material cith a clicker.
8. next the ladies sow all the material together.
9. heat is used to form the heel.
10. the sole is stuck on with strong glue.
11. nail the heel on.
12. a flame is used to burn off any excess fibers and a cloth is used to clean them.
13. the bottoms are roughed.
14. a soft lining is attached inside.
15. the shoes are packaged up.





Pantone Colour Chart



A an using a clicker to cut some leather.



Cutting Table