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Announcing the second Project Lesson – Mid 16th C. Pantoufles (Cork). These pantoufles were finished in September of 2006, but I’m adding the post simply to facilitate searching. See attached for a teaser pic! | |
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Announcing the second Project Lesson – Mid 16th C. Pantoufles (Cork). These pantoufles were finished in September of 2006, but I’m adding the post simply to facilitate searching. See attached for a teaser pic! | |
Hello!
I am loving your tutorials and the thoroughness of your work–
these are FABULOUS.
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Could I ask for some advice?
I’m making chopines for SoCal Renaissance Faire,
and I was wondering if I would be insane to use foam yoga blocks as opposed to cork.
The foam blocks are far cheaper, and they seem like they would be sturdier for walking.
Am I insane?
Thank you for the compliments! You know, I have never seen the foam yoga blocks, to be honest. They might be a bit trickier to carve properly, but once you get the form out of them, I don’t see a reason why they wouldn’t work for construction. I would definitely try standing on them first, though – if they compress a lot, then it might not work as well and could trip you up. Do feel free to ask any questions on the process – there are plenty of shortcuts that you can take like using glue instead of awls, etc., that may make it easier for you =)