Craft Custom-Made Sandals
This is a casual and unfussy sandal that’s easy to make. The design consists of two pieces per foot, with a tie at the ankle. The straps are sandwiched between the sole layers and skived so you don’t feel them underfoot. Feel free to adjust the toe strap width and play around with the shape of the ankle strap. If you don’t love laces, you can easily swap in a small strap that closes with a buckle or stud.
1 Preparing Patterns
On a piece of sturdy paper, draw patterns for a sole, an ankle strap, and a toe strap. You can fashion the toe and ankle straps into the same style as the sandals pictured here, create your own design, or copy a pattern from an existing
