I made espadrilles! Dritz sells a kit and I've had two of them hanging around for a long time. Over a year. Anyway I decided yesterday was "the day" and I made myself a pair with Melanie Testa's beautiful pink batiks.
I love them! And they fit! I have a second kit I'm going to use to make a pair for my husband.
They are not difficult to make in terms of the directions, though the online tutorial from Dritz is better than the instructions in the package. The difficult part was the blanket stitching. I did the left foot first and you can tell my stitches are better on the right foot. I did my pair first so I could get the technique down before making a pair for someone else.
I will not be going into mass production because (a) ow and (b) I have high arches and these aren't great for my feet but they were a fun challenge. They will mostly be around-the-house shoes I think but I do love them.
