How I
started.....
Unable to wear stilettos due to konky feet, I want to run unfettered by pinchy toed shoes; so I decided to make my own wide 4" high comfy footwear!
I first made caveman style boots before being diverted from my task by discovering the joy of tooling belts, handbags, book bindings, waistcoats and carving the leather by hand.
My high heels are STILL on the back burner but my passion for designing is huge, and each and every item is made with love.
Nikki
Hand tooled and dyed vegetable tanned belt
Hand tooled and dyed vegetable tanned belt
My very first time replicating a pattern from a treasured belt which had had its day; gifted to a delightfully crazy man who made my previous workplace a much happier place.