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Buckstitching is often found on items such as cowboy boots, western saddles, and other leather products associated with the American frontier. It is an alternative to the whipstitch, the running stitch, the saddle stitch, the round braid, loop lacing, and appliqué lacing. [1]
The Armenian Areni-1 shoe, which has been dated to around 3500 BC, is a simple leather shoe with leather "shoelaces" passing through slotted "eyelets" cut into the hide. The more complex shoes worn by Ötzi the Iceman , who lived around 3300 BC, were bound with "shoelaces" made of lime bark string.
Shoes with closed lacing (Oxfords/Balmorals) are considered more formal than those with open lacing (Bluchers/Derbys). [6] A particular type of oxford shoe is the wholecut oxford, its upper made from a single piece of leather with only a single seam at the back or in the rare exception no seams at all. [7]
A black blucher shoe Open lacing with vamp in one piece – the hallmark of a blucher shoe. A blucher (/ ˈ b l uː tʃ ər / or / ˈ b l uː k ər /, German pronunciation:, Blücher) is a style of shoe with open lacing, its vamp made of a single piece of leather ("one cut"), with shoelace eyelets tabs sewn on top.
A plain Derby shoe. A derby (UK: / ˈ d ɑːr b i / ⓘ DAR-bee, US: / ˈ d ɜːr b i / DUR-bee; also called gibson [1]) is a style of boot or shoe characterized by quarters, with shoelace eyelets, that are sewn on top of the vamp. [2]
Chukka boot with leather sole. Chukka boots (/ ˈ tʃ ʌ k ə / [1]) are ankle-high leather boots with suede or leather uppers, leather, wooden or rubber soles, and open lacing, with two or three pairs of eyelets. [2] The name chukka possibly comes from the game of polo, where a chukka is a period of play. [3]
Leather painting differs from leather dyeing in that paint remains only on the surface while dyes are absorbed into the leather. Due to this difference, leather painting techniques are generally not used on items that can or must bend nor on items that receive friction, such as belts and wallets because under these conditions, the paint may crack or wear off.
Fingerloop braids were a type of braided cord with many uses. Beginning in the 13th century, they were used for lacing up clothing for a tighter fit. They were used to hold up men's hose and to lace shoes. Braids were used to gather and tighten fabric at the neck and wrists of undergarments. Decorative cords were used to cinch purses in the ...