How shoes are made : a behind the scenes look at a real sneaker factory / Wade Motawi

Motawi, Wade

2nd ed.

Grã-Bretanha: [createspace independent publishing platform], 2015

253 p. : il., color. ; 28 cm

978-1-51938-952-2

-The design process
-Shoe development
-Shoe patterns
-Shoe specifications
-Outsole tooling
-Development process
-Pre-production
-Material preparation
-Stitching operations
-Rubber pressing
-EVA forming
-The assembly line
-The shoe last
-Footwear costing
-Importing shoes
-Shoe logo design
-Leather for shoes
-Textiles for shoes
-Synthetics for shoes
-Foam for shoes
-Know your footbeds
-Material suppliers
-Shoe designers tools
-Jobs in the shoe trade
-Quality control
-Starting a shoe company
-Life at a shoe factory
-Shoe making dictionary

2015