Shoe Stories: Podcast 6: Handmade Chinese Winter Shoes



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Shoe Stories Podcast : Podcast 6: Chinese Handmade Winter Shoes
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Handmade winter shoes from Suxian County, China
Image © 2011 Bata Shoe Museum

Note how the upper hand-sewn to the carved sole
Image © 2011 Bata Shoe Museum

Traditional winter shoes from rural China
Image © 2011 Bata Shoe Museum

Note how the straw is woven and folded to create a one-piece shoe
Image © 2011 Bata Shoe Museum


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