Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Hi there, does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 On Martha Stewart's website, she has a pattern for making felt slippers for babies through to adults. Depending on where you draw your personal vegan line, you could alter this pattern using bamboo fabric (great insulation properties) and then vinyl as an outer? I'm not sure if there is synthetic felt available, not checked into that yet. Here's the link to madame martha. http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/felt-baby-shoes Happy holidays! ~Lina " To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa wrote: > > Hi there, > > does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 There are some synthetic (acrylic) felts out there. Some craft stores carry it instead of wool felt but you'd have to ask, but you can find places online if you search for it. I love bamboo fabric, and yarns (I have some socks that are bamboo and I wish I could remember where I got them - they are so awesome in softness and keeping my feet warm in winter and cool in summer! missie On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, adobedwellers <linaeasom wrote: > > > On Martha Stewart's website, she has a pattern for making felt slippers for > babies through to adults. Depending on where you draw your personal vegan > line, you could alter this pattern using bamboo fabric (great insulation > properties) and then vinyl as an outer? I'm not sure if there is synthetic > felt available, not checked into that yet. > > Here's the link to madame martha. > > http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/felt-baby-shoes > > Happy holidays! > > ~Lina > > " To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent > people and the affection of children...to leave the world > a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier > because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. " > > - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > <%40>, > " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning > walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and > something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is > best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet > get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside > sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa > > > > > -- ~~~~~(m-.-)m http://mszzzi.zoomshare.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://twitter.com/mszzzi http://www.derbylite.org www.VeganOutreach.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I run a small craft business and use felt VERY frequently. Most felt you find in craft/fabric stores these days is of the recycled synthetic variety (made from soda bottles) and runs about $5 a yard. It's the stuff you can find in the 9X12 rectangles as well as on a bolt, and has a label on the back that tells you it's synthetic and what it's made from. The wool felt admittedly comes in much cooler colors, is about twice the cost or more, but bleeds, fades, etc., so I don't like to work with it anyway for those reasons. Synthetic can also be washed. I've used that Martha Stewart pattern before to make Tinker Bell 'slippers' to fit over my daughter's shoes for Halloween. Worked great! My only concern for an early walker would be the slipping on the floor factor, but I'll bet you could put some stripes of hot glue or something similar on the bottom  to make them non-slip.... hope this helps! j. ________________________________ Missie <mszzzi Sat, December 19, 2009 9:10:34 AM Re: Re: baby/toddler shoes  There are some synthetic (acrylic) felts out there. Some craft stores carry it instead of wool felt but you'd have to ask, but you can find places online if you search for it. I love bamboo fabric, and yarns (I have some socks that are bamboo and I wish I could remember where I got them - they are so awesome in softness and keeping my feet warm in winter and cool in summer! missie On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, adobedwellers <linaeasom (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: > > > On Martha Stewart's website, she has a pattern for making felt slippers for > babies through to adults. Depending on where you draw your personal vegan > line, you could alter this pattern using bamboo fabric (great insulation > properties) and then vinyl as an outer? I'm not sure if there is synthetic > felt available, not checked into that yet. > > Here's the link to madame martha. > > http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/felt-baby-shoes > > Happy holidays! > > ~Lina > > " To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent > people and the affection of children...to leave the world > a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier > because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. " > > - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > @gro ups.com <% 40. com>, > " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa@ ...> wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning > walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and > something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is > best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet > get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside > sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa > > > > > -- ~~~~~(m-.-)m http://mszzzi. zoomshare. com http://www.flickr. com/photos/ mszzzi/ http://twitter. com/mszzzi http://www.derbylite.org www.VeganOutreach. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I had a problem with my boys slipping in their socks, too. Don't know if you have seen them, but they sell little sticky things that you can put on the bottom of socks to make them non-slip. They are a little pricey if you buy them from the catalog (I think they were sold by One Step Ahead, but I could be wrong), but were cheaper on eBay and such. Of course, I think once I figured out how many I had to order for my two boys, it was just cheaper to buy the non-slip socks. Of course, I could hardly find any " boy " non-slips, but there were a ton of girls socks...Strange. , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa wrote: > > Hi there, > > does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 you all give great suggestions, it is too bad I don't sew! I think that I should start, but I don't think it will happen in time for the shoes! I will look into the slippy stickers, I just bought some organic cotton fleece booties that this will be great for! and what do you use outside when you need to have more protection for thier feet? thanks again everyone! Elisa , jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick wrote: > > I run a small craft business and use felt VERY frequently. Most felt you find in craft/fabric stores these days is of the recycled synthetic variety (made from soda bottles) and runs about $5 a yard. It's the stuff you can find in the 9X12 rectangles as well as on a bolt, and has a label on the back that tells you it's synthetic and what it's made from. > > The wool felt admittedly comes in much cooler colors, is about twice the cost or more, but bleeds, fades, etc., so I don't like to work with it anyway for those reasons. Synthetic can also be washed. > > I've used that Martha Stewart pattern before to make Tinker Bell 'slippers' to fit over my daughter's shoes for Halloween. Worked great! My only concern for an early walker would be the slipping on the floor factor, but I'll bet you could put some stripes of hot glue or something similar on the bottom  to make them non-slip.... > > hope this helps! > j. > > > ________________________________ > Missie <mszzzi > > Sat, December 19, 2009 9:10:34 AM > Re: Re: baby/toddler shoes > >  > There are some synthetic (acrylic) felts out there. Some craft stores carry > it instead of wool felt but you'd have to ask, but you can find places > online if you search for it. > > I love bamboo fabric, and yarns (I have some socks that are bamboo and I > wish I could remember where I got them - they are so awesome in softness and > keeping my feet warm in winter and cool in summer! > > missie > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, adobedwellers <linaeasom (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Martha Stewart's website, she has a pattern for making felt slippers for > > babies through to adults. Depending on where you draw your personal vegan > > line, you could alter this pattern using bamboo fabric (great insulation > > properties) and then vinyl as an outer? I'm not sure if there is synthetic > > felt available, not checked into that yet. > > > > Here's the link to madame martha. > > > > http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/felt-baby-shoes > > > > Happy holidays! > > > > ~Lina > > > > " To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent > > people and the affection of children...to leave the world > > a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier > > because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. " > > > > - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > > > > @gro ups.com <% 40. com>, > > " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning > > walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and > > something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is > > best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet > > get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside > > sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ~~~~~(m-.-)m > http://mszzzi. zoomshare. com > http://www.flickr. com/photos/ mszzzi/ > http://twitter. com/mszzzi > > http://www.derbylite.org > > www.VeganOutreach. org > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 It's funny that you mentioned the hot glue. I had forgotten about using that, too. My husband put hot glue on our boys footed jammies when they started slipping. (He fixes everything with hot glue! LOL)You just have to carefully push it down before it " dries " (cools) (not with your fingers, though! Ouch!!)or you will have big bumps that some kids don't like. Also, when they come out of the dryer, flatten out whatever has the glue on it or it will stick together as it cools down and that is a PAIN to pull apart! , jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick wrote: > > I run a small craft business and use felt VERY frequently. Most felt you find in craft/fabric stores these days is of the recycled synthetic variety (made from soda bottles) and runs about $5 a yard. It's the stuff you can find in the 9X12 rectangles as well as on a bolt, and has a label on the back that tells you it's synthetic and what it's made from. > > The wool felt admittedly comes in much cooler colors, is about twice the cost or more, but bleeds, fades, etc., so I don't like to work with it anyway for those reasons. Synthetic can also be washed. > > I've used that Martha Stewart pattern before to make Tinker Bell 'slippers' to fit over my daughter's shoes for Halloween. Worked great! My only concern for an early walker would be the slipping on the floor factor, but I'll bet you could put some stripes of hot glue or something similar on the bottom  to make them non-slip.... > > hope this helps! > j. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I personally think hot glue is the single greatest household tool of this century...except for perhaps the 'magic sponge'. Glad to hear others fix everything with it, too! j. ________________________________ itshotinjt04 <itshotinjt04 Sun, December 20, 2009 9:44:08 AM Re: baby/toddler shoes  It's funny that you mentioned the hot glue. I had forgotten about using that, too. My husband put hot glue on our boys footed jammies when they started slipping. (He fixes everything with hot glue! LOL)You just have to carefully push it down before it " dries " (cools) (not with your fingers, though! Ouch!!)or you will have big bumps that some kids don't like. Also, when they come out of the dryer, flatten out whatever has the glue on it or it will stick together as it cools down and that is a PAIN to pull apart! @gro ups.com, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ ...> wrote: > > I run a small craft business and use felt VERY frequently. Most felt you find in craft/fabric stores these days is of the recycled synthetic variety (made from soda bottles) and runs about $5 a yard. It's the stuff you can find in the 9X12 rectangles as well as on a bolt, and has a label on the back that tells you it's synthetic and what it's made from. > > The wool felt admittedly comes in much cooler colors, is about twice the cost or more, but bleeds, fades, etc., so I don't like to work with it anyway for those reasons. Synthetic can also be washed. > > I've used that Martha Stewart pattern before to make Tinker Bell 'slippers' to fit over my daughter's shoes for Halloween. Worked great! My only concern for an early walker would be the slipping on the floor factor, but I'll bet you could put some stripes of hot glue or something similar on the bottom  to make them non-slip.... > > hope this helps! > j. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I wrote a blog post about vegan kids shoes recently http://unsheeply.net/?p=43. It's been a source of frustration for me for awhile. We used IsaBooties when our son was young, but once he started to play outside regularly he wore holes in them and then eventually outgrew them too. We were really at a loss and had a very hard time finding shoes I felt were flexible enough, non-leather and within our budget. Eventually we ended up with shoes made in China. I wasn't too happy about it, but felt better about that than leather. It really depends on how picky you are in your criteria and how much you want to spend. Here are a few options: http://www.kidbean.com/footwear.html http://www.zappos.com/search/vegan/filter/personalityFacet/%22Vegan%22/productTy\ peFacet/%22Shoes%22/gender/%22kids%22 http://www.zazzle.com/vegetarian_dino_shoe_shoes-167636556269256104 http://www.zazzle.com/kids_vegan_all_over_shoe_shoes-167351383762698363 I've recently learned that Keds has canvas shoes for toddlers that are USA made. I'm not sure they're vegan (I've never inquired about glue or anything like that) but they are non-leather. http://www.keds.com/jump.jsp?itemID=1657 & itemType=PRODUCT HTH! Heather http://unsheeply.net , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa wrote: > > Hi there, > > does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Heather thanks so much for writing. I have not read your links yet but I wanted to write thank you because it sounds like you have gone through the same thing as I am starting to experience. I can't wait to have time to read through your links and blog. thanks, elisa , " iris777888 " <iris777888 wrote: > > I wrote a blog post about vegan kids shoes recently http://unsheeply.net/?p=43. It's been a source of frustration for me for awhile. We used IsaBooties when our son was young, but once he started to play outside regularly he wore holes in them and then eventually outgrew them too. We were really at a loss and had a very hard time finding shoes I felt were flexible enough, non-leather and within our budget. Eventually we ended up with shoes made in China. I wasn't too happy about it, but felt better about that than leather. > > It really depends on how picky you are in your criteria and how much you want to spend. Here are a few options: > > http://www.kidbean.com/footwear.html > > http://www.zappos.com/search/vegan/filter/personalityFacet/%22Vegan%22/productTy\ peFacet/%22Shoes%22/gender/%22kids%22 > > http://www.zazzle.com/vegetarian_dino_shoe_shoes-167636556269256104 > http://www.zazzle.com/kids_vegan_all_over_shoe_shoes-167351383762698363 > > I've recently learned that Keds has canvas shoes for toddlers that are USA made. I'm not sure they're vegan (I've never inquired about glue or anything like that) but they are non-leather. http://www.keds.com/jump.jsp?itemID=1657 & itemType=PRODUCT > > HTH! > > Heather > http://unsheeply.net > > , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa@> wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > does anyone know of any vegan usa or european made shoes for a beginning walker? I have a pair of isabooties, but I would like other options and something with a harder sole for when we are outside. I know barefoot is best, but we just need them around for when it is necessary. Plus her feet get cold in the winter and she slips in socks so we need shoes even inside sometimes. thanks a lot! Elisa > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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