How to Make Tabi Shoes from Scratch | Full DIY Shoemaking Tutorial

Learn how to make tabi shoes from scratch in this full step-by-step shoemaking tutorial. This DIY fashion guide walks you through the entire process of creating split-toe tabi shoes - from cutting materials to lasting and attaching the final sole. If you’re interested in shoemaking, pattern cutting, leathercraft, or designing your own footwear, this tutorial will show you how to build a professional-quality pair of tabi shoes while maintaining the iconic split-toe shape. In this video, you’ll learn how to: • Use your tabi shoe pattern - patternmaking video: https://youtu.be/_1rwpq3KUPw • Cut insole boards and upper materials • Stitch and assemble the uppers • Last the linings and uppers onto the shoe last • Insert stiffeners for structure - including around the toe split • Shape and maintain the tabi split toe • Make and attach soles for a finished shoe This tutorial is ideal for DIY fashion enthusiasts, footwear design students, and anyone wanting to learn how to make shoes by hand. 🔗 TAKE YOUR SHOEMAKING FURTHER Online shoemaking course: https://www.icanmakeshoes.com/pages/online-courses-home In-person shoemaking workshops: https://www.icanmakeshoes.com/pages/in-person-shoemaking-courses Tabi patternmaking video: https://youtu.be/_1rwpq3KUPw Tabi shoemaking lasts: https://www.icanmakeshoes.com/collections/all-products/products/shoemaking-lasts-womens-flat-tabis Tabi shoemaking ebook: https://www.icanmakeshoes.com/collections/patterns/products/tabi-patternmaking-shoemak