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The soles are what always stopped me cold.

I have looked for new ones through the years, and if you search under shoe repair--soles or parts, you'll turn up something. I just never found what I was looking for!

If all you want to make is a pair (or 20) of simple flats, go to the resale shops and get shoes to tear up. Really. Simplest and cheapest thing to do.

I have made native American style boots for years, but all with simple leather soles. What I really need is a flexible sole like those on basic, plain tennis shoes. But not white, and dye-able.

When the girls were little, it was always little dresses-hats-handbags-hair stuff-decorated socks, but I never got any farther with the shoes than making shoestrings! It really didn't matter to them, they got to choose the fabric and they always loved whatever I made. Ah----those were the days! rofl

They make special glues for shoe soles. You can usually get them from the shoe repair shops. Or read the labels on the Gorilla Glues---they work, depending upon the materials being glued.

And be careful with those belted radials! They will bite you!