Finch ([info]greyfinch) wrote,
2008-02-21 23:11:00
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Tutorial: Boot Covers

(someone is going to shoot me for posting thrice in one day. e__e whatever, this is for the greater good!)

MEL'S BOOT COVER TUTORIAL:
MAKING SOCKS FOR YOUR BOOTS



Okay! Start with your boot you want (you only need one for measuring), and some stretch fabric. PLEASE USE STRETCH FABRIC IF YOU CAN HELP IT. It's so much easier, I can't even tell you. Use something with no give and you will want to kill someone very soon. *EYES FIRST JADE BOOTS*



Draw a line around it. If you're using stretchy fabric, I'd say give it an inch. If you're using non-stretch God help you just Stop reading this two inches should be okay. You'll have to pin it to the boot to size it though and give yourself a headache later. I hope whatever material you're using is worth that, you non-stretch users! :|



Cut out four of them. Yeah four, you're making two boots right? :B



Sew it. Put it on.

(I made mine so the toe of the boot and the heel stick out from the boot cover. You can make it include the toe and the heel just as easily as tracing an inch around it and sewing the entire thing. Obviously, I left those two areas unsewn)



To put it on, just tug it up the boot like a sock! (it'll give resistance, but just inch it up (best to work from the base of the foot and continually tug at it to get more slack until it slides up easily)



Shpiiiiing! Done. How easy was that, right? for the top, you can either tuck it in and pin it, orrr...



Just tuck it in without pins. I did that. It stays.



But yeah, there's your boot! Now you can draw on it, add bias tape to the edges, do whatever you want to it.

If it doesn't fit the first time (it did fit first time on this tutorial, fyi) then put the boot cover on inside-out, pin it at the seams where you want it to lie, and sew it again. Simple right?
 

This set of boot covers took me literally no more than fifteen minutes from tracing to taking those final pictures. It's a really easy method! So~ enjoy 8] and any questions or curiousities about detailwork, let me know and I'll try to answer them. :D
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[info]shuraiya

February 22 2008, 06:30:26 UTC 4 years ago

Party! This is really helpful, Mel. :D

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 06:38:13 UTC 4 years ago

Party wooo! /*o*/

Oh yay! I'm glad~ XD

[info]okamishoujo

February 22 2008, 06:45:38 UTC 4 years ago

>w< Hurray! *saves* This shall be very helpful!
Thanks Mel~ <3
..now to buy actual boots >>;

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 06:53:34 UTC 4 years ago

Right on!

[info]pkgaming

February 22 2008, 08:13:45 UTC 4 years ago

I can't remember how many times I've wanted to see you make a tutorial on this...And now you actually have.

~<3 You win 1,000 times over Mel, thank you so much.

Also, Romancing Saga for Y-Con? I'm pretty down with it, we'll talk more later :3

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 18:19:28 UTC 4 years ago

Hahaha. XD I made this with you and Kelly specifically in mind. Too bad they weren't like super detailed Jade boots I was making, because those actually required thought process e__e oh well. If I do another Fire Emblem, I'll document those boots too.

And you're welcome! :>

AND RIGHT ON ROMANCING SAGA!!! XD

[info]vesperia

February 22 2008, 13:27:52 UTC 4 years ago

BEAUTIFUL

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 18:17:50 UTC 4 years ago

WOO HOO /o/

[info]pho3nix

February 22 2008, 15:57:54 UTC 4 years ago

Ahahaha XD I'm one of those non-stretch users and I you're totally right about getting a headache part.

I always have a problem with the area on the soles of the shoes though. They make the soles slippery in certain surfaces, it seems kind of dangerous if we're wearing my regular kind of shoes stiletto heels. I tried minimizing them into skinny strips so my shoes can have more bite while I walk, but that makes the top look weird when I use non stretch fabric cause it pulls differently. What a dilemma!

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 18:17:40 UTC 4 years ago

Yeah, they do! Usually if I cover the heel and the sole all the way for boot covers, I sew thick pieces of black elastic to the bottom in the shape of the sole. It gives it more tooth on surfaces I find, and less slippery. Plus, it stretches! 8D

[info]chrysanthemums

February 22 2008, 17:48:26 UTC 4 years ago

sweet~ this is super helpful! :D <3333

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 18:15:53 UTC 4 years ago

Glad I could help~ :D

[info]junkeemunky

February 22 2008, 17:58:39 UTC 4 years ago

BOOT CONDOMS!

Cool, I am totally gonna need this in the future.

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 18:15:34 UTC 4 years ago

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!

Right on! :]

[info]anonymous_proxy

February 22 2008, 21:30:29 UTC 4 years ago

thanks so much~~ Now I am make my Robin boot covers... do you think it'll matter with like.. that my boots are supposed to be longer than the actual base boot i am using? I just just extending the fabric up would be perfectly fine..

and the bottom gets dirty when you walk aroing wearing them right? I'm sure its not TOO bad is it?

[info]greyfinch

February 22 2008, 23:53:45 UTC 4 years ago

Nope! It won't matter at all. :3 If you look at my Jade boots you can see the faint indent of where the actual boot is around my mid-calf, I just extended the fabric and made it snug around my thigh. :]

Usually, yeah XD but it's not a big deal unless the fabric you work with is really frail and might tear. Then you might wanna reinforce it by sewing something to the bottom :O (I usually use thick black elastic- it has good traction too so it won't be slippery)

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[info]sanjino

February 23 2008, 03:32:07 UTC 4 years ago

This is so amazing. &hearts Yeah.. I've learned my lesson with non-stretchy fabric... XD *never doing that again*

You're so awesome! 8D I used to dread having to make boot covers but now I can't wait to make them! [:

[info]greyfinch

February 25 2008, 01:22:11 UTC 4 years ago

Yeah, me too! Dx never doing that again.

Oh yay! :D Yeah, they're really fun when you get a good method :3

[info]leradny

July 3 2008, 18:25:36 UTC 3 years ago

Well hello there, Grey Finch! I'm totally using this for my Karla boots. Except it looks like I will have to use non-stretch pleather as the tan stuff I've found does not come in stretch :*(.

[info]greyfinch

July 8 2008, 07:17:29 UTC 3 years ago

Oh excellent! I'm glad it came in useful to someone! XD Ahh, well then be very careful with your seam allowance and cross your fingers! I have faith in you~ :]

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[info]greyfinch

August 6 2008, 13:51:37 UTC 3 years ago

Of course! 8) Sorry for the late reply, I thought I posted already!

It is possible to make boot covers without a seam in the front but takes a bit more work. You'll need to put a dart in the front of the toe so that it fits over the curve of it but otherwise the front'll be clean. HMM I think what I'll do is make a boot cover out of some material I've got lying around and update this tutorial soon. 8) I'll comment back when I do okay?

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Anonymous

March 8 2009, 04:14:02 UTC 3 years ago

I've been trying to make boot covers based on this tutorial, but I'm using cheap lycra, and it's only giving me grief. Should I buy some good stretch-knit and make myself poor, or keep trying with the cheap dodgy lycra?

[info]greyfinch

March 8 2009, 08:04:50 UTC 3 years ago

Hmm, well is the material something you really want to use? It is possible to make it out of non stretch, but yeah it'll likely cause lots of stress! If you plan to stick with it, you can always add an invisible zipper on the back seam of both boot covers to make getting it on easier.

Anonymous

November 30 2010, 00:00:57 UTC 1 year ago

wow..

where were you when I had to make my Octavia boots? your tutorial is so much easier than the one I had.. I am going as Raven from Teen titans for my next con and I will sure be using this tutorial for my boots!!!

[info]greyfinch

November 30 2010, 00:50:42 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks! I'm glad to hear this is useful!
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