shoemaking
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Back in the day, he would take molds of an artist’s foot, completing the shoemaking process in-house to ensure durability and comfort for the performer.
From Los Angeles Times
In his East L.A. workshop, he eschews modern technology, focusing instead on traditional methods of shoemaking, often with hand tools.
From Los Angeles Times
The shoemaking company began in Philadelphia in 1914 making ballet slippers and bathing shoes, which were used for swimming.
From Seattle Times
“The intent of this particular benchmark clarification is to show that some slaves developed highly specialized trades from which they benefited,” they said, citing blacksmithing, shoemaking and fishing as examples.
From New York Times
She mounted her first large-scale crocheted installation in 2001 at Grinnell College in Iowa, combining industrial-size rubber bands with men’s shoelaces, tied end to end, in homage to her grandfather’s shoemaking trade.
From New York Times
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