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shoemaking

American  
[shoo-mayk-ing] / ˈʃuˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the skilled craft of designing, making, and repairing shoes.


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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 • Nov. 13, 2025

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 • Jun. 22, 2023

At 11, he spent a year in Naples studying shoemaking; upon his return, he opened a shop in his parents’ front hallway.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Hermelina Monterde, Misael's mother, said her son had ambitions to go beyond the family's shoemaking tradition.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2022

Following his shoemaking phase, Cleofes began to traipse around the county carrying a little statue of Santa Inez del Campo, who was supposed to find missing animals.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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