We talked to two shoe artisans who have not only survived but at times have more business than they can handle: Greg Martens of Olde Town Cobbler in Wauwatosa and Bruce Cziske of Shoe Healers in ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Tom Talerico could not stay away from the old soles. The 69-year-old once again is busy fixing ...

Tess: Today, we're redesigning a pair of vintage inherited flats and adding new soles and dyeing. We are deciding to redye and resole them today because they are a beige shoe, which is great for a lot ...

SALISBURY — When it came down to it, all Pat Weddington wanted was a hand-stitcher and a polisher to help with repairs he sometimes had to make to shoes he and his wife were selling on eBay.

It wasn’t that long ago that the shoe repair business in Buffalo was on rocky ground. Then, out of the blue came Brian Gavigan who was looking for a career change. Gavigan began apprenticing with a ...

Helms Shoe Repair is a full-service repair shop for shoes, luggage, purses, belts and other leather products. Co-owner, Adrian Head, is a Certified Leather Craftsman, who works with two apprentices, ...

In the Sewickley Shoe Repair on Beaver St., Mario Ulizzi toils among rows of worn shoes and boots. The cobbler meticulously works various leathers, sometimes for hours, doing the work by hand. Ulizzi ...

For jobs that involve a lot of walking, it's easy to tear through shoe soles. Tire treads, on the other hand, can take a lot of punishment. As Hackaday points out, you can take remove the tread from ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Greg Rusnak, owner of Andy’s Shoe & Luggage Service, displays the hundreds of shoes he has ...