This document discusses shoes and the shoe manufacturing process. It begins by defining shoes and their purposes, then lists the main types of shoes - boots, athletic shoes, and dress/casual shoes. It describes the parts of shoes. The remainder of the document details the multi-step shoe manufacturing process, from cutting and closing the upper, to lasting, sole stitching, heeling, finishing, and packing. Key steps include clicking, closing, skiving, sewing, lasting, sole stitching, heeling, suede cleaning, polishing and packing.

2. Haider Ali
Imtiaz Ahmad
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3. Shoes
A shoe is an item of footwear
intended to protect and
comfort the human foot while
doing various activities. Shoes
are also used as an item of
decoration.

4. Types of Shoes
There are a wide variety of different types of shoes. Most
types of shoes are designed for specific activities.

Boot
 Athletic

Dress and casual Shoes

5. Boot
These are typically designed for
work or heavy outdoor use.

6. Athletic Shoes
These are designed for particular
sports such as running, walking,
Football and other sports.

7. Dress and casual Shoes
These are characterized by
smooth and supple leather
uppers, leather soles, and
narrow sleek figure.

8. Size of Shoes
There are several different
shoe-size systems that are
used worldwide. These
systems differ in what
they measure, what unit
of measurement they use,
and where the size 0 (or 1)
is positioned.

9. Shoe Manufacturing

10. Parts of Shoes

11. Parts of Shoes
 Heel Counter: An internal support feature in the
rear of the shoe that conforms to the shape of your
heel
 Midsole: The material (usually EVA or
Polyurethane foam) that sits below the upper and
above the outsole, providing protection from
impact forces and oftentimes encasing non foam
technologies, such as GEL or Air, to increase
durability and protection

12. Parts of Shoes
 Outsole: The durable part of the shoe that makes contact
with the ground, providing traction
 Upper: The part of the shoe that encases the foot.
 Heel Tab: The part of the shoe that surrounds the Achilles
tendon and helps lock the shoe around the heel.
 Heel Counter: An internal support feature in the rear of
the shoe that conforms to the shape of your heel

13. Shoe Manufacturing
 Clicking(cutting)
 Closing
Skiving
Sewing

Making
Last Selection
Sole Stitching
Heeling
Rough Rounding
 Finishing
Suede Cleaning
Polishing
Boxing

14. Clicking (Cutting)
"Clicking" is the first
process in the making of a
pair of shoes. The leather is
carefully selected and the
"clicker" will proceed to cut
the shape of the upper, by
hand, from the high quality
hides.

15. Closing

16. Skiving
Skiving reduces the
thickness of the leather
enabling two or three
pieces to be sewn
together and so help
prevent excess thickness
at the seams

17. Sewing
In this process different
parts of upper that are
skewed are sewn
together This work is
mostly performed by
women and takes a very
high degree of skill and
experience to work the
shoe into a threedimensional shape

18. Making

19. Lasting
The completed uppers are
sent to the "making room".
Here the choice of wooden
"lasts" are selected, so
determining the final shape
and fitting of the shoe,
along with the leather insole
to fit the particular last. The
upper is then pulled over by
a machine. This is now a
"lasted shoe".

20. Welt
A welt is a strip of leather,
rubber, or plastic that is
stitched to the upper and
insole of a shoe, as an attachpoint for the sole. The space
enclosed by the welt is then
filled with cork or some other
filler material.

21. Sole Stitching
A skilled craftsman then
lock stitches the sole and
welt together. This stitch
runs in a channel and can
be either left open, or
folded to disguise this
operation and give a neater
look.

22. Heeling
The heel is then nailed to
the shoe. Mostly Heels are
made from layered pieces
of leather, so giving better
cushioning and shock
absorbing properties to
the shoe.

23. Finishing

24. Suede Cleaning
This final process partly
depends on the type of
sole material that has
been attached to the welt,
however all materials
have to be trimmed to
give a smooth edge.

25. Polishing
The uppers are then
cleaned and polished.
All our shoes have
polish put on and are
left overnight to soak
into the leather, before
it is polished off the
next day. Final quality
inspection is made
before the shoes are
laced.

26. Packing
Carefully wrapped in
cotton cloths and
placed into their box
before being
dispatched to the
customer.

27. Brands Name of Shoes