I'm going to start off by saying that these are boots I made with the intent to both learn and to sell them at FWA 2014. They're built on a ladies' 10 boot, so I can't wear them myself (I can't even stand properly in them).
I have had trouble with these things since I started. They are my first pair of feetpaws, so I know there's a learning curve. While I was planning to sell them at a discounted price, this last flaw might be the final straw.
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That is the second boot, with the toes snugly draped, the boot-portion glued, and a triangle shaped gap about an inch and a half high between the sections. I don't know why I did that, I taped the boots to get the pattern for them, but I did.
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You can see the gap a bit better here, along with the strip I cut off along the finished boot to better hide the zipper. When I originally cut them I was planning to fold the edges under, but not only did it do nothing to hide the zipper, it covered it in hot glue (I've since found a better method). My plan was to make a section and butt the edges together over the zipper..
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...except even with the edges firmly together, the gap is kind of obvious. You can also see where I had to add a patch to the boot (its on both boots; I don't know why I cut my pattern short there), which is my issue with patching the small gap. Namely, you can see the patch.
So, in recap: There's a gap in my boot. The fur I'm using is a short beaver, which does pretty much nothing to hide the seams. This, plus being unable to hide the zipper fully, has me frustrated.
Should I patch it anyway, obvious seams and all?
I do have a long pile fur. Would it work to drape it over the tops of the toes like it was meant to be? (Basically, furry fringe at the top of the foot)
Would customers care as much as I do about the line where the fur meets over the zipper?
Should I just tear it all off and try again? I do have enough of the fur, except one of the boots is finished save for covering the zipper, and a big part of me winces at undoing all of that. That and I'm not sure what sort of damage the boot underneath will sustain when I tear all that hot glue off.
Should I just hang them on a shelf and call it a learning experience?
I have had trouble with these things since I started. They are my first pair of feetpaws, so I know there's a learning curve. While I was planning to sell them at a discounted price, this last flaw might be the final straw.
That is the second boot, with the toes snugly draped, the boot-portion glued, and a triangle shaped gap about an inch and a half high between the sections. I don't know why I did that, I taped the boots to get the pattern for them, but I did.
You can see the gap a bit better here, along with the strip I cut off along the finished boot to better hide the zipper. When I originally cut them I was planning to fold the edges under, but not only did it do nothing to hide the zipper, it covered it in hot glue (I've since found a better method). My plan was to make a section and butt the edges together over the zipper..
...except even with the edges firmly together, the gap is kind of obvious. You can also see where I had to add a patch to the boot (its on both boots; I don't know why I cut my pattern short there), which is my issue with patching the small gap. Namely, you can see the patch.
So, in recap: There's a gap in my boot. The fur I'm using is a short beaver, which does pretty much nothing to hide the seams. This, plus being unable to hide the zipper fully, has me frustrated.
Should I patch it anyway, obvious seams and all?
I do have a long pile fur. Would it work to drape it over the tops of the toes like it was meant to be? (Basically, furry fringe at the top of the foot)
Would customers care as much as I do about the line where the fur meets over the zipper?
Should I just tear it all off and try again? I do have enough of the fur, except one of the boots is finished save for covering the zipper, and a big part of me winces at undoing all of that. That and I'm not sure what sort of damage the boot underneath will sustain when I tear all that hot glue off.
Should I just hang them on a shelf and call it a learning experience?