Making Shift Boots

[Michael Ravnitzky <mikerav@ix.netcom.com>]

It shouldn't be very difficult to make your own shift boot, but it might
not look too good if you don't have sewing experience and pattern making
ability.  On the flip side, you could make several prototypes until you
come up with something you like.

You will find that the pattern will have to be tweaked to get a good
finished result, because a shift boot is three dimensional, while the
fabric is two dimensional, and there is sewing shrinkage, overlap, etc.

I would suggest a HIGH QUALITY medium weight vinyl coated nylon fabric. 
But you only need less than a yard of fabric and most 
*fabric* places would not want to deal with such small quantities.

Best way to get good stuff:  look up *Awnings* in your local telephone
yellow pages.  Awning shops usually make all sorts of stuff, and they
have lots of leftover rolls of fabric.  Then call up the place and ask
if you can come in and ask them a question.  Then visit and tell them
that you'd like to buy some good material for a shift boot you are
making, and ask them if they can sell you a yard of a high quality
material for that purpose.  You'll know when you see [and can feel] the
right stuff.  It should be at least 12 oz material, it seems to me.

And if you come up with something really trick, make some extra boots
while you are at it and sell them to other people.

Mike Ravnitzky
mikerav@ix.netcom.com

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