Make your own shoes at the Cordwainer Shop!

Small class sizes (1-2 students) and individual attention every step of the way ensure that each student leaves with a beautiful pair of custom handcrafted shoes. Students choose from a wide variety of shoe styles and leathers to create shoes that perfectly fit both their feet and their personality.

View our shoe styles here.

Class fees start at $1800 and include all materials, instruction, meals and lodging at the Goffstown studio. Workshop prices may vary depending on the style of shoe chosen and length of stay. Advanced Victorian boot making classes are also offered, with a prerequisite of completing a previous Cordwainer workshop.

Workshops are held for 4 consecutive days, most often Tuesday-Friday. Click the button below to get in touch with Molly and sign up for this workshop.

Typical Workshop Itinerary:

Day 1: Students arrive at the Cordwainer Shop around 5:00pm and settle into their rooms at the Goffstown studio. A home cooked dinner is served and then off to the studio for foot tracings to determine correct sizing.  Students then leisurely peruse all the available Cordwainer styles and choose their leathers.

Day 2: After a restful night in the country setting, students dive into pattern tracing and cutting leather for shoe uppers. A homemade lunch is served and the afternoon is spent finishing uppers and making soles.

Day 3: Students finish their uppers and begin sole lacing, and by the end of the day their shoes are ready for lasting (shaping).

Day 4: On the last day of the workshop, students add heels and taps, then complete sole trimming, waxing and burnishing sole edges, and removing lasts. Students then put the finishing touches on their shoes, such as personalized sock linings and laces. With their beautiful new shoes on their feet, students depart that afternoon.