The Craft Behind Goodyear Welting: A Tradition Worth Preserving
Charles Goodyear Jr. changed shoemaking forever in 1869. His machine took an ancient hand-stitching technique and made it faster, bringing quality footwear to more than just rich folks. Today his name sticks to the process, though the basic ideas go back way before his patent showed up. Goodyear welting does something unusual for modern manufacturing; […]






