Becoming a Shoemaker in Queensland

About this role

Shoemakers make and repair boots or shoes.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Shoemaker include:

• cuts and prepares canvas, leather to design specifications, patterns and drawings
• joins parts of leather articles using rivets, hand sewing, sewing machines, tools and adhesive
• restores and repairs leather articles
• designs patterns and prototypes of boots and shoes
• makes and grades patterns using manual and computerised methods
• clicks synthetics, corrected grains, leather linings and leather outers by hand and machine
• alters and repairs footwear.