The Parachute Collective Shoe Making Workshop

Just today l finished making my first pair of uncle boots with Thomas at the ParachuteCollective. I totally recommend taking up a course,no matter what your level of experience might be. I had zero, i signed up atracted to the idea of making a pair of nicely fitted shoes to my non standard sized feet. I was taken all the way from the very beginning on how to measure feet and make a unique pattern right to the end carefully step by step. Thomas is a great teacher, very inspiring and has an unlimited amount of patience that will make your time at the ParachuteCollective a great opportunity to learn all about the trade and haveva trully great time.
Apr 16th, 2020

Sep 2nd, 2019

I have completed a total of 3 courses with Thomas at his studio in the last 4 months (Storm welted boots, a pair of Derby and a pair of fiddle waisted spat boots.) I can't recommend any of these course enough - Thomas is very knowledgeable, patience and a great tutor that one could hope for. I walked away not just with better appreciation of shoes but also the important know-how of shoe construction. The courses themselves are great and were flexible to accommodate my own designs. Each procedures (and there are at least 200+ stages per each pair of shoes!) were explained with details and there are plenty of hands on time. What's is even more useful is that there is a mock-up shoe that you get to make, by yourself, to get an advanced look before the final design and opportunities to adjust the finer details for the actual shoes prior to final construction. I have enjoyed the courses immensely and would recommend anyone who are interested in shoe making, whatever their levels maybe, to enroll in one of Thomas' courses.
Aug 29th, 2019

If you're a shoemaker or a shoe lover ! This place is worth checking out ! I had the pleasure to be there on my 3 week handwelting programs made my first beautiful pair of Balmor boots with Fiddle waist. Seriously Thomas can make any kind of shoes !
Jul 3rd, 2019

I did an 8 day Sneaker Course with Parachute Collective and I would highly recommend doing a course with Thomas (Parachute Collective). Thomas is an excellent teacher and I really learned a lot! And the Shoes came out Amazing!!
Feb 26th, 2019