Friday, September 14, 2012

Shoe Making on iSpani

Wednesday 19 September – SABC1 @ 13h30
Shoes are not just great fashion accessories, they are complex pieces of apparel that can certainly enhance a fashion statement, but they equally enhance sporting performances or assist in correcting foot problems.

  No matter the reason for purchasing a pair of shoes, one fact remains key; everyday in every city and town around the world, people put on a pair before they leave their homes.
Shoemaking may have started off by wrapping our feet in leaves or leather but today shoe manufacturing makes a significant contribution to the clothing, textile, footwear and leather sector globally.

 Whether we wear them for fashion or to score the winning goal, we all own shoes that need to suite our lifestyles and our personal preferences.
Patternmakers take the design and transfer it to the last (anvil type) piece of equipment which produces the parts that are assembled to make the shoe.

 Cutters use knives or cutting machines to produce the materials used in making the upper part of the shoe.  Sole cutters are skilled in using sharp instruments or machines to shape and make the soles. Pullovers handle the first stage of attaching the uppers to the soles and a laster attaches the sole to the upper using a lasting machine.

  The sole stitcher makes the final stitching along the lasting join and the edge trimmer tidies up the final product removing any loose edges resulting in an attractive and smoothly finished shoe.
iSpani is a reality documentary that takes viewers into the world of work. Each week an aspiring careerist is exposed, in detail, to the inner workings of a specific career starting at the very bottom.

 They are taken on a process of orientation and practical job shadowing, introduced to and supported by potential employers. In addition to performing specific tasks that build the foundation of a competent employee, iSpani candidates are coached by on-the-ground experts in the field, who share their experiences in developing their own careers with the candidates.
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