Shoe bags - making my own

[ctr]

A search high and low yielded no results for shoe bags. Better dress shoes used to include them with a shoe purchase. They are small cloth bags, one for each shoe with a draw string. Not finding any I decided to make my own.

This is the first one, made from a nice red flannel material, hand sewn. I have to sew its mate this weekend.

Having not sewn since High School too many years ago, sigh, I think the shoe bag turned out nicely. Total time to make one bag is about 4 hours. I'm using red flannel for my brown shoes, and a grey flannel for my black dress shoes.

What do you think?

 

[Boro62]

very nice! if u had a sewing machine that would make things a lot faster

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

Bribe someone with a sewing machine!

 

[FL shaver]

I think my wife might see this thread left open...

 

[ctr]

The pair of completed bags...

 

[letterk]

Looks great! You can still sometimes get the bags with some brands, but now they are often one bag for both shoes to share. Not ideal.

 

[ctr]

Thanks John.

I plan to start the next pair this evening. They will be a gray color for my black dress shoes.

 

[Cuttingboard]

I've always received cloth shoe bags with my new shoes, I must have 20 bags.

 

[tictoc]

they sell those bags at footfitter.com

 

[tictoc]

nicely done though

 

[Toothpick]

What would be the purpose of a shoe bag?

to keep the dust off them?

I remember seeing my fathers shoes in bags, but of course I never asked about them.

 

[OfTheWild]

What would be the purpose of a shoe bag?

to keep the dust off them?

I remember seeing my fathers shoes in bags, but of course I never asked about them.

yeah i suppose thats true too... and prevent scuffs maybe? Honestly, i keep them in bags so they stay together. It drives me nuts digging out a closet to find the other shoe.

 

[jpakstis]

That's a really good idea and I like the fact that you can tell from the outside what color shoe its going to be.

 

[ackvil]

I bought some years ago - but don't remember where. I always use them when I travel. I shine my shoes before a trip and put them in the bag, thereby keeping any polish off of the other contents of the bag.

You can also us old tube athletic socks as a substitute.

 

[Toothpick]

I shine my shoes before a trip and put them in the bag, thereby keeping any polish off of the other contents of the bag.

ahhh enlightenment! that makes sense to me.

I've watched my dad shine shoes, i'd probably double bag them if I were him