munchkin16 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I found this on the Freed website, thought it was a really nice idea. You can see a bit about the maker of your Freed pointe shoe if you wear a maker shoe http://www.freed-pointeshoes.com/meet-the-makers/4581997635 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I read this out to my ex not terribly enthusiastic dd and her instant reaction was "That's cute!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin16 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 That was my reaction too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Interesting reading, but strange that they all seem to be male? I know it's a highly physical job, but come on girls, surely someone with pointe experience could become a great maker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 There is a great film somewhere which shows the physicality required to be a Freed maker. It featured the fabulous (sadly now ex, as he's left) Keymaker at work. His hands were like builders' hands - large, immensely strong, battered, and the speed and force with which he made shoes was immense. Certainly not a job I could do, even able-bodied! I'll try to find a link to the film as watching him work was amazing. Edited to add Can't find it right this second but it was a Scottish short film called "The Perfect Fit". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Thanks S&P I seem to remember that or a similar film and biceps were big! As an aside, my non DD (15) has been going to the gym for about 6 months and I commented she must be really strong now...then I foolishly challenged her to an arm wrestle lol. Oh my goodness I couldn't even shift her hand a millimetre!! Think I may suggest a career path for her in pointe shoes! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I woud love my daughter to wear Freed, lovely looking shoes, good service, great range, made locally...just wish they could do something to make them last a bit longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Copious amounts of pointe shoe glue inside the box and up inside the wings! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 There is a great film somewhere which shows the physicality required to be a Freed maker. It featured the fabulous (sadly now ex, as he's left) Keymaker at work. His hands were like builders' hands - large, immensely strong, battered, and the speed and force with which he made shoes was immense. Certainly not a job I could do, even able-bodied! I'll try to find a link to the film as watching him work was amazing. Edited to add Can't find it right this second but it was a Scottish short film called "The Perfect Fit". I don't think this is the one you mean but it's still interesting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1xgzGLCvw4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dramascientist Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Hi this enquiry is more to do with the pointe shoes rather than the making of but DD bought some Freeds recently (very expensive out here) and she says one of them the sole is "bending the wrong way" ie. out away from her foot rather than lying along the sole of her foot making a "bulge" if you see what I mean. Has anybody else had this problem and if so how did you fix it? DD has very high, highly arched feet so she is a bit upset because she is worried it is ruining the line of her leg/foot. I'm worried about the cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Dramascientist- from what you describe, my dd had same problem with her last pair of freed ( studios I think) one shoe would twist and the insole was always twisted and unaligned and was hard to shift back due to the glue. Gave up on the shoes after a few hours and a black toenail. Of course, could have been that it simply was not the right shoe for her ( as clearly many people have success with freed) but we had had proper fitting and someone else told me their daughter had the same issue with her freeds. Dd also has a high arch/ high instep/flexible feet. My dd is tall too and I wonder whether it does put more strain on the shoes..we have taken the plunge and forked out on Gaynors though she has not put them to the test yet.. Hope your dd's shoes work out! the cost is crippling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeaky Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Dramascientist- from what you describe, my dd had same problem with her last pair of freed ( studios I think) one shoe would twist and the insole was always twisted and unaligned and was hard to shift back due to the glue. Gave up on the shoes after a few hours and a black toenail. Of course, could have been that it simply was not the right shoe for her ( as clearly many people have success with freed) but we had had proper fitting and someone else told me their daughter had the same issue with her freeds. Dd also has a high arch/ high instep/flexible feet. My dd is tall too and I wonder whether it does put more strain on the shoes..we have taken the plunge and forked out on Gaynors though she has not put them to the test yet.. Hope your dd's shoes work out! the cost is crippling. I feel you Chaperone - I have very very high arches/instep - sitting on the floor with minimum stretching of my feet my toes touch the floor! I am tall too (and a slight sway back on my legs) I KILL pointe shoes way back when I got my first (years ago) I got Freeds (wonderful pointes) but even 3o odd years ago they didn't last long for me My latest pair - Grisko have been a bit more hardwearing but they don't have much more life in them - so its off to find more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I don't think being tall puts more strain on the shoes other than that taller people are usually heavier because they carry weight in their height. I'm tall but was never particularly hard on pointe shoes, probably because my insteps are not particularly high. I think that feet with higher arches are the ones that break shoes more quickly! Every time I read about Freeds I always think they sound as if they would work well for me but after 2 pairs of Gamba I discovered Sansha and loved them so never looked back! Maybe I'll give them a go out of curiosity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Hi this enquiry is more to do with the pointe shoes rather than the making of but DD bought some Freeds recently (very expensive out here) and she says one of them the sole is "bending the wrong way" ie. out away from her foot rather than lying along the sole of her foot making a "bulge" if you see what I mean. Has anybody else had this problem and if so how did you fix it? DD has very high, highly arched feet so she is a bit upset because she is worried it is ruining the line of her leg/foot. I'm worried about the cost! Maybe this is a problem with hard shanks... My dd has had exactly the same thing happen (although not Freeds) and she also has really high arches & short toes. We always used to break the shanks in where told to - ie: fairly high up under the arch, but have now started to break them in much lower down as well (almost by the ball of the foot at demi-pointe) so they are 'broken-in' in two places.. Not only has this helped with the unattractive 'bulging' problem, the shoes now last longer since previously they used to die when the shank became loose and detached from the box underneath the balls of her feet. Hope this makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriapage Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Oh dear, it appears Mr. Circle with a Triangle on Top is no longer making shoes ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyPointes Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Hi Dramascientist, I don't know if you've already fixed the problem/ bought new shoes, but just in case :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX-PNqJr9z4 I had a similar problem with my first pair of Freed's - although my feet are really not that flexible/arched, but they are strong- and when I brought them into the store to have them looked at (to see if there was a quick fix), the manager and my teacher said the make was probably too soft, which kind is your dd wearing? The kind that I wear now have mostly been near-perfect (classics, wine glass maker xxx shank) but occasionally what happened to your DD happens, the breaking in method in the link above normally fixes it. Hope this helps . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 There is a great film somewhere which shows the physicality required to be a Freed maker. It featured the fabulous (sadly now ex, as he's left) Keymaker at work. His hands were like builders' hands - large, immensely strong, battered, and the speed and force with which he made shoes was immense. Certainly not a job I could do, even able-bodied! I'll try to find a link to the film as watching him work was amazing. Edited to add Can't find it right this second but it was a Scottish short film called "The Perfect Fit". Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKBTtVTT3qA I just came across it while searching for something else. It's really fascinating! I'd never seen it before :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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