Laughingcrowe

05/20/2023

Tickets to see Alessandro Cortini on October 3 are now on sale at Holocene.org!

10/15/2022

New website and loads of new classes!
10% off all registrations and tools/videos till October 31st

10/15/2022

Check out my new and improved site! Featuring new class packages and more! Use code SHOE10 to get 10% off all orders in October!

05/26/2022

shoemaking school spring/summer 2022update

12/19/2019

10% off till years end!
We also have a fresh batch of turnshoe books... get your copy before they’re gone!
Www.laughingcrowe.com

12/04/2019

End of year sale! 10% off when you pay full tuition for any 2020 class... I’m running a very limited class schedule next year .... they are already filling up so don’t wait!
Www.laughingcrowe.com

08/29/2019

I’m teaching lasted constructions now! Come
Make a pair of dress shoes with me!

I’m now offering English welted dress shoe making classes! I’ll be running this as a private “one on one style” class for the next year or so till i feel more confident and have enough lasting stands and in-seaming awls for a larger group class. We’ll need 7 days and i’m asking $1400 for...

08/11/2019

Now offering a last making course... check it out!

I’ve been making shoes and boots on my home made lasts for a few years now and am finally ready to offer a last making class! As some of you know I’ve been teaching various styles of ‘Non-Lasted” shoe constructions for many years… I have been “Slip-Lasting” many of my shoes/boots but u...

04/23/2019

12/11/2018

For my Portuguese language friends.. here’s an interview I recently did for a Brazilian fashion site!

O sapateiro e professor Jason Hovatter faz parecer fácil o processo de projetar, modelar e produzir um sapato. Através de animação em vídeo ele mostra o passo a passo dessa construção tendo os seus…