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Wooden shoe-making in Netherlands

23 February 2008 111 views 20 Comments

PhotoHunt 98: Wooden
These are some of the photos I took in Netherlands during our trip last October. These are in the countryside where life still rolls with the wooden shoes and windmills. The wooden shoe factories gained it’s reputation across the world and gathered display collection as far as Korea and Japan. One thing with wooden shoes is that they warm the feet when its cold and cool the feet down when its hot.

Netherlands shoe factory

A wooden shoe-maker showing us the traditional shoe making using the same tools as old as the use of clogs themselves.

wooden shoe maker

These are the finished products. Colorful and Imeldific shoes.

wooden shoes

One more. This is what the unpainted old shoes look like:

wooden shoes of the Netherlands

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20 Comments »

ipanema said:

imeldific shoes? great subject for this theme!

happy weekend!

# 23 February 2008 at 2:25 am

YTSL said:

Great entry! Thanks for the factoid re wooden shoes warming the feet when it’s cool and cooling the feet when it’s warm. It helps me understand better why people would wear wooden shoes!

# 23 February 2008 at 2:30 am

ghee said:

wooden shoes??wow!but i love the wooden resto

happy weekend!!
Mine`s up,too!

thanx,
ghee

# 23 February 2008 at 2:36 am

SnoopyTheGoon said:

Great shots. Think I have visited the same place - about 20 years ago…

Have a great weekend!

# 23 February 2008 at 3:17 am

charm said:

that’s the wonder of holland!

great idea for the theme!

# 23 February 2008 at 3:23 am

Bengbeng said:

the clogs r so beautiful..totally unexpected of clogs

# 23 February 2008 at 4:18 am

Mama Bear said:

Great photos for the theme. I love seeing these shots from other countries. The shoes are beautiful. I wonder, do people still wear them there.

# 23 February 2008 at 8:12 am

ByrningBunny said:

I just love these kinds of posts where I learn about things that have always interested me! It is still hard for me to comprehend that wood would keep your feet warm in winter! I really enjoyed these pics. Thanks.

# 23 February 2008 at 8:15 am

ivy said:

that shoes are beautiful, I haven’t like that before..
Wooden Doorway
Wooden Staircase

# 23 February 2008 at 9:25 am

heather said:

My daughter had a pair of partial clogs (worked leather at the top instead of solid wood) which she loved. She insisted they were her most comfortable shoes until she grew out of them.

Those are beautiful shots.

# 23 February 2008 at 9:34 am

Dragonstar said:

Beautiful clogs! And they are now sold all over the world? Great

# 23 February 2008 at 1:07 pm

lotis (author) said:

clogs from Korea and Japan were displayed in that tourist spot. tourists from all over the world buy them, and like heather’s daughter’s clog, they sell different designs too.

# 23 February 2008 at 2:45 pm

incog & nito said:

I used to have a pair of clogs when I was younger. We went on a school trip to the snowfields in NSW (Australia) and there was a clog shop there - not sure if it still exists, but it was very popular. Enjoy your weekend.

# 23 February 2008 at 2:52 pm

Jientje said:

I had the same idea at first for my wooden entry! I changed my mind ( a woman’s privilige) at the very last minute!

# 23 February 2008 at 3:38 pm

rea said:

wow! kewl wooden shoes!

# 23 February 2008 at 6:12 pm

dodong flores said:

You’re description of a word as Imeldific is very fitting to the political chaos of the country Philippines. Incidentally, tomorrow is another EDSA Revolution anniversary. If I’m not mistaken - the 22nd…
You’ve got lots of travel photos out there which I myself enjoyed viewing. We have the same interest, no wonder why…

by the way, I have added your site to my blogroll (you may see it with the title “Travels in Time”).

Please don’t wonder if I can’t frequent your site regularly. I have tight schedule that prohibits me from doing so. More so, I didn’t have internet connection at home.

Much as I would want to visit all in my blogrolls regularly, but it’s impossible for the moment. But I promise I would visit your site when convenience of time prevail…
Thank you very much. Keep on shooting!

# 24 February 2008 at 3:54 am

Andrée said:

I didn’t know that about the shoes. That is fascinating. They last forever, too!

# 24 February 2008 at 9:47 am

lotis (author) said:

Thank you Dong. No probs here. Your photos are amazing too. Gonna visit it every now and then..

Andree, yes it is fascinating. it’s a wonder that they dont easily break. the demonstrator even tried doing it but the shoes are rock hard. ie why they last forever..

# 24 February 2008 at 10:23 am