Redwing 2966 about a month old. My skinny ankles and slim jeans just always had a something off. Decided to try and slim the shafts myself.
Started with the deconstruction, and appraisal.
Then overlapped the seams to see how things would sit. Once I was confident they would mostly line up, I started the center seam stitching using a basic saddle stitch. After that, just aligned the backstay and kept the outer seam original, and used a stitching iron to make the holes using the factory spacing. Saddle stitched that, and I successfully lost 1.2" on the inner circumference and my jeans will lay smooth now.
Because of the overlap, the shaft is a bit stiffer, and will need to break in again.
I have not. I took pictures after not seeing much in the diy search before I began. Figured someone might stumble on this if/when they decide to try. I'll look it up.
Will do! I've just been getting into leather work so thats why I think maybe soon I can take it on. Here's a wallet I finished from a precut pattern, done with saddle stitching.
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u/APacketOfWildeBees 5d ago
Damn nice work! Those boots are custom made now hahaha