Our Bootmaking School - It's Evolution and Goals
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How To Make Boots From Your Garage©, is founded by
me, Olivier Rabbath. My specific and efficient methods for
production are many years in evolution, as these same skills
were taught to employees of each past production line in the
United States and in Europe.
It is true; we could easily put a Course together for DVD or
Print Tutorials. This method of teaching is available by
several others.
However, in addition to teaching the skills necessary to
make strong, stylish footwear, we also teach the practical
application of these skills.
Instruction is for anyone, as well as for fashion or shoe
professionals, looking for specialized solutions.
For anyone, the best way to demonstrate exactly how one
can take these skills and make a living, is to DO it and let
them come see, and literally work an assembly line (similar
to their own), as they learn. Our Students discover every
aspect of footwear production, as well as a turn-key
“outline” for slipping right into their own business – first
possible with the minimum of machines, and later to expand
and invest profit into machines that enhance production
capabilities.
Students feel the sensation of steps in preparation. They
manipulate industrial stitching machines and feel the
rhythm of production, as they see multiple products grow
from their hands. How To Make Boots From Your
Garage© is a place where Students can see the endless
potential for their creativity. It is also a place where I, as a
Teacher, can see firsthand that I and my methods are being
fully understood.
We wish to de-mystify the process of how the “twinkling of
a shoe idea“ travels from the mind of the Designer to the
store shelf. Like watching the Boulanger, as he makes the
delicious bread.
Our school is a complete adaption of what I teach.
Deliberately small, between classes, it is a producing
Factory. No other shoe factory has such public access. Our
Students can realize a return on their tuition and set-up
investment after a few weeks of finding their stride. They
are never alone after graduation.
Our School, How To Make Boots From Your Garage©,
offers genuine self-business skills, along with a viable trade
that will always be useful to the public, and one that can be
taught to any young person – as an art form or a career.

