SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Church’s shoe repairs by Australia’s best craftsmen, with free shipping to your door. This case study outlines how we recently repaired a customer’s Church’s shoes.
The shoes
The leather soles and quarter-rubber heels on these Church’s leather ankle books were worn all the way through. When this customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis / quote, we offered to perform a full re-sole, replacing the heels and soles along the entire length of each shoe with full leather soles and quarter-rubber heels (like the originals).
Full leather re-sole
We started off by removing the old heel blocks and soles. The leather soles were originally stitched into place, but even the stitching had worn through in this case, so removing the soles was relatively straightforward. Once the soles were off, we stitched a pair of high-quality leather soles into the welt (which is the layer of leather that sits between the soles and the leather uppers, allowing for the shoes to be readily re-soled as needed) and then sanded down the sides of the new soles so that they sat flush with the welt and the rest of the shoes. With the soles set, we then hand polish the leather soles to further seal the leather and create a pleasing finish.
Quarter rubber re-heel
With the old heel blocks removed, we then proceeded to remove the heel caps (the outermost layer of the heel blocks) with entirely new heel caps — specifically, quarter-rubber heel caps (so called because they are composed mainly of leather with rubber at the rear, where the caps tend to wear first, for greater longevity). These were glued into place with a heavy duty glue and then, as with the soles, sanded down around the edges and reattached to the rest of the shoes.
Have Church’s shoes needing repair or restoration?
Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including Versace and Canali) with the repair and restoration of designer shoes since 1955. If you have beloved Church’s shoes in need of repair or restoration, ask us for a free diagnosis/quote by completing our online order form — where you can upload photos of the shoes and let us know exactly what you would like done to them, or let us advise you on what the shoes needs based on the photos.
SoleHeeled serves all of Australia through its free 2-way shipping service:
Order online: Answer a few questions to get an instant quote and complete your order.
Send your shoes: Drop your shoes off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.
We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your shoes.
We return: We'll deliver your repaired shoes to you, wherever you are in Australia.
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