Traditional Rope Soled Espadrilles

They were originally made from woven esparto hence the name but modern mass produced shoes are more commonly made from the cheaper jute giving the modern shoe a distinctive bright white colour.

Traditional rope soled espadrilles.

Diegos double contour espadrilles rope. Also set sale alerts and shop exclusive offers only on shopstyle uk. Espadrilles are traditional rope soled shoes originating in the pyrenees region of france and spain. People talk about espadrilles as a throw away item and certainly the rope sole will gradually fray at the edges.

Sold by the meter 1 meter 1 1 yard this braided and natural rope traditionally used for the making of espadrilles soles is now available by the meter. Espartinak are casual rope soled flat but sometimes high heeled shoes they usually have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of esparto rope the esparto rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille. Often they have laces at the throat that are wrapped around the ankle to. In the xiiith century espadrilles were already used as footwear for the king of aragon s footsolidiers.

They were hand made with soles of esparto or other grass rope. They typically have a sandal like form with woven straps or else a canvas upper. Men s alpargata classic rope sole espadrilles. Basically wearing in town.

The size of one individual rope is 1 cm wide by 0 5 cm deep 0 4 x 0 2 the size of both ropes sewn together is 2 cm wide by 0 5 cm deep 0 8 x 0 2 this rope is specifically made in spain to cover parts of the sole that would be made of cork wood or any other material. The uppers vary widely in style. Made by josé luis the last traditional rope maker in spain with the help of his old machines that date back to the 1930s. 4 4 out of 5 stars 110.

Traditional espadrilles have a canvas upper with the toe and vamp cut in one piece and seamed to the rope sole at the sides. See pictures of soles. The uppers were of fabric woven from flax not cotton in those days. This multi purpose rope can be used around the house and garden for crafting projects and ornamental purposes.

One thing the rope is certainly bad for is walking on concrete or tarmac. Pitch was used to protect undersides of the soles. But all you need to do is trim them with a pair of scissors and they ll be pretty much as good as new.