Shoe stretching - is it possible??

Put on the thickest pair of socks (or two) that you have and walk around in them for a while Usually works for me!

Stuff the toes with tissue paper?

are they leather or material? Leather can be streched By a cobbler i think, but material shoes I would think wont stretch just as handy. Not sure if you wet them if it would soften them a bit. I would speak to a cobbler/dressmaker and see what they suggest! Other than then blister plasters and perserverance!

If they are leather, then they can be stretched by using a shoe stretcher. These can be purchased from reputable cobblers or shoe shops and are made by Dasco. You only need one as one shoe stretcher will fit both a left and a right foot. They come with little black buttons that you can slot into various holes which will lift the leather away from troublesome spots. Just stretch little by little on a weekly basis rather than a full stretch because you can stretch them too far and make them too big. Leather needs to be warm to stretch so try and stretch them in a warm room rather than leave them in a cold cupboard/wardrobe. Can you tell I used to be Manager of a shoe shop many, many years ago LOL! - I think they cost around £15.99 now. Go for the wooden variety rather than the plastic as plastic ones aren't much good. Hope that helps.

I'm not getting married just being nosey over from BT. Get the biggest Baking potato you can find and push it into the shoe as far as you can and that should stretch it.

Carrie

Thanks girls - they're satin-y so I think I'm going try the socks...I'm even pondering cutting them

I know somoene who puts some water in to a couple of sandwich bags, then putting the sandwich bags in to shoes, pop them in the freezer for several hours so the water expands as it changes in to ice. Take out the the shoes, wiggle the sandwich bags so you can get them out and they should have been stretched a little!

Thats mad. Haha but it probably works, it makes sense!

Katie

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