Stretching leather shoes?

Mistymaid

Never tried it myself but potato peelings are supposed to work if you leave them in overnight.

MrsE_2

bluebag wrote: »

Go to a Cl**k's shoe shop and ask for 'leather stretcher spray' it works on all types of shoes, costs about £2.50 and comes in a small aerosol spray.

It does what it says on the tin. I spray the shoes and stuff them very hard with newspaper.

I have dreadful feet and this stuff makes any shoes wearable.
Smells good too.
bb

I can vouch for this too:D

InfamyInfamy

My Dad used to use a broom handle. Put broom on floor & insert handle into shoe, then just work round the shoe rubbing against top of handle. This really works.
:j

Little_Maya

I'm a fan of the wet newspaper trick, I do it with every new pair. You've got to pack it in really really tight for it to work though.

thisuseridistakenagain

water in food bags, then into the freezer worked a treat for me.

Heidi_Lawton_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

Roll newspaper into balls (proper newspaper, not glossy stuff), wet the newspaper and shove it down into the toe area. Make sure it's tight, use as many balls of paper as you need. The damp newspaper will cause the leather to loosen a little.

They need to be left like that, so certainly overnight. Might take a few goes to get them how you want them.

Ihave done this before and it works well... as long as its no white leather shoes and all newspaper stains the shoes!!!

rustyjemma

I wouldnt do it with special shoes....
But put shoes on submerge in hot but bearable water then use & wear until dry.
Its the only thing that worked for my boots.
I could only wear them 5 mins @ most before I had to take them off.
Aferwards iv never had any problems & can wear them all day.
I was worried about the leather but it doent seem to have affected it. The boots are 14 months old. This is longer than my previous set.

Penelope_Penguin

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it ot the exising thread to keep tips together

Penny. x

rigsby1967

Is there any way i can stretch the width of some shoes, i really dont want to go out and buy any as these are fine apart from a little to narrow. I am sure i have heard of a way but really can't rememeber now.

Thanks
rigs

RealButter

Wearing them round the house with a couple of pairs of socks might just stretch them out a bit, especially if they are leather.