The Pinning Room
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You have now arrived at the pinning room. The shoes are shaped and get their inner soles here. Machine Number 1 is used to insert the heel into the shoe. When the nÄtling is sewn together, it is sewn so that there is a small space at the back of the heel where the heel cap can be inserted. Once the shoemaker has inserted the heel cap, they use the machine to warm it up and shape the heel on the shoe. Today, steam is used to form the shoe. The shoemaker uses machine number 3 to steam the nÄtling so that they can be formed into shoes. Once the shoe has been steamed, the shoemaker places it on a shoe last, the last is in the shape of a foot and helps the leather to shape itself. Once the nÄtling is on the last, the shoe maker places it on machine number 4. This machine helps to create the shape of the shoe. The machine uses warm glue to glue the shoe to the sole, and now the shoe has taken shape. The shoe lasts that were previously used were made out of wood. After the nÄtling were dipped in warm water, the shoemaker would stretch and form the nÄtling on the last, and afterwards nail the leather together on the last to form the shape of the shoe. Today it is more effective to use steam and a machine to stretch and glue the shoes together.