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| | Can anyone tell me what type of material you used for the straps of the sandles? Also, how many people manned the shop? I'm concerned that if only one person works the shop, the flow may get bottlenecked there. Is there any way to pre-make some of the sandles? Please send me your thoughts and experiences. Thanks, Linda |
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| | At the Sea of Galilee field test, we made sandals and the straps were done with rope, as I recall. You don't want a super rough twine because it would hurt the feet, but something soft, I would think. You could also have people braid string or ribbons for the sandals, which would give them something to do. But if it is the same as the Galilee shop, yes, you will need several people to help.
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| | When we did the sandal shop at Galilee by the Sea, we had 2 people manning the shop, and 5-6 visiting at a time, including at least one teen/adult. There was no way they could complete the project in the 15 minutes we allotted. We had very thick carpet, and used rope for the top of the sandal. It took an adult to cut out each sole and punch the holes, and the kids needed help threading the rope through, too. We finally ended up each day having the next day's group see the sandal maker to have their feet traced. He would then have their sandals cut out by the time they got there, and all they had to do was lace the rope through. If we had not assigned tribes to specific shops each day, it never would have worked for us. I had thought it sounded really silly to buy cheap flip-flops and remove the top and just use the soles to thread the rope through, but now I think that would have been a much better way to do it. Either that or have a bunch of pre-cut soles that the kids can just choose the best size for them when they get there. |
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