POINTE RESOURCES

Why darn your pointe shoes?

Many dancers feel darning the platform with a chain stitch allows:

• More contact with the floor.

• More stability from having a larger platform area.

• Less slipping due to the mercerized thread.

Many dancers use darning as a means to customize their shoes:

• Using ladder stitch to reduce the side satin.

• Using the thread to sew up a vamp that is too low.

Below are examples of the two most popular stitches for darning shoes.