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1. The tracings should appear 1/8th inch larger than the feet.
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2. Hold the pen vertical while tracing.
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3. It is important to go into the arch area.
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4. We need to see where the heel will ride in the shoes.
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5. Please include the information detailed above.
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6. Start the taping in the middle of the arch under the foot.
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7. Tear the tape ends so that they will lay flat on the foot.
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8. Overlap the next section toward the front of the foot.
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9. Use a piece long enough to wrap to the top from each side.
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10. Make sure it overlaps half the tape width.
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11. Again, make sure it conforms to the foot.
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12. Continue with another section toward front.
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13. Not too tight, but conforming to the foot.
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14. At the ball and pinkie area you will ...
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15. ... have to do more tearing of the tape ...
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16. ... so it conforms better to the foot.
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17. Continue ...
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18. ... wrapping ...
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19. ... the ball & ...
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20. small toe area.
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21. Each section in this area will need ...
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22. ... to have the tape ends ...
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23. ... torn and wrapped up ...
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24. ... toward the top of the foot.
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25. When you reach the middle & big toe area ...
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26. ... use smaller lengths of tape with the ends torn ...
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27. ... wrapping from the middle of the sole, over the toes ...
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28. ... up to the top of the foot.
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29. At the big toe you will have to rip ...
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30. ... the tape in 3rds to get it to lay flat.
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31. Check to see if there is any sock showing. If so, add more tape ...
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32. ... you can't use too much, as long ...
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33. ... as the wrapping is not too tight.
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34. Keep adding tape until ...
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35. ... the toes are thoroughly encased.
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36. After the toes are encased you will lay ...
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37. ... 2 pieces of tape over the length of the toes and instep.
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38. This is to stop tape stretchage during patterning.
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39. Then tape over the instep (top of foot, to bottom of ankle).
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40. To finish the instep you will have to tear the tape in half.
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41. Do this twice to be sure there is no sock showing.
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42. Now you can start working your way up the front of the leg.
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43. Each tape section should wrap more than half way around the leg.
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44. Tape to desired height of the boot (i.e., for knee highs go above the calf).
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45. You will then start the heel of the fitting in the arch area.
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46. Again, overlapping by half width of tape, toward the heel ...
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47. ... and forming it to the foot.
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48. Continue wrapping with overlapping ...
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49. ... sections, back toward the heel.
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50. When you reach the back of the heel, start in the center ...
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51. ... & again, using smaller lengths of tape with the ends torn ...
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52. ... wrap from the middle of the heel bottom ...
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53. ... over the heel, crisscrossing tape ends as necessary.
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54. Alternate from right of heel ...
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55. ... wrapping, with torn ends ...
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56. ... as before ...
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57. ... to left of heel ...
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58. ... back & forth ...
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59. ... until entire heel is encased.
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60. Then add a horizontal piece ...
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61. ... keeping it close to the fitting surface ...
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62. ... covering any showing sock.
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63. Add another section above, overlapping again.
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64. ... entirely encasing the heel again.
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65. Continue working up the back of the leg, wrapping ...
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66. ... each section more than half way around the leg,
to top of boot.
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67. You will then mark the Achilles tendon and the center of the back of the leg.
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68. Starting at the heel, draw a line around the foot, keeping the wedge of the ...
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69. ... marker parallel to the fitting surface, creating a 1/4in. thick line defining bottom of foot.
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70. Push the marker into the arch area, keeping it close to fitting surface.
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71. Then mark the area between the big toe and the second digit.
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72. Mark outer perimeter of ankle bones with circles & draw ...
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73. ... line up the leg for the seam, doing the same for side where boots will close.
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74. Then starting at top, cut the fitting down the outer seam ...
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75. ... to the foot line, to be able to take the fitting off.
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76. Send the completed tracings & foot wrappings to Turtle Island with your 50% deposit.