1. Essential Requirements & Principles
This section outlines the critical prerequisites for a successful foot tracing. Understanding these fundamental rules is required before beginning. Maintaining a correct posture and even weight distribution between both feet is crucial.
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A Helping Hand Required
You must have another person trace your feet. Tracing your own foot while leaning over changes your foot's shape, arch, and elongation, resulting in inaccurate measurements and poorly fitting boots.
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Bare Feet & Hard Surface
Do not wear socks. Tracing must be done on bare skin. Perform the tracing on a hard, flat floor—never on carpet, which distorts the tracing line.
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Visibility & Tools
Use a slim pen or pencil. Ensure all lines drawn are bold and clearly visible for scanning. Have masking tape ready to secure the paper.
2. Interactive Tracing Sequence
Follow this interactive sequence to perform the physical tracing accurately. This guide walks you and your assistant through each precise movement required to capture your true foot topology. Click 'Next Step' to progress through the sequence.
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Step 1
Prepare Your Paper
Take a clean sheet of paper (A4 or Letter size, or larger if needed). Draw a straight, bold line lengthwise through the exact center of the page. Secure the paper to the floor using masking tape at all four corners to prevent shifting.
Critical: Tape all four corners securely to a hard floor.
Step 2
Position Your Foot
Place your foot over the center line. Align the center of your heel and your second toe with the line you drew. Stand straight with your full weight on the foot being traced.
Center line must pass through heel and 2nd toe.
Step 3
The Tracing Process
Have your assistant trace around your entire foot using a slim pen or pencil. The barrel of the pen must remain in constant contact with the side of your foot at all times. Keep the pen vertical (90 degrees) for the majority of the foot.
Pen must be exactly vertical (90°) against the foot.
Step 4
Capture the Curves
When tracing the arch and the heel curve, the assistant should slightly incline the pencil inward to follow the natural contour of the foot's underside. This ensures the boot's last matches your foot's specific shape.
Incline pen inward ONLY at the arch and heel base.
Step 5
Finalize & Repeat
Carefully remove your foot and the tape. You should now have a clear, continuous outline of your foot with a center line running straight through it. Repeat the entire process for the other foot on a separate, fresh sheet of paper.
You need TWO distinct tracings (Left and Right).
Step 6
Add Measurements & Details
Using a ruler, draw the measurement lines as requested and record the values on BOTH pages:
- Line 1 & 3: Vertical lines at furthest point of heel and longest toe.
- Line 2: Vertical line at widest part of forefoot.
- Meas. 1: Total length from heel to toe (mm/cm).
- Meas. 2: Width at widest point (mm/cm).
Write clearly on both pages: Full Name, Phone, Email, Order # (if available).
Final Submission Checklist
Once both tracings are complete and annotated, review the final requirements here before sending them to our master bootmakers.
1. Scan at 1:1 Scale
Ensure your scanner is set to 100% scale (no "fit to page" options). We need the exact physical dimensions.
2. Include a Ruler
Place a physical ruler alongside your drawing in the scan frame. This allows us to verify the digital dimensions against reality.
Ready to send?
Email Your Scans To:
info@etoshaboots.comWe look forward to crafting your perfect fit.
