In the Workshop

Lizzie and Torie, members of a local American Girl club stopped by to show us the beautiful leather pouches each girl made for their doll. The leather was from Soft Star Shoe scraps. Maybe we are looking at future elves? Great work Girls!! Soft Star Shoes is a family friendly company located in Corvallis, Oregon. […]

We have been lucky to have Josie spending time in the shop lately. Her human had to bring her to Soft Star when workers were in their house fixing broken pipes. Now that the pipes are fixed, Josie just likes to visit. The elves love having her in the shop! And we knew she liked […]

Last week we invited Jane, a massage therapist, to come in to talk about how to keep our bodies healthy and limber when we are making all those fantastic shoes. It’s pretty easy to get locked in one position and start to feel pain when sewing… Who would want that sort of bad vibe in […]

October was a joyous month at Soft Star Shoes as we celebrated the birth of two new elves… Trish and Sal had a baby girl in mid-October, and Naomi and Val had a baby boy on Halloween. Grandpa Tim could not be more proud of his first Grand baby! Love this photo of the new […]

Recently we have seen a new elf running around the shop. We usually spot her / him first thing in the morning after a quiet night. I was lucky and caught the elusive elf on film this morning. We are hoping we have a new shoemaker setting up camp! The problem is we don’t know […]

A few months back we had Julie from our local garbage disposal company come talk to us about ways to reduce waste in our shop. In general we are doing the right things, but we asked her for ideas on the leather and soling scraps. She gave us a couple leads and we have been […]

Barefoot Ted whisked into the Soft Star workshop last Thursday for a tour and a walk along our beautiful Willamette River. “El Mono” was one of the most energizing visitors we’ve had in a long time. Barefoot Ted with Soft Star Co-Owner Larkin Holavarri We went out for dinner and he warned us he eats […]