i did a search on yahoo, which is how i found this website, of which i’m so glad. anyways, i found some lady who wrote a book about it for $20. she had some examples how you sew the top and then glue it to the sole and heel. it was like $20 though. she said that she wanted to learn how to do it so she took apart a pair of her shoes and then found out how to duplicate it and got the parts. i also found a website on how to make japanese shoes, that are made of wood. it’d be cool to make some clogs or wedges from wood.