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Jesstickle

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stretch my long leather boots?

I think I must have eaten too many mince pies at christmas because I don't seem to be able to get them on at all.

They've always been tight but I literally can not pull them on any more ( I don't have zipped ones so I can't even just do them up half way either!)

Does a clever person out there know any secret tricks or am I doomed to having to buy a new pair or even worse, go on a diet!
 
put carrier bags over you legs this should help ,the only thing is it does make your legs sweaty
 
You can buy spray on shoe stretcher. If you spary it on the inside and then use adjustable boot trees you can get a little more room. If you put the boot trees in upside down then you can stratch the very top. I hadn't worn mine for about a year and had been doing karate during that time an dI managed to get enough room to get them on, though I did begin to loose the feeling in my feet after more than an hour or so.
 
I used to wear pop socks so that mine slid on more easily. I can't wear them at the moment though because they make my legs go numb after a while! I'm hoping one day I'll be able to get back into them...
 
I know a company that will stretch them for you. They did mine and also do Household Cavalry as well. Their charges are quite reasonable too.
 
I am in exactly the same situation as you although somehow I seem to have lost a bit of weight from my calves (and certainly not from anywhere else so this is wierd!)

I can zip my boots up but they are not comfy to wear for a long time, so I am trying tightly rolled towels inside them to see if that will help them stretch - only did it yesterday though so I'm not sure if it's going to work or not!

Penfold, who are the company please? I may be using their services as I love my boots and they are immaculate, and I can't find any others that I like!
 
First Class Shoe Repairs based in St Pauls Cray, Kent. Tel 020 8300 1960.

Mine were done a few years ago havent used them since due to no horse etc. so probably wont fit at all now. My boots were like that before I sent them off. I could jump in them but couldnt walk in them. Getting on horse was a mission. They do stretching of boots, can fit gussets (which is maybe what mine need doing next), put zips in etc.
 
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