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Repair the Heels of Your Athletic Shoes

Learn how to make the torn heels of your athletic shoes look as good as new

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Tue May 06 01:15:00 EDT 2008

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Ripped the heels of your athletic shoes? Before you start scrounging up cash for a fresh pair, consider repairing your kicks at a fraction of the cost.

Instructables user neffk has a nifty method of repairing worn heels with some cloth, glue, and thread--and when you're through, you'll barely be able to tell they were damaged to begin with. ::Instructables

Tip: If your shoes are beyond salvation, give them a second lease on life by sending them to a shoe-donation or -recycling program.

Difficulty level: Easy

[Via ::Craft]

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