Shoe having improved Opanka stitching
The invention relates to a shoe and method for providing a shoe having an outsole with an outside surface, an upper, a liner with an inside surface, and a stitch extending from the outside surface through the upper to the inside surface, where the stitch is a sole securing mechanism for securing the outsole, upper, and liner together. The stitch secures the outsole, upper, and liner together without cement.
1. A shoe, comprising:
an outsole having a raised lip extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the outsole;
an upper;
a liner with an inside surface; and
a stitch extending from said lip through said upper to said inside surface of the liner forming a single row of stitches on an outside surface of the shoe, said stitch being a sole securing mechanism for securing said outsole, said upper, and said liner together without chemical bonding.
2. The shoe according to claim 1 , wherein said stitch is a handsewn stitch.
3. The shoe according to claim 1 , wherein said stitch is an Opanka stitch.
4. The shoe according to claim 1 , further comprising a cushion between said liner and said outsole.
5. A shoe, comprising:
an outsole being a single unit having a raised lip extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the outsole;
an upper having a peripheral edge, said peripheral edge being a single unit;
a lining; and
a stitch extending from said lip through said upper to said lining, forming a single row of stitches on an outside surface of the shoe and being a sole mechanism for securing said outsole, said peripheral edge, said upper, and said lining together without chemical bonding.
6. The shoe according to claim 5 , further comprising an insert removably placed on said liner for cushioning a user's foot.
7. A method for providing a shoe, comprising the steps of:
providing an outsole having a raised lip extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the outsole;
providing an upper;
providing a liner with an inside surface; and
passing a stitch from the lip through the upper to the inside surface of the liner;
wherein said stitch forms a single row of stitches on an outside surface of the shoe and is a sole securing mechanism for securing the outsole, the upper, and the liner without chemical bonding.
8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of handsewing the stitch.
9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of inserting a cushion between the liner and outsole.
10. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of providing an outsole of a single unit.
11. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of providing a stitching of a single unit.