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chopin-liszt:
Plaster of Paris might be something you could cover with glass shards?
There have been some amazing clothes made from glass, you could investigate how those were achived, but it does sound as if you are under strict time constraints.
What about using perspex instead of glass?

Glass has its limitations but affords tremendous opportunities too. ;D

Fuhrman Glass:
Use casting wax as your shoe form and cast it inside a shoe, then peel off the shoe form. Then attach the glass shards to the wax heating each shard just a little and it will attach itself to the wax. Shoe will be a solid form but if done right will appear as just a shoe.

chopin-liszt:
Wow, what a brilliant idea, thanks!
And from somebody who really does understand how glass operates, from the manufacturing side. 8)

Fuhrman Glass:
I guess you could probably carve out the wax on the inside of the shoe to make it appear more realistic  and reduce the weight as well. I've worked a lot on the problems of trying to create blown glass slippers. It's a real challenge if not using a mold.

Saule:
Hello,
I thank you all for your suggestions. I do like the idea of using casting wax. The joiner can be the wax and the element the glass shards. Now to locate where to buy casting wax!
How wool I make the heel from casting wax - just mould it around the heel and afix it with heat?

Cheers, ingrida

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