Things You'll Need:
- Inner tube
- Scissors
- Paper
- Marker or chalk
- Tape (double-sided or regular)
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Step 1
Cut an inner tube from a tire with scissors. Cut very carefully up the middle on the outside of the tube, then width-wise. When finished, you should have one, long flat piece that you can lay on your work surface.
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Step 2
Place your bare foot on a piece of paper. Trace around your foot with a marker or chalk.
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Step 3
Cut the around the outline of your foot with a pair of scissors. Place double-sided tape on the bottom of the outline of the foot. If you do not have double-sided tape, make a loop with your tape and affix it to your pattern.
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Step 4
Place the paper outline of your foot on the flat piece of inner tube. Press firmly down to make the tape stick securely.
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Step 5
Trace around the paper with a marker or chalk. Remove the paper, then cut around the marks you made with scissors.
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Step 6
Fit the shoe insole you built into your shoe and test the fit. You may find that you need to trim the shoe insole to improve the fit.









