What was the daily life like for a medieval shoemaker?

Answer 1

a shoemaker would probably work all day, making shoes, repairing shoes, and sleeping. They were misstreated as being a lower level worker, and were usually used to get exactly what they wanted. EX: if a buyer didnt like the shoe they got, they would get another one, and get it for free

Answer 2

To make shoes

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A cobbler's job included making shoes, but was possibly more often shoe repair, and was more generally working with heavy leather for all sorts of purposes. Cobblers often did not have permanent shops and travelled all over the countryside doing whatever work they could find.

The manufacture of fine shoes and work with soft leather was done by a person called a cordwainer. By contrast with cobblers, cordwainers usually and shops in towns or cities and had wealthy clients.

Answer 3

There were two kinds of shoe makers in the Middle Ages. One was the cobbler, who made and repaired ordinary shoes for common people. The other was the cordwainer, who made luxury shoes. Cobblers were often itinerant workers who travelled through the country from one manor or village to another doing whatever work they could find. Cordwainers were likely to be established in cities and were likely to be members of trades guilds.

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Answer 4

You have to make furniture, and you also had to do the carpets, and you can make a castle, so you can pretty much make anything.

Answer 5

The salary depends on the shoes they make but an average one would get around £40,000 a mounth