Flap, Lip, and Shoulder. Terms used in connection with the channel or with the operation of sewing.
Follower. Any last or form put in a shoe from which the original last has been pulled.
Forepart Finishing. The staining and polishing of the forepart of the shoe.
Form. A term applied to a filler last. It may be of wood, papier-mâché, leather board, or any similar material, and is used to enhance the appearance of sample shoes, in salesmen’s lines or in window displays.
Foxed. Having the lower part of the quarter a separate piece of leather or covered by an extra piece; “slipper foxed” is a term sometimes applied to women’s full vamp shoes.
Foxing. The name applied to that part of the upper that extends from the sole to the laces in front, and to about the height of the counter in the back; being the length of the upper. It may be in one or more pieces and is often cut down to the shank in circular form.
Frizzing. A process to which chamois and wash leather are subjected, after the skins are unhaired, scraped, “fleshed,” and raised. It consists in rubbing the skins with pumice stone or a blunt knife till the appearance of the grain is entirely removed.
Front. A term used for part of a congress toe.
Gaiter. A term usually applied to a separate ankle covering or to a congress shoe.
Gemming. The operation of making gem insoles.