Skimming Dragonfly Sandal

Enjoy summer with the skimming dragonfly sandal! Almost entirely printed, this sandal is comfortable and stylish for beachy days and lake dinners!

Materials needed: 2 yards of 3mm diameter elastic cord (https://www.michaels.com/product/pastel-elastic-cords-by-creatology-6ct-10647427?michaelsStore=5179&inv=2)

Instructions:
Note, this file is only for the left shoe. Mirror all components to make a right shoe.

1. Print all files at the needed scale. The shoe is designed and sized to a women’s US size 7.5. For better organization, print beads with an outer brim. All files may need tree supports on the build plate only.
2. Snap the circular pins into their corresponding holes on the bottom print of the shoe
3. Slide the cord through the dragonfly head bead according to Diagram 2. Make sure that the right side of the cord (colored red) is approximately 5 inches longer than the left side of the cord.
4. Thread the cord through the beads according to Diagram 3.
5. Take the ends of the cords and loop them through the holes labeled A.
6. Continue threading the cord through the beads according to Diagram 4.
7. Again, take the ends of the cords and loop them through the holes labeled B.
8. Thread the cord through the beads according to Diagram 5.
9. Finish sliding the cord through the holes according to Diagrams 6 and 7.
10. Thread the cord from the last bead into the holes labeled C.
11. Flip the top half of the shoe over. Slide the right side of the cord (red) up through the left C hole and back down the right C hole. Tie the two ends of the cord together, and cut the excess.
12. Snap the bottom print of the shoe onto the top print until completely closed.

Enjoy your shoes!