Quick Tips to Help You Choose the Right Canvas Shoe

By Greg Z Ownby


Being constructed out of a coarse material like hemp, a canvas is used to make numerous items like sails, tents, boards and shoes. A casual canvas shoe or sneaker is composed of an upper part and a rubber sole. The two most common forms of canvas shoes that are on sale are high top and low top. Being available in a number of colors, you can easily find canvas shoes in your favorite color.

The canvas shoes for kids have cute designs embedded on the top. The only set back of the canvas footwear is that these lack shock absorption, support and cushion. So, you cannot use these type of shoes for rough use. If you are looking to buy a shoe to do some kind of sports activity like aerobics, then you got to buy a nice pair of sneakers. However, you can continue to use your canvas shoes in a backyard or a beach. Although the canvas shoes are versatile, casual and trendy, these are available for sale at reasonable prices. You can buy a good pair of canvas shoes for anywhere between twenty and thirty dollars.

A great benefit of canvas shoe is that these are easier to maintain and don't cause any fuss like other type of shoes. So taking care of the canvas shoes is very simple. It is always a great idea to clean the canvas shoes even before you wear them. You can clean it gently with a clean cloth spray or starch. If your skin is very sensitive, then you got to wear a vinyl gloves while spraying your shoes. Later on you can wash your hands.

Canvas shoes are not recommended to wear during winter season. Wearing it during winter may cause thin wavy lines on the top portion of the sole, with more number of lines on the shoe soles. Often called as salt stains, these white lines can cause your shoes to crack and loosen way. It is important to treat the salt stains immediately. Salt stains can be removed by applying suede and fabric shampoo. It is essential to dry the shoe after the stain removal process. Drying it artificially by exposing it to fireplace or heating apparatus will affect the shoe material.

The shape of the canvas shoes can change if you don't wear and walk with it properly. Putting weight or pressuring the shoe at one side can alter the shape of the shoes, causing the soles and heels to damage. It is quite likely for the top part of the shoe to get stretched if it is not used properly. Placing the shoes in a shapetree can help in correcting the shape of the shoes. The shape trees are often available for sale at departmental stores. The toe portion of the shoe has to be wrapped well in a newspaper to retain its shape. Shoe laces should also be changed frequently.

Tying your shoe lace is a must. Make sure not to buy too large or too short shoe laces. Long laces can cause you to fall down. It may also get dirtied easily. Short laces may draw your shoes together, thereby affecting the appearance of the shoes because of its lack of length.




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