"Holly" wrote in message
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Hi and Happy New Year to all,
I have a last minute party shoes problem! Now I'm not usually a fancy
shoes and high heels person but tonight is to be the exception. I'm not
good at walking with heels at the best of times but these shoes are
mules, ie open at the back, so flip up and down a bit like flip flops.
The insides of the shoes are very slippery and this combined with tights
makes the shoes slip around and it is difficult to keep them on.
Does anyone have any ideas of what I could put inside the shoes to give
more friction but without being sticky? Got some insoles but they are a
bit thick so make the shoes a bit tight and in any case are only
slightly less slippery. I wondered about a thin smear of clear
silicon/acrylic allowed to dry. Any other good DIY ideas please?
TIA
Holly

Well, you could try spraying in a little 3M Spray Mount. It's designed to
stick photographic prints and artwork etc. up in displays, temporarily if
needed, and to allow initial repositioning. It is not a glue as such - you
can remove the prints even after some time. It just gives a surface
tackiness, so if you sprayed it inside the shoes (but not on the tights) it
should do the job. Might go with tacky party shoes! {Gaffaw}

It will wear off in time, but if you had to reapply it from time to time it
would be no great hardship. A 400ml can should last you ages!

See http://tinyurl.com/4q6sh for some info - it's the blue can. You can find
it in artists' materials shops, decent stationers, etc.. I know, 'cos I've
got some.

HTH

Rick