High-Grade Shoe Repair

Welcome to the world of high-grade shoe repair, where BeeHive Shoe-works has combined old-world craftsmanship with new world technology. The result of our work allows you to care for and maintain your footwear the way the original master craftsman intended.
BeeHive Shoe-works was established by Hanna N Shunnarah a Middle Eastern Immigrant who came to the United States over 55 years ago. Due in part to his legacy, we enjoy notoriety in both the press and among the public at large. Our reputation as the best shoe repair in Chicago is hard won, and one that we take very seriously.
BeeHive Shoe-works specializes in factory method resoling. Each pair of shoes is fitted with the proper last.  The sole is removed, cork foot beds are stripped and replaced, and even welt and heel bases are replaced when necessary. We use a minimum of 19 steps in order to complete our resoling process. Our process is so detail-oriented that we even take the time to pre-grove a channel before stitching the new sole on. This is done so that the stitching of the new sole is below the surface of the leather to allow maximum wear on your repair. The final step is to remove the lasts so that the original size and shape of the shoe are not altered

We are the only shoe repair company that uses wooden lasts. Lasts are what all the high-grade shoe companies use when manufacturing their products. They vary in ½ size increments in both length and width. Repair companies use metal jacks which only come in two mens sizes: medium and large, this is the reason that in the past you may have experienced lumpiness inside. The lumpiness is caused when the repairman shirts of patches the cork foot beds rather than stripping and reapplying them in the way the manufacturers did when the shoe was created. The original process is what BeeHive Shoe-works applies in our repair procedure.