last fitting tool made by wrapping a last with clear plastic tape, cutting away over the top plane, vent, and cone above the instep point, making a slit down the main axis to the vamp point, and peeling away from the last, yielding a temporary copy of the last’s form that the wearer can try on
The first layers of tape over the last are laid with the glue side away from the last, binding on themselves as they overlap, rather than to the last.