Just decades ago there were thousands. Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes more often found today as fridge-magnets rather than footwear.

Wooden shoes have become a Dutch cliché—a symbol of the low-lying Netherlands’ past. Even their name, klompen (yes, the singular is klomp), has a fun and oh-so-Dutch ring to it. But it turns out that ...

Leggett is one of only five clog makers in the UK according to Heritage Crafts - a charity set up to celebrate, support and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clogs, a distinctive type of footwear with a rich history, have evolved significantly through the years. This enduring style of ...

Bio-archeologists have discovered a pattern of unusual bone chips in the feet of clog-wearing 19th-Century Dutch farmers—injuries that offer clues to the damage we may unwittingly be causing to our ...

Bio-archeologists have discovered a pattern of unusual bone chips in the feet of clog-wearing 19th-Century Dutch farmers -- injuries that offer clues to the damage we may unwittingly be causing to our ...

Ever wonder how they make those Dutch wooden shoes? You won’t have to go far to find out. Visitors to Michigan’s west coast this season will have the opportunity to see how the wooden shoes are carved ...

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