Footwear manufacturing with an origin

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear from a flat pattern, the method comprising:

• forming an origin aperture that extends through an upper portion, the origin aperture located within a midfoot region of the upper portion;
• coupling an overlay having an alignment aperture to the upper portion, such that the alignment aperture is aligned with the origin aperture;
• removing the midfoot region having the origin aperture from the upper portion;
• and
• subsequent to removing the midfoot region from the upper portion, forming the upper portion into a three-dimensional shape configured to receive a foot.

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear from a flat pattern, the method comprising:

• forming an origin extending through an upper portion, the origin positioned within a midfoot region of the upper portion,
• wherein the upper portion has an upper toe end with a convex edge and an opposite upper heel end, and an upper medial side and an opposite upper lateral side, wherein the upper heel end comprises a lateral heel end and a medial heel end and forms a nested tongue, and wherein the nested tongue is positioned between the lateral heel end and the medial heel end,
• wherein the origin extends through the upper portion at a location within 10 millimeters of a shoe upper midline between the upper toe end and the upper heel end;
• and
• coupling an overlay having an alignment aperture to the upper portion, such that the alignment aperture is aligned with the origin.

A method of manufacturing a flat pattern for an article of footwear, the method comprising:

• forming an upper portion having a toe end with a convex edge and an opposite heel end, a medial side and an opposite lateral side, such that the upper portion comprises:
• a midline reference line extending between the toe end and the heel end;
• an origin aperture extending through the upper portion at a location within 10 millimeters of the midline reference line between the toe end and the heel end and within a midfoot region of the upper portion, wherein the midfoot region defines a part of the upper portion that is subsequently removed during manufacturing, and wherein the origin aperture is located between a first side of the midfoot region and a second side of the midfoot region, wherein the first side is closer to the medial side of the upper portion, and wherein the second side is closer to the lateral side of the upper portion;
• coupling an overlay to the upper portion between the toe end and the heel end and between the medial side and the lateral side, wherein the overlay comprises an alignment aperture extending through the overlay, and wherein the alignment aperture is aligned with the origin aperture.