Monthly Archives: March 2016

Here’s a progress photo of how I put in a steel shank. On the far left is a boot with the steel shank glued in. That obviously wouldn’t last long, so the glue is just to hold it in place … Continue reading →

I’ve been inseaming boots!

Here’s my YouTube video for March.

Sewing side seams is fun. Getting the side seams completed with no disasters is even more fun. I’m halfway through in this photo.

Someone pointed out that the eagle’s head on this boot was SUPPOSED to be white. I really have no excuse for missing this particular detail. Fortunately it wasn’t too late to fix it.

I’m working on my http://www.sorrellnotionsandfindings.com website today. I’m adding all of the lasts to that website, with updated and current stock quantities. I have five last models up already and should complete the remainder of the last models by this … Continue reading →

I’m working on boots again in my studio, and today I sewed the vamps and counter covers onto this pair of boots. They’re a little tricky, because the eagle’s tail feathers extend over the tongue. I sewed the eagle completely … Continue reading →

This box has been sitting unopened on my desk for two weeks, because I just didn’t have the time or energy to deal with it. It’s all of the tools and supplies that I shipped to my class in Japan, … Continue reading →

Carina, Tanja, and I visited a saddle maker in Switzerland. He had bristles that were from around the mouth of a whale! This is Carina and me with our whale mustaches.