Monthly Archives: October 2018

Quitting time

Posted on October 31, 2018 by customboots

Both boots have soles now! I wasn’t sure I’d manage to get them on by quitting time (or what time quitting time would be if I insisted on laying soles before I left), but I had both pairs done by … Continue reading →

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Good and bad news

Posted on October 29, 2018 by customboots

The good news is that my husband volunteered to spend last week building new last shelves for me. The bad news is that it required me rearranging my entire shop front and now I’m a week behind on these boots. … Continue reading →

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Llama

Posted on October 26, 2018 by customboots

My husband Dale used one whole week of his two weeks off to build three additional shelves to hold the lasts I sell. I’ve been moving stuff at the shop for three days so there will be room. He’s building … Continue reading →

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Rearranging

Posted on October 24, 2018 by customboots

I’m rearranging today, and I can always tell when my husband has had a part in something around my shop. When I begin to move shelves, realize they’re so immobile that a tornado could blow away my entire shop and … Continue reading →

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Reluctant virtue

Posted on October 23, 2018 by customboots

I told myself I wasn’t allowed to go home until I’d made the waxed ends for hand sewing the welt tomorrow on both pairs of boots. I’m torn between feeling virtuous that they’re done and grumpy because I had to … Continue reading →

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It’s a Boot Life

Posted on October 22, 2018 by customboots

I forgot to announce that my October YouTube video went live this morning.

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Sketching

Posted on October 19, 2018 by customboots

This is what I do sometimes when I’m supposed to be working. This pair will be for me… someday.

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I got some satisfaction

Posted on October 18, 2018 by customboots

Building a cowboy boot that sits straight front-to-back and side-to-side requires precise patterning and careful lasting. If you’re off even a little bit it shows up on a tall boot like this one. That sounds like bragging, but really it’s … Continue reading →

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Sideseams

Posted on October 18, 2018 by customboots

One of the beasts that lives in my studio decided to play nicely today. #sideseams #americanstraightneedle

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Counter cover

Posted on October 17, 2018 by customboots

Close-up of the stitching on the counter cover

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