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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Quitting time
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
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
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
Rearranging
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
Reluctant virtue
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
It’s a Boot Life
I forgot to announce that my October YouTube video went live this morning.
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Sketching
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
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
Sideseams
One of the beasts that lives in my studio decided to play nicely today. #sideseams #americanstraightneedle
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Counter cover
Close-up of the stitching on the counter cover
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