Monthly Archives: May 2019

YouTube video for May: making beading It’s a Boot Life

I put these boots on the last today; you can see by the color variation that the foot leather is still wet. This design is titled “If Heartaches Had Wings.”

A pair of boots on the last: The first one fought back so hard that I had to take several breaks between attempts while I gave myself “pep talks” that mostly consisted of me telling myself that I sucked and … Continue reading →

I put these red boots on the lasts this morning.

Today I’m happy for side seams that are done, and side seams that match.

Usually I match the side welt (the leather strip going down the side of the boot) to the vamp leather. If I can’t match the vamp leather exactly I go the opposite way and match the boot top leather. I … Continue reading →

The inside of the boots will be pretty too.

I finished another pair of boot tops today and now I can begin putting boots together. The pulls aren’t finished because I just glued them to the lining a few minutes ago. The fastest way to make your machine grumpy … Continue reading →

I’ve held onto these boots for as long as possible, but it really is time for them to go to their new home now. Introducing: “Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends”