Monthly Archives: April 2023

Introducing…

Introducing: “Sally In The Garden”

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Shoelace choices

I pulled the last (always a relief to know it’s out with no problems!) and rough-shaped the heels on the vegetable shoes. The customer will have three choices for shoelaces; which one do you think he’ll choose?

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Side seams

I got this pair side seamed yesterday. There are lots of design details to line up at the seams on these!

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Side seams

I side seamed this pair of boots today and I’m pleased with how they’re coming together. 

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I’m always happy when this part is done

Soles stitched on the vegetable shoes, but the leather is still too wet to peg them. If you try pegging the soles when the leather is too wet, it’s grippy and hard to drive in the pegs. 

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Progress

The vegetable shoes have been inseamed and I’m getting ready to lay the soles. 

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Multi-row stitching

Boot tops with five rows of stitching and a French calf top band

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Cowboy Boot Raffle!

The raffle for a pair of Satan Is Real/Louvin Brothers cowboy boots made by me and benefitting the International Bluegrass Music Association Foundation, is now live! Enter to win the boots, and please share! https://go.rallyup.com/stringsfordreams/Campaign/Details

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