Monthly Archives: September 2023

Experience

Posted on September 29, 2023 by customboots

Many long hours of stitching later, the starry night sky boot tops are completed and she has announced she will never again do a design with multiple small circles.The best way to learn these lessons is through experience!

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Fingers crossed

Posted on September 29, 2023 by customboots

These boots are all together and ready to put on the last, and I’m nervous. They look like they’re going to go on the last well, but I was admittedly patterning far above my skill level.To answer the many questions … Continue reading →

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Teaching

Posted on September 27, 2023 by customboots

My apprentice Morgan has been working hard. She’s only been here a week and we’re already well into two pairs of boots!

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Done for the day

Posted on September 18, 2023 by customboots

The floor is unswept and the project I wanted to complete is in pieces on my workbench. I’m going home and I’ll think about what to name this pair while I’m relaxing on the couch.

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Awwwwww

Posted on September 17, 2023 by customboots

This is adorable.

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Charlie Louvin

Posted on September 14, 2023 by customboots

Charlie Louvin played in Edmond, Oklahoma in August of 2000, and I was on the front row. I remember I finished these boots for myself the day of the concert and proudly wore them to the show. I was so … Continue reading →

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Introducing:

Posted on September 8, 2023 by customboots

“Kansas City Star”

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Progress

Posted on September 5, 2023 by customboots

Here are the boot tops with the rest of the design elements stitched on, and the top band resting on the leather but not stitched yet.

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I’m crafty

Posted on September 5, 2023 by customboots

Stitching on white leather is not easy. I deliberately planned the design so I’d be stitching with lighter colors (lavender, pale green) instead of darker colors (purple, turquoise) because lighter colors are a tiny bit easier to stitch and make … Continue reading →

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New work and a story

Posted on September 5, 2023 by customboots

This piece reminds me of a story: I have a friend who used to teach shoe making at a college. One day he was showing his students my work and they didn’t believe that I don’t have a laser or … Continue reading →

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