Category Archives: boot maker

I was inseaming this afternoon when Dale stopped by with our dog Winston. The dog went to the vet this morning and returned a little different. He’s not too happy about it but the cat, previously the object of his … Continue reading →

Brittney is pegging her boot soles today. She almost got sent home for wearing an orange OSU shirt in my shop but I decided I could be tolerant. Bless her heart. JOKING!!

My student Brittney stitched the soles on her cowboy boots. The Curved Needle is an extremely difficult machine to learn and she did a fantastic job. I’m trying to decide if she’s unusually talented or if I’m an exceptional teacher.

In the foreground is my student Brittney working on the boots she’s learning to make. That’s my daughter Paige in the background at the second finisher. She just started a pair of shoes for her grandma.

Proud teacher and happy student…

Rebecca finished her boots, or at least she got as far as we planned for this class. She’s training as a shoemaker in Germany so she has the skills to complete the boots after she gets back home. She’ll have … Continue reading →

My student Rebecca has finished her boot tops and she’s done a great job!

Rebecca has all of the colored pieces glued into her boot tops and is punching the center hole for the flowers.