Category Archives: boot maker

The boot tops are completed, and I can finally start making boots.

This is where I abandoned this boot top last week to go on a classic country music cruise. I’ve returned refreshed and rejuvenated (or maybe just tired), but today’s the day to finish stitching!

Here’s a link to my newsletter for January.

Here’s a link to my YouTube video for January. It’s a Boot Life

My students are making progress on their cowboy boots. They’ll be finished tomorrow!

Today was a very busy day for my students.

The foot part of a boot is called the “vamp” and the hard piece that stabilizes the heel is the “counter” which is covered by the “counter cover.” Today, I sewed the vamps, counters, and counter covers on these boot … Continue reading →

My current student Bob, happily practicing stitching boot tops.

This is a set of boot top panels with all of the inlay work completed. And… this is one panel that’s been stitched.