Category Archives: Cowboy Boots

My husband said, “I don’t have a pair of boots with a turquoise foot” and made sad Bambi eyes at me.

The heel heights match! (This is a good thing.) Has anyone realized yet that I’m actually making two pairs of boots that are almost exactly alike?

These funny little lumps are hand wax for waxing inseaming threads. They make the thread very sticky so each stitch will hold. Making hand wax is a messy job and I am VERY happy to say that I’ve found a … Continue reading →

I put the finishing touches on this pair today. Introducing: “Cherokee Fiddle” in black and white.

I’ve been doing more traveling than boot making for the past several days, and I leave this afternoon for the Boot and Saddlemakers Roundup in Wichita Falls, Texas. Here’s a link to my September newsletter with pictures from my trip … Continue reading →

I’m in Firminy, France right now for a leather show. I’m with my friend Carina, and today we took a sightseeing drive up a mountain. The class I’m teaching begins tomorrow morning.

Here’s the link to my “It’s a Boot Life” video for September. “It’s a Boot Life”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6l12Q0_EfY

I’m glueing in a piece called the ball filler to bring everything up to level. Then I can lace in the steel shank. The best way I’ve found to apply the water-based contact cement is to use a squirt bottle and … Continue reading →

Goal: Inseam both boots by 6pm Finished: 5:57pm

This morning was all about shaping and finishing the toes on these boots. This afternoon I plan to inseam one pair. I forced myself to make all of my waxed threads yesterday (there was much whining, sighing, and complaining) and … Continue reading →