Category Archives: Cowboy Boots

Cowboy boots

Crimping vamps, 1

Today I’m crimping a pair of navy alligator vamps. Here I’m beginning to stretch them over the crimping boards.

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Poem

This was written by my daughter Morgan, an aspiring novelist, and it’s powerful. I think I’ll print out a copy to hang in the boot shop to remind me to value my craft and the freedom it gives me. You … Continue reading

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It’s a Boot Life

It’s a Boot Life I post a new YouTube video every other Monday, and it’s available today.

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Design and patterns

It’s not enough to just draw a beautiful design; now I’ve made the patterns for making the design a reality. To me this picture represents Art and Craft. The design that I’ve drawn is Art but the patterns that will … Continue reading

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New boots for me?!

I’m starting a little pair for myself too. Just because I start a pair for myself doesn’t mean I’ll get to work on them until they’re completed in a timely manner but I remain ever optimistic.

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October boots

Guess what happens after I finish a pair of boots? That’s right–I start another pair. This is the design for one of the boots I’ll be making this month.

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Completed boots

This pair of boots is titled “Behind the Scenes.” They have an ostrich foot and ten rows of stitching on the tops, done on that old black Singer sewing machine in the background. They’re being shipped to Texas today.

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Building the heels

I haven’t posted many pictures of the boots I’ve been making alongside Taylor, but here’s a shot of both boots. Taylor’s in the background sanding the boot heel.

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Bracelet

I have a new accessory!

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Putting on the soles

Taylor put the soles on her boots today. If you look closely you can see the bandaged finger; there was a tragic accident when she was hammering the shanks.

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