Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

I’m in Oregon for the Pendleton Leather Show. I visited another boot maker; he had a beautiful curved needle for sale; and assuming I can get it into the truck, I’m bringing it home with me!

Something in this photo is amazing and wonderful. Can you spot it?

Yesterday I laid the soles on these boots, stitched them, and pegged them. I should have focused better on the stitching because it’s fantastic! (I’m not quite good enough on a curved needle to be over bragging about it when I do a good job.)

This little guy was playing possum right in the middle of the alley behind my shop. I thought that was rather unwise of him, so Dale shoved him over into the grass with a board. You don’t want to get too close to possums; they’re incredibly grumpy and they have very sharp teeth.

Here’s a link to my YouTube video for October.

“It’s a Boot Life”

I came into the shop bright and early this morning, and had a pair of boots inseamed by 10am. My reward is a massage this afternoon.

They’re on the last and the toe boxes are in. I’m going to force myself to make waxed thread before I go home, and then it will be downhill all the way to the finish line on these boots!

Tip: You can set something aside and wait 20 minutes for the glue to dry, but if you forgot to actually put glue on it, it won’t stick.