Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

She makes regular doll clothes too.

My mama makes Barbie doll clothes.

I will soon be selling pure silk thread. It’s all in the original boxes and it’s in good condition. I sewed with some this morning and it was a beautiful thing. I still have LOTS of sorting and shelving to do but this is what I’m taking to the Boot and Saddlemakers Roundup this weekend in Wichita Falls, Texas.

You know what I’d really like to own? A nice set of graduated star punches. It’s not easy cutting seven different sizes of stars accurately.

I thought I had them both done, then I realized I’d forgotten to stitch PLURIBUS and UNUM. Once I stopped crying I went over the to the machine and finished them.

This is definitely the most difficult and complex boot top I’ve stitched in recent memory. I’ve got one done and I will be very happy when I can say the other one is stitched too.

Leather work took a detour this morning. No, I didn’t make the bag.

I have an unfortunate handbag addiction. This is one of my bags that is the perfect size for Morgan’s new computer so I’m loaning/giving it to her. I didn’t like the fact that the top was completely open though because I don’t want that brand new computer to fall out.

These are the pieces for the closing strap I’m adding to the bag.

Same handbag, but now it closes on top! OK, I’m going back to building boots now.

This week on her blog my daughter Morgan talks about remodeling the building where my business is now.

Morgan’s Blog

The stars in the cloud above the eagle on the United States seal is called a “glory.”

Here’s a link to my newsletter for the month of September.