Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

It’s a pleasant day in my shop today. My apprentice Brittney is busily stitching tops for the two pairs of boots she’s making and my new student Emelie is beginning her boots. She arrived from Sweden in athletic shoes but she’ll go home with cowboy boots!

The little blue boots are finished and I can now properly introduce them. These boots are titled “Working Man Blues.” This is a reproduction of a pair of boots that I first made for myself, and not long ago I decided to name all boots I designed and made for myself after songs about being working hard and being tired, so that’s the explanation for the song title I chose. Also, whenever I make blue boots I try to choose a song with the word “blue” in the title.

I just need to add the rubber heel cap to the second boot. Then I can pull the last out and finish them.

I finished the soles on these boots and started building the heels today.

My student finished his boots this morning. He said he loved building boots and wanted to make more!

Sorrell Notions and Findings will be introducing a new product soon. I’m the idea person–Morgan’s doing all the work.