Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

Taylor wanted to take a picture that included all of the pieces that will make up the boot top and foot so she carefully laid all of the pieces out on the work bench.

Taylor stitched her boot tops this morning and did a fine job.

This is my new student Taylor with the boot tops for the boots she’ll be building in her two week class.

I sign and date all of my boots and I also stitch my logo into the lining on the back boot top panel.

I’m starting a new pair of boots for September. This pair will have a black ostrich foot and black kangaroo tops with 10 rows of stitching.

Brittney is happily wearing her very first pair of boots that she made! I’ll have an interview with her in my video next Monday.

My apprentice finished her first pair of boots. I think the look of pride on her face says it all.

I finished the cowboy boot shoes yesterday. Aren’t they pretty?

The heels are made from the same thick heavy leather as the soles, not (as I am often asked) from wood. I add a layer, level it, add a layer, level it, and so on until I reach the correct heel height.