Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

Inseaming is my meditation

Posted on August 9, 2019 by customboots

I took a break from creating boot tops and inseamed a pair of boots today.

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The view from the back

Posted on August 7, 2019 by customboots

You really needed to see the back side of the purple stained glass boot tops.

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You remember how I announced that the Thunderbird tops were completed? Yeah, there’s been a small wrinkle. The client has one Short Heel measurement larger than the other, so not only are these tops asymmetrical (Thunderbirds reversed to face each other), there’s a defined Right and Left boot top, and I got the back panels reversed. I can trim the larger one down to make it the smaller one, but I have to remake the larger one. I wonder if the client would like to have the now absolutely useless wrong way one as Art? 😁

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Thunderbird

Posted on August 2, 2019 by customboots

Thunderbird boot tops are completed and I’m ready to begin building boots.

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Process

Posted on July 29, 2019 by customboots

All of those little pieces of leather on each side go together to create the design.

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“It’s a Boot Life”

Posted on July 29, 2019 by customboots

“It’s a Boot Life” for July

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Hints

Posted on July 28, 2019 by customboots

They’re going to look nicer and more colorful soon, I promise.

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Preview

Posted on July 26, 2019 by customboots

Preview of things to come

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Beginnings

Posted on July 25, 2019 by customboots

Top bands for a new cowboy boot design

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I choose joy

Posted on July 19, 2019 by customboots

Last night I had a vision of myself as an animal newly released from captivity, flying, twirling, spinning, and flexing almost-forgotten muscles. I haven’t forgotten my daughter Paige, taken from us so brutally and too soon; I mourn her loss every single day. But I am stuck here without her and I am choosing to embrace healing.

For me, that means designing and pushing my limits again. I had an idea for these boot tops–inspiration to do something I’ve never seen before. I wanted these boot tops to look like stained glass, so to better define the “glass” sections I’ve filled each one in with lavender stitching.

You might notice I’ve only taken a photo of one panel. That’s because this takes a really long time and I do not have the attention span or stamina to do all four panels in one day! I’m going to start another boot top now and alternate stitching these and working on the new boot top.