It was a good day today at Lastmaker House in Eastbourne, England, learning about last making. The last on the left is the one I worked on today. If you look closely you can see that it’s beginning to have some shape through the arch area. The one on the right is still shapeless but that will change soon.
We were on a cruise last week. Dale attended a nature lecture in Honduras and brought me back a half dozen wild pig bristles. He knows me so well–that’s way better than roses!
Title: “It Hurts Me More (the Second Time Around)”
I chose this title because these boots are a reproduction of boots that the Louvin Brothers wore in a photo shoot in the late 1950s. So this is the “second time around” for this design. The song was written by Bill Anderson.
Title: “Satan is Real”
The reason for the title is obvious; it’s the title track from the 1959 Louvin Brothers album, and this image is the album cover.
On my YouTube video this month, I show how I create a boot top pattern from the client’s measurements.
I collect Hobo International handbags and wallets, but I don’t like the ones with a magnetic closure. It’s too easy to catch on something and spill open. This is probably the fourth bag I’ve converted from a magnetic clasp to a twist-lock.
I made five passport holders. Here’s a link to my Etsy page where I’ve listed them for sale.
I’m starting to build heels today, one… layer… at… a… time.
It is such a wonderful feeling to have two pairs of soles on the boots and stitched. Boot making usually goes quickly now.
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