Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

This is Reggie, and he belongs to Paige and her boyfriend Shane. Paige is in Oregon training with Bill Shanor. Reggie misses her very much, so he’s come to my shop for solace.

The boot tops are completed, and I can finally start making boots.

This is where I abandoned this boot top last week to go on a classic country music cruise. I’ve returned refreshed and rejuvenated (or maybe just tired), but today’s the day to finish stitching!

Here’s a link to my newsletter for January.

Here’s a link to my YouTube video for January.

It’s a Boot Life

My students are making progress on their cowboy boots. They’ll be finished tomorrow!

Today was a very busy day for my students.

The foot part of a boot is called the “vamp” and the hard piece that stabilizes the heel is the “counter” which is covered by the “counter cover.” Today, I sewed the vamps, counters, and counter covers on these boot tops.

My current student Bob, happily practicing stitching boot tops.