Tag Archives: bespoke

Me: My absolute least favorite thing to do in leather inlay/overlay/stitching is teeny tiny letters. Also me, given the smallest bit of artistic freedom: Hey! I should do something with lots of teeny tiny letters! I have so many other … Continue reading →

Today’s work

The design I’m working on now is a reproduction of a pair worn by Ernest Tubb. It’s always fun to reproduce a vintage design; I love getting into the original designer’s head and trying to guess what they did in … Continue reading →

Dale has a fishing guide he fishes with regularly and she’s become a very good friend. She wanted a leather bracelet with mountains and a river so I made her one. Dale says there’s a little trout in the stream … Continue reading →

New sketch for customer approval, and they like it! Vintage and vintage-inspired designs like this one make me so happy. They are simply a joy to create; the lines and the way the design flows brings me peace. Note: This … Continue reading →

Did you think I was finished stitching leaves when the boots tops were completed? If so, you were wrong. I still had to stitch all of the leaves on the vamp and counter (foot and heel) and I even fit … Continue reading →

Five rows of stitching — three olive and two hunter green — come together in the leaves on the boot tops. An unintended benefit of doing every other row in a different color meant that it was easier to keep … Continue reading →

I suppose one could make the case that I’m lazy, but I rarely ever create a design with isolated, stitched details. I like a design to flow and I feel that if each element flows into the next you should … Continue reading →