Tag Archives: bespoke

Embarrassingly enough, this was one of my workbenches. My pride and honor has been restored.

I drew the design on the left yesterday. I decided it wasn’t really what I wanted for that pair of boots, so I chose the vintage tulip stitch instead. Interesting bit of history: A very similar tulip stitch is traditional … Continue reading →

I lasted a pair of red ostrich leg boots today.

I gathered up a handful of lasting tacks and then absentmindedly threw them in the trash instead of putting them back in the box. Fortunately the trashcan only had paper scraps in it so I made myself dig them back … Continue reading →

These pieces are going to be counter tips when they grow up. (The hard, inside part of a boot or shoe that goes around your heel is called the counter. The outside, heel leather that you see is called the … Continue reading →

I won’t get to start these boots for months, but they sure are going to be pretty!

If you look closely you can see the perfectly round circle I drew with a compass. I used to be obsessed with perfection; these flower petals would all have obediently touched the circle line and pointed in exactly the same … Continue reading →

Introducing: “Move It On Over” Cowboy boots made by Lisa Sorrell, dog carvings by Kathy Flanagan

Today I’ll build the heels, one layer at a time, on this pair of boots.

It’s the final episode of speed boot making on “It’s a Boot Life” and there are pictures from my museum exhibit in Ohio. It’s a Boot Life