Tag Archives: bespoke

Today was a good day for inseaming. The welt is sewn on by hand and after the sole is put on, none of my hard work will be visible.

Once in a while I make something for myself. I’ll be going to England soon so I made myself a passport holder for the airport. It has a pocket in the front for a credit card and a pocket on … Continue reading →

Today has been about toes. I took my time and did a good job, because a pair of boots look nicer if the toes match. 🙂  

I’ll be making a pair of boots soon that feature colored, carved dog portraits inlaid into the boot tops. The entire time the client and I have been discussing these boots, I have been completely unable to visualize how the … Continue reading →

Old Scratch decided to show up for these boots too. Ostrich does like to twist, and it took me four tries to last the second boot. We finally called a draw; I didn’t quite get it where I wanted it, … Continue reading →

I tucked his ears up out of the way, because they don’t need to be wet when I last the boots.

Satan is on the last, and he gave me a blister to remember my day. This pair of boots will go on the last tomorrow.

I sewed the vamps and counters on these boots, sewed the side seams, and turned them today. Next week I’ll attach the long fancy pulls and then I’ll be ready to put them on the last.

Do you ever feel like you create more work for yourself some days? A cowboy boot is supposed to have four pulls, and so far I’ve made seven. I ruined the first two “name” pulls by not paying attention and … Continue reading →