Tag Archives: cowboyboots

You have questions, I have answers

Posted on October 28, 2023 by customboots

If you’ve ever wondered what happens with the long dangling threads that are left after I inseam: I used them to lace in the metal shank.

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These are for me!

Posted on October 25, 2023 by customboots

A few years ago I saw a photo of a bespoke boot online and I was obsessed with how they were patterned. I didn’t copy them exactly but I certainly was heavily inspired by them, and I made myself a … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on October 24, 2023 by customboots

I inseamed the “Satan Is Real” shoes yesterday. Inseaming is hand sewing the shoe or boot to the insole while incorporating the welt, which is the narrow strip of leather where the stitches holding the sole are placed.

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Inseaming

Posted on October 23, 2023 by customboots

It’s inseaming day in the boot shop for the “Satan Is Real” shoes.

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The importance of patterns

Posted on October 12, 2023 by customboots

Long ago, I developed the opinion that time spent patterning is never time wasted. If you spend the time thinking about your pattern and making sure it’s correct, then sewing all the pieces together is easy. When you don’t spend … Continue reading →

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Good mail day

Posted on October 11, 2023 by customboots

Why was Lisa crying this afternoon? Someone sent me a care package of vintage boot catalogs and materials, and this original Jay Griffith boot catalog was in it. I’ve seen catalogs from companies where Jay worked but never a Jay … Continue reading →

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Mystery solved

Posted on October 3, 2023 by customboots

I put these “Satan Is Real” shoes on the last this afternoon, and also used a mystery tool for the first time. I visited a shoe tool factory in England several years ago and spotted these pliers. The man giving … Continue reading →

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Sigh of relief

Posted on October 3, 2023 by customboots

These boots are on the last and I’m pleased to announce that: 1.) They’re sitting on the last as if they were patterned for it (LOL, they were, but I worry). 2.) The zipper is *everything* I wanted it to … Continue reading →

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2024 Calendar

Posted on October 2, 2023 by customboots

My 2024 cowboy boot calendar is available now! https://sorrellnotionsandfindings.com/product/cowboy-boot-calendar/

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Experience

Posted on September 29, 2023 by customboots

Many long hours of stitching later, the starry night sky boot tops are completed and she has announced she will never again do a design with multiple small circles.The best way to learn these lessons is through experience!

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