Bootstrap Extravaganza

We are in the middle of making ALL 100 Bootstrap journals for the 2020 season.  That’s 50 pair of old worn- out boots in the works for soft, lovely journals.  The process:

• Finding a pair of used boots

• Cutting off the boot

• Cutting the upper to size

• Thorough cleaning with Lexol leather soap

• Flattening leather in book press if needed

• Sewing linings and pockets to the inside

• Setting eyelets

• Stringing elastic

• Dyeing edges

• Rubbing in Blackrock (our favorite leather conditioner)

• Adding refillable inserts

• Setting closure snap on bootstrap and riveting it to journal

VOILA!  They’ll be finished by the end of March.  So stay tuned to grab yours this spring or summer.