Resizing A Pair Of Pinched Roses

[Leatherimages]

I recently completed a job for a customer who bought a pair of highly collectible Lisa Sorrell boots off of Ebay.

She wears an 8 and thought she could get away with the 9 that was offered.

It turned out the boots were a mens 9, which made them even bigger than she thought.

She had seen a job I'd posted of my process of a similar adjustment and contacted me.

The link below has the whole set up and a PDF of how I did what I did.

Please check it out and ask questions.

http://noazleatherwo...-pinched-roses/

[McJeep]

Very nice

[hidepounder]

Thanks for sharing this Paul. I really enjoyed it. Boot making is something I know nothing about and I found the process fascinating! The outcome was amazing...especialy in that you were able to take a pair of men's boots and make them femnine. Beautiful job!

Bobby

Edited January 26, 2012 by hidepounder

[gtwister09]

Paul,

What a job... Great work.

Regards,

Ben

[Suicide]

The link below has the whole set up and a PDF of how I did what I did.

Paul,

Bunch of respect for this! Great job!

[bruce johnson]

You boot and shoe guys amaze me. That is just way too cool to be able to do that and come out looking just as nice. Congrats on a great job!

[Leatherimages]

Thanks alot for your comments guys.

This is the third time I've done such an extensive job, and I am fully aware that I am risking failure each time.

What I haven't tried yet is making a boot bigger, more than just stretching. It seems like there ought to be a way, but again, it would be a risk.

I have a pair of size 10.5 Peanut Brittle Sea Turtle to try something on someday. My brother picked them up in a trade for me. I wear a 12, so I'll have to give it a go sometime.

Thanks again for your encouragement.