Stories from the Workshop

Building Boots, a Business and avoiding Burnout

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May 2026

  • The supply chain dictates my product.

    Not me. The topic of today is supply chain, and the pain that comes with making sure that it’s managed. It never stops. The moment…

  • Not everything can be gusseted.

    So stop complaining and listen up. At around 11.30am this morning, my internet connection died. This is probably one of few work from home jobs…

  • Expectation management is king.

    Repeat again. And again. And again. I do a lot of expectation management as a bootmaker. Arguably more than any corporate job, whether you believe…

  • When patternmaking goes wrong.

    Morale of the story. Think harder. Whenever I sit down to write, I don’t have any particular topic in mind. That being said, during the…