Tough Times

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I just want to make a quick blog post to wish everyone well in Pandemic, soon we will all know someone that has personally suffered. It's April the 21st now but it still feels like in the beginning.
I will still endeavour to make shoes and boots, I guess that I am lucky as the factory is also still my own and we are a small team are allowed to continue making our shoes. Things have been streamlined, and so like many other small businesses we have learned a few lessons and I have tightened the ship and also improved our quality.






                                                                      Monkey Boots
                                                                     Double Don Welting
          Leather Swatches (Zonta)
                                                             Debry
                                                                          Midsole

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