One thing I've learned is how good just one or two rows of stitching can look on a boot. Tex said I should look at old catalogue stitch patterns and those of other bootmakers for ideas. Not to copy them, but to see how they balance and fill the space on the boot. I always wondered why there were so many points and angles in stitch patterns, why not curves and swirls? Tex showed me that the stitch length changes as you swirl around and around. Most bootmkers prefer the uniformity you get with ending at a point.