Craft, Culture, and the Adventures Good Boots Take You On

Greetings from Surat Thani!

I’m on the road in southern Thailand, sipping my coffee at a local café. Happy to report that the coffee is damn good!

The Journal is a little shorter this week, but we’ve got some big news. Our Black Friday sale is coming up, so if you’ve had your eye on a new pair of Naangs, mark your calendar for November 27–30. We’ll have 25% off all orders with code BLKFRI, plus a free Boot Horn with every boot order.

I’ll be on the road for at least a month, exploring the south and putting our boots through their paces. Expect firsthand reports from wherever the trip takes me.

Let’s get into it.

-dana

From the Naang Blog

We’ve got one new article for you on the Naang Blog this week, and it started on the couch.

I was watching Tenzing on Apple TV when a moment in the opening scene caught my eye. Young Tenzing sees a pair of proper boots for the first time. And he is immediately fascinated by them. That look of wonder stayed with me. It got me thinking about my own boots and the places they’ve taken me, from riding up to Three Pagodas Pass to walking along the river after dark looking for snakes.

Have a read. I’d love to hear where your boots have taken you.

New in the Shop

Remember the merino wool beanie I showed you last week? We’ve just launched it for winter, and we have exactly five available.

Each beanie is hand-knit from fine-spun merino wool yarn. Even the Naang label is hand-embroidered.

You’ll find them in the shop now, with FREE worldwide shipping via Thai Post.

Damn Near 60 Years in Shoe Repair

There’s passion and craft that goes into boots, it doesn’t matter if someone is making them or repairing them, that passion comes through.

This week I came across a story about William, who got his start at Tom’s Shoe Repair in downtown Beaufort in the late 1960s and spent nearly 25 years there. He eventually opened his own shop, where his wife, Mary joined him in 2010.

Read William and Mary Mobley’s story

Black Friday Sale

Black Friday Sale this year is 25% off all orders and a FREE stacked leather handle boot horn with every boot order. The same starts on Novermber 27th and ends on November 30th

USE CODE BLKFRI

In The Works

We’ve had a great response to our kilties, and some of you have asked for a lightbulb style. So we’ve been working on a new shape.

Here’s a look at the development so far, with two versions taking shape in the workshop. One has a fringed end, while the other has a smooth, rounded finish.

Which would you put on your boots? Let us know. Your feedback helped get these started, and we’d love to hear what you think.

In the Workshop

This week, we’re showing off our vegetable-tanned leather insoles. We’ve had requests from customers who want to order them separately, so we’ll be adding them to the site soon.

We’re also working on a foam-backed version, pairing the leather underfoot with a little extra cushioning underneath. If you prefer a softer feel in your boots, this one might be for you.

More details once they’re ready for the shop.

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