TECHNOLOGY—STITCH DOWN
STITCH DOWN THEORY
Stitch down construction is generally used for serious work boots, which is why it is so commonly seen from bootmakers that reside in the Pacific Northwest of North America where boots are made for heavy duty jobs such as logging and fighting wildfires. It is also fairly water resistant.
stitching of the outward-turned lower edge of a shoe upper directly to the sole or sometimes with a welt added over the edge