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In a new El Paso shoe factory, artisans divide and conquer. One employee cuts leather to size, while another stretches fabric over the mold of a foot. A third, wearing AirPods and an L.A. Dodgers T-shirt, navigates the perimeter of the shoe through a sewing machine. This type of handiwork has been practiced daily for more than 130 years in the Boot Capital of the World, but these men and women aren’t making cowboy boots. Instead they’re handcrafting a centuries-old style of Turkish slippers.Founded in 2013 by Dallas native Mickey Ashmore, Sabah began production in its El Paso facility this past year. Leading the team is Ricardo Hernandez Jr., who is well qualified for the role: the man was born in a cowboy boot workshop.…

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