Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
Being jobless and out of school means I have a lot of extra time on my hands. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not yet. But it's fun to just make tack for hours on end. I've been re-working my old bridles this week. I've got three of them, and they're all … Continue reading Bridles and Halters
Yes. It's got issues, of course. There are some angles of it I deliberately chose not to get pictures of, they're that bad. But it is my third attempt at an english saddle, and I think it's an improvement over this one? Here are some pics of it on a horse: (ignore the pad- it … Continue reading I actually finished the saddle.
... dye it a darker color and continue on: It's still kind of splotchy in the light. I think the knee rolls came out better than the black ones did though. They fit better, at least. Right now I'm waiting on a Rio Rondo order so the set's on hold for a bit. Maybe I … Continue reading If at first you don’t succeed…
I can't focus. Here's today's mess: Well. Every project has an ugly stage, right? I turned my attention to another saddle instead: This was my second ever English saddle. It's got a lot of issues but I thought I would give it an update of some sort today. The skiver leathers were the first thing to … Continue reading Stupid saddles.
Making patterns from scratch is hard. Oi. This could be interesting. I really want to make a new English saddle though. Unfortunately (or is it fortunately? Ha!) I've put it aside till I get some new leather dye... Leather and I don't usually get along. Why am I attempting this again?!
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