Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
One of the questions I often get about blankets is how to fit them to the model. I touched on this on a recent Instagram post, but since social media posts get buried and lost quickly I wanted to expand on it here. My blanket pattern is simple. It's basically a rectangle with a rounded … Continue reading Tack Tip: Blanket Fitting
I'm still here, nothing's wrong, I'm just very, very bad at blogging this year. Once you get out of a blogging rhythm it's really tough to get back into it. I haven't had anything to blog about, and I think I'm still healing from 2020 so... yeah. Excuses, excuses! 😅 Truthfully, I had some commitments … Continue reading An Update Post
My house was without internet for the last several days. (thanks, utility workers! 👍🏻) While I'm annoyed with myself for being annoyed over it, a break from social media and the constant flood of bad news was probably needed. It's been weighing down heavily on me lately. Without having that distraction, I spent a lot … Continue reading No Connection = Saddle Progress
The next step was to cover the seat piece. To give a little more shape to the seat, I added a crescent shaped piece of felt: I used a thin faux suede fabric to cover the seat. It doesn't fray easily, but I did go around the edges with black Edge Kote just in case. … Continue reading One More Saddle Update
This saddle is being a pain in every way possible but for some reason I haven't given up on it yet. I've had to leave it alone for a few days at a time, and am also at the point where I'd love to start working on other things I've been daydreaming about. It's so … Continue reading Steps Forward, Steps Backward
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