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
Hip ornaments are the fancy braids often seen on dress sheets, like this one here. It took me a while to figure out how to imitate these in miniature, and while it's not hard to do, it is very fiddly. You have been warned! I use 0.8MM nylon cord for these, which I've purchased from … Continue reading Tutorial: Hip Ornaments
This year I felt inspired to make some festive neck wreaths for my models. I've seen these on real horses for portrait photography, and thought it would be fun to create them in miniature. This an easy, no rules type of project. For the garland, I'm using miniature pine roping I found on Etsy. (I … Continue reading Tutorial: Neck Wreaths
In 2012 I shared a tutorial on how to make show ribbons for models. That post can be found here. It's been needing an update badly, so here it is again, with some added techniques. For this example, I'm going to be re-creating a set of these ribbons. These are the cardboard cutouts that came … Continue reading Tutorial: Updated Show Ribbons
I have another tutorial for you all today, this time on braided cotton reins. I'm basing my reins off of these by Tough-1: Finished set: They're pretty simple to make. This is the same method I used to create reins to go with a Barcoo bridle. In that case, I created two braids with buckles … Continue reading Tutorial: Braided Cotton Reins
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