Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
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
This saddle has been teaching me so much. I wasn't too excited about working on the stirrups, so I made sure to begin working on those next. In the end, I really loved how they turned out, and am so glad I didn't cut corners and make them simple like my previous ones. These were … Continue reading Stirrups and Fenders
I'm really good at starting projects and abandoning them. 99% of the time it's because I run into a Problem that I don't know how to tackle, or there is something that needs to be corrected, but correcting it would require a lot of work. (or a complete do-over, which is very unappealing when you've … Continue reading Remember that Show Saddle?
For the longest time I've been wanting to learn how to make better barrel or gaming reins. The easiest way to make them is with a regular three stand braid, and that looks nice enough: But I wanted to take it further and recreate this in miniature: I did some searching on different paracord braid … Continue reading Tutorial: Miniature Barrel Reins
I'm attempting to make at least one tack piece every month this year. This weekend I had time to put together the first, a western bridle made to fit Breyer's "Wyatt" mold: This was based off a photo of a Billy Royal bridle. I chose it because there were two new things I wanted to … Continue reading January Bridle
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