Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
My project for March was to put together a new Dressage saddle. This year I've had an ambitious goal to create one saddle per month, and I'm already struggling. (and here we are halfway into April and I have nothing on the workbench, ugh!) But I'm not going to be too hard on myself... I … Continue reading Dressage Saddle, V2
This has been one of those weeks where I couldn't seem to get anything done. I finished this girth last Saturday, and it's taken me seven days to get pictures and post here. 🙄 Some weeks are like that, I guess! So! I really don't like making girths. Usually they're the last thing I complete, … Continue reading A Dressage Girth
For the last year, I've been working on and off on this Saddleseat tack set. The last piece I needed to complete was a pad, which I sewed up yesterday. With that, I think it's time to call it good. It's not perfect. There's still a lot I need to learn. But it makes me … Continue reading One Year Later
This weekend I finished a hunter bridle, made to fit the Cantering Welsh Pony. For a "tack maker" I really don't make that much tack. 😅 I'm trying to correct this, but progress is slow. I think I'm getting better at bridles? I've started so many English bridles but this is the first I've finished … Continue reading Pony Bridle
Is it weird that I find skiving leather almost therapeutic? I used to hate it. This weekend has left me kind of down... partly from my own "you suck, stop trying" demons (don't compare yourself to others, don't do it IT'S A TRAP) and partly from bigger hobby problems. I love this hobby but sometimes … Continue reading Thoughts While Skiving
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