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
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Pony Bridle
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
Thoughts While Skiving
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
Finished Saddle Spam
Yay it's finished! And I don't completely hate it! And unlike my sad dressage saddle, it even got a girth! Of course I can't take credit for the pattern - that belongs to KeriOkie. But I altered and did some things differently, and if I make another one there are a couple more things I … Continue reading Finished Saddle Spam
Adventures in Saddle Making
Recently I was inspired to try making another English saddle. I don't build saddles very often... I've mentioned before that I find them intimidating, but at the same time it's something I want to do more often and want to get better at, and like so many other things I'm into, I won't get better … Continue reading Adventures in Saddle Making