Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
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
This week's project was a Portuguese/Baroque inspired bridle, made to fit Alborozo. This bridle was another one of those pieces that just didn't want to be made. Eventually I got it to cooperate with me, but that was after losing tiny pieces, breaking pieces, dropping stuff in glue, etc etc... All of the metal pieces … Continue reading Portuguese Inspired Bridle
One of the best things about NMTM is that it left me feeling motivated to make more tack, whether that's stuff I've got in the works or projects I've been thinking about, but never made the time for. I haven't made a ton of progress, but I did sit down last weekend and put together … Continue reading Reflective Tack
Finished... with a few days to spare! 🙂 I got the flights and ribbons completed today, so all was left was to dress the horse up and get pictures taken. I am really happy with how the entire set came together. There are things that bug me and of course there is always room for … Continue reading NMTM – Finished!
I've had a lot of setbacks since I last posted about my NMTM project. Lately I've been dealing with a lot of foot-related pain ranging from annoying to severe, so that's been a major distraction, especially since I'm on my feet all day at work. 
However I did manage to get some straps skived … Continue reading NMTM – Progress Report #4
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