Arabian halters

My wide collection of Arabians was begging for some colourful native Arab halters :) So I made these two:

A productive week

As it turns out, this week proves to be very productive for me. I just completed this pretty black hunter bridle with raised nose & browband, and a dropped noseband. It fits the Peter Stone ISH perfectly, and it needs very little stickywax to stay in place - very handy to put on quickly for shows. 

I really like how the little extra strap for the dropped noseband came out! It was a bit of a fuss figuring out how to make the noseband with the little loop that the extra strap threads through, but we got there.

And it was a relief to finally make a bridle again that did NOT have laced reins! The last three or four bridles all had them, and as much as I love the look of laced reins, they are a pain in the butt to make. 

Hunter bridle

This blog has been neglected terribly for the past four months! Sorry about that folks, I promise to keep better track of my tack making :)
In the time that I haven't posted, I've been able to complete several bridles and halters, including this commission piece - a dark brown hunter bridle with laced reins. It's now on its way to the USA (where it will hopefully arrive in time for a show that the new owner is attending!). It was made for the Breyer traditional Cleveland Bay mold, so it does not fit my Idocus perfectly, but you get the idea :)

Laced reins came out very well!