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Post by oopsadaisy on Jul 23, 2014 21:35:27 GMT
Hello there! id really like to have a go at making a saddle for one of the Julips I have. I'm not so keen on the HOTY tack so I was wondering, where do you start? Where do you get the leather from and how much do I need? Are there templates out there? thanks  |
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Post by elli on Jul 23, 2014 21:41:56 GMT
Hello there! id really like to have a go at making a saddle for one of the Julips I have. I'm not so keen on the HOTY tack so I was wondering, where do you start? Where do you get the leather from and how much do I need? Are there templates out there? thanks Manda has some instructions here - www.havillands.co.uk/Saddler/saddle.html - although there are different methods and different tutorials around for different styles of saddle-making. It depends a bit how realistic you want to be, how much time you want to spend on it, how good you are with making fiddly things, etc. You can buy pieces of leather online that are sold to model horse tack makers but you can also source your own - second-hand handbags cut up can be perfect. Buckles can be ordered specially (Rio Rondo are one manufacturer, try Utterly horses for buying supplies in the UK) or can be made (from wire or jump rings, which you can get on eBay), stirrups likewise. |
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Post by EG on Jul 23, 2014 21:56:33 GMT
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Post by cookie on Jul 24, 2014 7:10:39 GMT
I too use pipe cleaners but do it a differant way yet again  |
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Post by julipfarm on Jul 24, 2014 8:11:46 GMT
I have a very easy way of making saddles that I could film for you; it's quite different from any of the others (but I would really recommend them).
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Post by kits on Jul 24, 2014 9:20:33 GMT
I use craft foam and felt to work out the shapes/patterns I want first - it's quite easy to shape it, especially with wire inside, and it's cheaper/more widely available than good leather for saddle making i found. Then once you've got a design you're happy with maybe break out the leather |
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Post by Manda on Jul 24, 2014 16:27:24 GMT
I'm glad to see the saddle instructions are still of use, I really ought to re do it and make it a bit more up to date looking.
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Post by oopsadaisy on Jul 24, 2014 17:39:48 GMT
Oh these are brilliant thank you. I had never though about the old purse or bag thing that totally makes sense!
Julipfarm, I'd love to see if you can show me!
Also you know if you were making a bridle? How much length od leather would I need and where would I get it? What exactly is it called?
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Post by elli on Jul 24, 2014 19:49:00 GMT
Oh these are brilliant thank you. I had never though about the old purse or bag thing that totally makes sense! Julipfarm, I'd love to see if you can show me! Also you know if you were making a bridle? How much length od leather would I need and where would I get it? What exactly is it called? Utterly horses sell leather lace that you can buy and use, or you can cut your own strips from thin leather or faux leather. In a similar way to how craft foam was suggested for practicing saddles, thin ribbon is good for bridles - you can use it for the final thing if you want a more synthetic tack look, or it's cheap and easy to have a go with (great for headcollars too!). |
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Post by Beth on Jul 24, 2014 21:56:49 GMT
I had some leather lace from Utterly horses once, but found that it was a bit thick some I used the blade of the scissors to carefully scrape away the backing to make it a bit thinner and easier to work with. For buckles I just bend a paper clip round my thin nosed pliers, they look fairly convincing and a lot cheaper than rio rondo. Also I second Elli on using thin ribbon, a lot of mine are made of that because its a lot easier to get hold of than leather lace plus it comes in loads of colours/patterns so you can make some really jazzy browbands and headcollars |
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Post by EG on Jul 24, 2014 23:35:43 GMT
I'd recommend using jewellery wire over paperclips any day - much easier to bend!
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Post by cookie on Jul 25, 2014 7:50:06 GMT
Thin garden wire works too. For bits I use jump rings and beads This is my how to for a bridle - will make the tuts for Julips too one day. mountainvalley.weebly.com/make-a-bridle.html(best to cover julips head in cling film to stop any glue sticking to the model during making) |
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Post by julipfarm on Jul 25, 2014 9:16:16 GMT
Oh these are brilliant thank you. I had never though about the old purse or bag thing that totally makes sense! Julipfarm, I'd love to see if you can show me! Also you know if you were making a bridle? How much length od leather would I need and where would I get it? What exactly is it called? Sure, I'll make one today and photograph it/film it. |
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Post by Manda on Jul 25, 2014 11:51:28 GMT
I always use thin ribbon for bridles, it saves on the bulk of leather and it is a uniform width. Cake decorating suppliers often have a range of colours and widths.
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Post by julipfarm on Jul 26, 2014 13:13:53 GMT
I've made a tutorial but can't upload it.
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Post by oopsadaisy on Jul 27, 2014 5:36:27 GMT
On no! Can you upload to YouTube and link it from there?
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Post by julipfarm on Jul 27, 2014 7:23:36 GMT
It's not a video; that would undoubtedly be worse for uploading on my computer! Photobucket has never worked well for me, but I'll try again.
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Post by EG on Jul 27, 2014 9:16:29 GMT
If you're still having problems with it let me know - you could send the images to me and I could upload them for you. |
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Post by julipfarm on Jul 27, 2014 17:59:25 GMT
Thanks Christine, but I seem to have solved it now!
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