Members Maeve Posted May 9, 2009 Members Report Posted May 9, 2009 I just finished up an Arab/pony size bosal and thought I would share it with the group. My sister is totally into POAs and Welsh. I made her a bosal for her ponies and she has been asking for her "group" for me to make another. So I did! Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures. I was in a hurry to get the photos to my sister this morning and will have to reshoot them later. The one thing that I LOVE about pictures is that they show you the things that you can't see with your eyes! I have a few things to go back and attend to before I put the finish on it! :D This one really stretched my boundaries a bit. It is a 16 plait 5/8" core with an eight string nose button. I THINK that there were 6 interweaves in the nose button but I honestly can't remember. The biggest problem that I had when doing this was blocks of time! It took almost 1 1/2 months to do it because life keeps getting in the way! How in the HECK to you guys do these things in RAWHIDE!??!??!? I realized that rawhide will NOT work for me and that I should just stick with roo. Anyway .... here it is. And it sure reminded me about WHY I don't do these things on a regular basis! LOL! Love and Light, Maeve Quote
HorsehairBraider Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 What a wonderful sight to see this morning - it looks great! Your sister is going to be thrilled. I braid for a living, and so I have to do stuff like that on a regular basis. What I wonder is, once you spend 6 weeks working on it, how can you bear to give it away?! Quote They say princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. - Ben Jonson http://www.beautiful-horses.com
Members rgerbitz Posted May 9, 2009 Members Report Posted May 9, 2009 There will be one proud pony that gets to wear that. Quote http://gerbitzquarterhorses.com/
Members LBbyJ Posted May 10, 2009 Members Report Posted May 10, 2009 BRAVO Maeve, beautiful looking piece. you must have 100 times more patience then myself. Again a beautiful piece, John Quote ************************* John Woj Leather Braiding by John http://www.LBbyJ.com
Members Maeve Posted May 10, 2009 Author Members Report Posted May 10, 2009 Thank you, everyone. I think it is sold already! We'll see. I was THINKING about keeping it for my Arab mare but, hey, the next one will be even better, right?! Isn't that the way it is supposed to be?!? HHB, braiding is my full time job too! I never intended it to be that way ... it just happened! There are days when I don't even bother getting dressed! I think that there were 3 like that this week! I get up, brush my teeth and head to my studio. Then I go back to bed at night! LOL! It's a good thing that I have grown children and a patient husband! Unfortunately, I seldom get to "indulge" in pieces like this bosal where it is NOT an order! THAT is what keeps getting in the way! How can I justify putting off orders to play! LOL!!!!!!!!!! I'm playing tonight too ..... I'm covering my fid! :D But ..... I'll get back on orders on Monday. Today is Mother's Day and I have given myself permission to play over the weekend! Love and Light, Maeve Quote
hidepounder Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 WOW, that's beautiful! I don't know anything about braiding but that's fantastic. It blows my mind when I see stuff like this. How long did it take to make? Quote
Members Maeve Posted May 10, 2009 Author Members Report Posted May 10, 2009 WOW, that's beautiful! I don't know anything about braiding but that's fantastic. It blows my mind when I see stuff like this. How long did it take to make? Thank you very much for your kind words. If I were to condense my 6 weeks into actual hours, I would say that it took me between 40 - 50 hours to make it. But it laid on my counter, haunting me, taunting me for the remaining weeks! LOL! Love and Light, Maeve Quote
ArtS Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Beautiful! This will become a family heirloom. Art Quote Art Schwab "You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." – Galileo Galilei
Members Jim314 Posted May 11, 2009 Members Report Posted May 11, 2009 That is just plain gorgeous work Jim Quote http://texomawhips.com
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