NEW Tandy Stitching Pony only $22.99 !! Amazon

[myjtp]

I had a camel alert set on the Tandy stitching pony and I thought it was a price mistake but nope it dropped from $71.99 to $22.99 !!  No clue how long it will last at this price or if it will even be at this price once I hit post but figured I would share if anyone else needed a stitching pony! Go to other sellers on amazon and look for the seller BIGFLY.

• "Back-ordered. Due in stock January 21 -- order now to reserve yours"

http://amzn.to/2jFG0RJ

[bikermutt07]

I have had that happen to items on my wishlist before.

I'm sure this is a non issue with a stitching pony, but here's my boring story with the price drops.....

 

The hat I'm wearing in my profile pic costs over 200.00, but one day it dropped to 75 bucks. I jumped on it. As soon as I locked in the sale price at 75, I looked and it had gone back up.

The kicker was that I had ordered it a tad too big. There was no option to exchange it on their site. When I got someone on the phone, she said I could return the hat for a credit of 75 dollars. And then make a new purchase, but I could not exchange it for the proper size.

So, if I wanted the proper size it was going to cost me the 200 bucks. Now I wear a hat that is slightly too big. Thank goodness I know a guy who can add a little leather to the inside of a hat.

[NVLeatherWorx]

And the link that you provided here takes you to a listing where there are 16 in stock and it is reduced to $82.45; guess we know how long that lasted.

[JLSleather]

That's 3 boards, 2 bolts, and a wing nut.  Aguycould make that for about $20 using oak boards - under $10 if you use that soft stuff they have in teh pic.

 

[NVLeatherWorx]

BINGO! goes to JLSleather.  I made mine many years ago using hardwoods and now all I have to worry about is every few years just changing out my "hardware" so that things don't get too loose.  

[Sheilajeanne]

The cheaper of the two Tandy stitching ponies dropped to a ridiculously low price for one of their Christmas sales, so I bought one. I very quickly found I'd bought a white elephant. It was WAY too tall to use for stitching. The only way I could get a comfortable working height was to rest it on my lap, and lean into my work table to brace it. When I did that, my work still wasn't under the bright light I have over my work station.

The other day, I took a saw and removed the top 4 inches, then glued a shim to the inside of each side of the top so I don't have to risk breaking the wood when I tighten the nut. I still need to take another 2" off the bottom to get it to the ideal height I want. There's enough extra wood there that I can do that and still re-attach the base.

If you have any sort of carpentry skills, I'd recommend making your own. I'd often thought of doing that, but was too lazy. 

I think the reason they make them so tall is that the traditional way to use one of these was to hold it between you legs. A traditional stitching horse (the ones I've seen in pioneer villages and harness shops) was attached to the end of a saddle horse, which you'd actually sit on while stitching. Too bad no one's ever had the sense to realize, 'hey, most people don't DO it that way anymore!'

Edited January 14, 2017 by Sheilajeanne

[bikermutt07]

I have mine mounted to an old nightstand. It works pretty good.

[myjtp]

I was on the fence about making one of my own as I have a few scrap oak boards but then this hit my inbox and I figured I'd give it a shot.  Now I'm going to see if they cancel the order as a price mistake or what.  If so then looks like I'll have to "pony" up and make my own.  Thank you thank you... i'll be here all week folks... tip your waiters.... try the veal.

[Sheilajeanne]

BTW, the one in the link is their deluxe stitching pony. Even with that one, I shake my head when I see how much they want for it at the full price... 

Anyone here do their stitching this way, or do you have your pony attached to your work table? As I said above, my main issue is the lighting. Unless the article I'm stitching is on my work station, I don't have bright enough light.

Edited January 14, 2017 by Sheilajeanne

[Mattsbagger]

2 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

The cheaper of the two Tandy stitching ponies dropped to a ridiculously low price for one of their Christmas sales, so I bought one. I very quickly found I'd bought a white elephant. It was WAY too tall to use for stitching. The only way I could get a comfortable working height was to rest it on my lap, and lean into my work table to brace it. When I did that, my work still wasn't under the bright light I have over my work station.

The other day, I took a saw and removed the top 4 inches, then glued a shim to the inside of each side of the top so I don't have to risk breaking the wood when I tighten the nut. I still need to take another 2" off the bottom to get it to the ideal height I want. There's enough extra wood there that I can do that and still re-attach the base.

If you have any sort of carpentry skills, I'd recommend making your own. I'd often thought of doing that, but was too lazy. 

I think the reason they make them so tall is that the traditional way to use one of these was to hold it between you legs. A traditional stitching horse (the ones I've seen in pioneer villages and harness shops) was attached to the end of a saddle horse, which you'd actually sit on while stitching. Too bad no one's ever had the sense to realize, 'hey, most people don't DO it that way anymore!'

I'm kinda confused sorry. But you said it was to tall and rested ON your lap? These are designed to be UNDER your thighs while sitting on your most comfortable chair. The one in this post is actually a little shorter than I like.