MillieB Report post Posted December 27, 2017 These are the chinks I made for my husband. I'm including a pic of the yoke before it was stitched on because the other photos are not very good, and this is my favorite of the tooling patterns I've drawn so far. Everything is hand-sewn on these. The chap leather looks almost black in one picture because I had just oiled it after scratching the crap out of it while hand-sewing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted December 27, 2017 That's a lot of work in there! and you drew the pattern? and hand stitched? Nice! Do you have a close up of the concho accent so we can see the floral design? YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillieB Report post Posted December 27, 2017 @YinTx Thank you! I've been trying to draw more patterns, but it's so hard for me, so I was really pleased with how this one turned out. Yes on the hand sewing! I'm finding that I like to hand sew unless I'm in a rush. And the bonus is that it holds up so much better on gear that is used in the dirt, sweat, brush, etc. Those are 3/4" El Paso blued conchos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ByNelson Report post Posted December 27, 2017 Nice work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillieB Report post Posted December 27, 2017 Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted December 27, 2017 Well done! Very nice! As a former horseperson, the purple and pink thing in the background of the third and fourth pictures caught my eye. Is that a saddle girth?? (Sorry, am used to girths being just plain ol' white, or made out of leather! (Yeah, I'm old...) Interesting to see how equipment changes over time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillieB Report post Posted December 27, 2017 Sheilajeanne, the pink and purple thing is a hay bag. We were gathering everything into the garage to take my daughter to State Horse Show! We do have some colored western cinches, though. Forest Green and Burgundy, they are very pretty! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted December 27, 2017 Ah, okay, hay bag. Should have know it wasn't a cinch, as there would have been a bar at the top to distribute the tension evenly. But still, the COLOURS!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
compound Report post Posted December 27, 2017 Cool!!! I like your "flower centers" . What leather is on chaps? Martin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillieB Report post Posted December 28, 2017 5 hours ago, compound said: Cool!!! I like your "flower centers" . What leather is on chaps? Martin Martin, the leather is called "Roughman" in brown. I wasn't sure about it at first, as the pull-up seemed to be too much, but it was a delight to work with and oiled up nicely after the torture it endured getting sewn. I need to work on my "flower centers" a bit. The location is fixed because they function to hold straps on the inside of the chap legs, but I still struggle getting the flower design to work well around the concho, and sometimes just say to hell with it and punch the hole. 10 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Ah, okay, hay bag. Should have know it wasn't a cinch, as there would have been a bar at the top to distribute the tension evenly. But still, the COLOURS!! Sheilajeanne, the colors that are available in mohair now are so beautiful! My daughter is going to get started in cinch making and I can't wait to see what she comes up with! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
