Anita Poole's Costume Pt 2

Good afternoon everyone. Yup been working on Anita's costume. Man the saddle was a mess. I started to refurbish it and the material that was on it, fell off. I was like "You have GOT to be kidding?" Oh well, it needed new anyway cause there were cuts in the material to make it fit. Also talking to Anita, we both decided to give a new bridle all together. I looked at it long and hard. The main reason for replacement is that Anita wants to show the costume on other models and the current bridle was hindering that option. So the new one will be totally adjustable on both sides of the head stall and be more "Modern" that is acceptable for showing. Here are some photo updates :)

 

Here is what the saddle looks like getting new "Clothes" LOL. As you can see I make sure that the material is plenty big. Reason for that is, I have plenty of "Cutting" room when I start gluing it down.

 

Here it is after all the gluing and fitting. Yes I added single threads to the saddle to give it character. Who ever made this saddle might need to practice more. With lots of sanding I done, still is "Off". Oh well. Still looks better than before.

 

Here is a look at the girth. As you can see it is fully adjustable. It should fit most Stone Arabians and other similar barreled models.

Here is the underside of the drape. Yes the long pieces done have tassels on them, so I used another piece of material and covered up everything. Plus it helps protect the model from scratches. Oh if your wondering about the butt drape, I hadn't added the tassels yet, thus is didn't have protection yet.

 

Here are the tassels on the side drapes(both sides are done). I didn't "Fluff" them out yet. The color combination is perfect for this costume.

 

Here is the butt drape after I attached the tiny tassels. Yes I did put the material on it so it would protect the model(s)

 

I decided to put the drape on the model to see how it would lay(before adding the butt tassels) and it lays very well.

I have shown Anita and she is thrilled. Wait till I am done and she has it in her hands.......Sheer joy!!