[Ponte Alto] Ponte Alto's Palio Races - how to make your own hobby horse 'steed'

[Kristin]

*giggles at Delphina's instructions*

Plenty of time to finish an entry for the Baronial Artisan and/or Baronial
Bard competition. Or donate an item for the A&A prize baskets.

YiS,
Bevin
On Feb 5, 2012 4:32 PM, "Thomas Bilodeau" <gmt53 at ravenstreet.org> wrote:

> Greetings
>
> In 20 days (Saturday 25 February AS 46)  the Barony of Ponte Alto is
> celebrating its 20th birthday (but if you are really picky and we are going
> to be 5 years old - this is what happens when the Group was made a barony
> on
> the 29th of February).  Mistress Aislynn of Yarrow will be running Ponte
> Alto's palio races - as we will have a race for adults as well as one for
> our youth.  Lady Delphina the Mad will be the rental agent as she has a
> small stable of "horses" that she will rent to those who forget their
> steeds.
>
>
> Remember!  The colors most favored are sable, Or, argent, and azure. Below
> are directions to making your steed.
>
> * * * *
> Creating your own Palio Horse           By Lady Delphina the Mad
>
> Materials Needed:
> 1) 3 squares of soft felt in the color of your choice
> 2) Eyes (buttons, craft google eyes, etc)
> 3) A strip of fake fur in the color of your choice
> 4) A large diameter dowel (from crafts section)
> 5) Needle and thread
> 6) Hot glue or any type of strong holding glue.
> 7) Stuffing material.
> 8) Scissors
>
>
> Assembly:
> Trace and cut out two of the horse head shape using 2 squares of your felt.
> Next, using your second piece of felt, trace and cut out two ears and set
> them aside.
> Using your needle and thread (or a sewing machine if you're so inclined and
> possibly lazy.but hey.no one is judging or looking. oh where was I?..  Oh
> yes.), stitch the two horse head shapes together but do not sew together
> the
> bottom of the neck.  Turn the sewn pieces inside out so that the seam is
> now
> on the inside.
> Stuff your horse head with fiber stuffing to your desired level of non
> squishiness.  It helps to stuff the head with enough fiber stuffing to hold
> its shape, but loose enough so that you can still fit the dowel in the
> middle.  Speaking of which, take your dowel and create a space for it to
> go.
> Once you have done this, coat the end of your dowel with glue and reinsert
> it into the horse head.  Allow to dry for appropriate amount of time as
> appropriately indicated on the appropriate glue bottle. After the glue has
> dried; stitch or tie the bottom of the neck closed.  (If tying you may use
> a
> ribbon, string, the entrails of your enemies..whatever's handy)
> Take your strip of fake fur and either glue or stitch it from the top of
> your horses head all the way down the back of the neck.  Next, by looking
> at
> your horse determine where you wish to place its ears.  Take one of the cut
> out ears and fold it in half.   With the ear folded in half, locate the
> spot
> where you want the ear to be attached and place the flat bottom edge of the
> folded ear pattern there. If you do not have a general idea where a horses
> ear belongs..please use google to see a picture of a live horse and never
> confess to having to do so. Stitch along the flat bottom of this folded
> pattern to attach it to the horse head.  Once you have sewn on the ear you
> may open the ear back up.  The fold stitched at the bottom should give the
> ear a more natural looking horse ear shape.  Repeat the same step for the
> other ear. Do not test the horse's hearing.it is only a doll and will not
> answer you.
> Finally, locate on the horse's face where you wish to place its eyes and
> either glue or sew (if using buttons) the eyes in place. Again, if you do
> not know where on a horse the eyes should be located, please refer to
> google
> and tell no one.  Feel free to embellish or add extra features to your
> horse
> as you wish.
>
> Congratulations you now own your very own Palio Horse!
>
>
> ~Tirloch
> Autocrat
>
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