In living color

Since I specialize in English saddlery, nearly everything I make is some shade of brown or black.  Every now and then, however, I'm asked to create something a bit more colorful.  Recently I found myself in need of some blue and pink lace, so I placed an order with Amazing Lace.  

This was my first experience with this company, but it won't be my last.  The lace is very high quality and the colors are rich and extremely consistent.

Unfortunately, some of the lace is quite thick.  These pictures show the pink lace both as it came off the spool and after preparation.  As you can see, there's a pretty substantial difference.  Still, the lace is nice enough that it's well worth the time and effort. 

I used the blue lace to make a showring style Arabian costume bridle. 

The browband was not made by me.  Instead, it was provided by the customer.  

The pink lace was purchased specifically for Tiffany's circus costume, but since I had some extra, I decided to bribe surprise her with a new pink halter.

Something about the pink and leopard skin color scheme paired with the no-nonsense bronc styling really appealed to me so I ended up making a second halter for me to keep.  I almost never do that!

I've really enjoyed this venture into the world of colorful tack.  In fact, I've started to think about placing a second order with Amazing Lace.  Does anyone need some jade, purple or turquoise tack?  Please, give me an excuse!