One of the things I love most about this hobby is how freely we share our experiences and the skills we've learned. There are quite a few NMTM participants with blogs so I've compiled a list of them!
Yesterday I talked about my method for skiving larger pieces of leather. Today, courtesy of Carrie Sloan Meyer of C. Sloan Originals, we have a method for skiving lace.
Skiving ("sky-ving", to skive) is the process of thinning a piece of leather. A lot of the leather available isn't thin enough for Stablemate scale tack, and in some cases isn't thin enough for Traditional scale tack, either.
In the spirit of NaMoPaiMo, Hanna Bear (of Zafirica Studios) and I are co-hosting National Model Tack Month to encourage hobbyists to make tack - any kind of tack - in April.
I tried to teach myself how to solder several months ago, certain that it couldn't possibly be that hard. It's a handy skill to have. String cinches are almost impossible without it, and certain complicated bits and bobs become infinitely easier (and sturdier) when you can securely join two pieces of metal. I struggled mightily the last time I attempted it, but I needed a way to securely affix a glitter-sized piece of brass to a wire bit shank yesterday. I knew that soldering was the answer, and set about figuring things out.
