A Gal's Gotta Do... And Break Stuff While Doing

Category: Pets and other animals | Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:53 pm

I have been working up my courage to fix Gabriella's driving harness. One of the hind fasteners broke due to my foolishness in thinking the doors didn't both need to be fully open. Well, they do, and I have proof as to why too. Had. Until this evening.

Leather is tough, and our shoe maker is hyper allergic to horses. The closest harness maker is moving shop and has all his stuff packed away. And I'm such a sissy when it comes to mending stuff I've never mended before. But needs must etc. So this evening I broke out the sail maker's needle set my husband had stashed away, some scissors and my handbag. I needed a piece of the strap to mend the harness you see.

The sail maker's needle was obviously carbon iron or something. It broke the minute it touched the leather. But I had a long, sharp, slim needle. Can't imagine why, since I don't sew. So I set to, and I did it! Some photos to document my success:

What I used to fix the thing:

Oh, the poor needles! One broken, one bent:

This is what the harness looked like before it broke:

And this is the side I mended:

I'm feeling pretty good about myself at the moment, I must admit. I promise this one success won't change me. *lol*

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kaseylib wrote on Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:57 pm:

Glad to see I'm not the only one learning the ropes with a needle and thread! I bet you needed that thimble working on that thick leather. My fingers developed calluses just doing the hand appliques on my quilting projects. Looks great!

eileen wrote on Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:08 pm:

I'm impressed Droopy!! You'd never guess that the harness had even been repaired. Now if that had happened to me I'd be in a real fix as I haven't got a handbag I could use.

Sjoerd wrote on Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:17 pm:

Well done you!! That repair job looks like the 'good' one. It would appear that you ahve a talent that you didn't know you had.
They really do look practically idental.
A coupla broken needles here or there...Pffft! So wat!

Netty wrote on Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:04 am:

I'd be proud too Droopy!

kuntrygal wrote on Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:44 am:

You can't tell the difference. Good work!

glendann wrote on Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:31 am:

Good job Droopy.I'm glad you got it repaired.Now you have braging rights

Droopy wrote on Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:05 am:

I'm still proud of myself. I'm going to use it later today and admire my handiwork while we drive.

Palm Tree wrote on Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:47 am:

And so you should be - proud of yourself that is.
That is a neat job that you pulled off there. If you did not tell us we would probably never have known that is was broken.

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