Crafty Ponies Instructions

Step by Step instructions (Adult assembly required) We hope that you enjoy making your Crafty Pony and all his (or her!) tack and equipment. We have tried to make these instructions as clear as possible to make sewing up simple and fun!

1. How to SEW STITCHES - page 1 2. How to USE ADHESIVE SHEET - page 3 3. How to FASTEN BUCKLES to STRAPS - page 5 4. How to MAKE a LEADROPE - page 6 5. How to MAKE a HEADCOLLAR - page 7 6. How to MAKE a NUMNAH - page 10 7. How to MAKE a FEED & WATER BUCKET - page 11 8. How to MAKE a BODY & DANDY BRUSH - page 12 9. How to MAKE a SADDLE - page 14 10. How to MAKE a BRIDLE - page 19 11. How to MAKE your CRAFTY PONY - page 30 12. How to MAKE STABLE and TACK ROOM - page 36 13. How to MAKE and PLAY the SHOWJUMPING GAME - page 38

Hints & Tips!

1. Read through the instructions before you start so you understand how your Crafty Pony should be put together 2. Take your time and enjoy making your Crafty Pony!

3. Log onto www.craftyponies.co.uk to see video demonstrations showing other Crafty Ponies being made 4. Visit the Crafty Ponies website for links and blogs. Why not share your own hints and tips about making a Crafty Pony with others?

5. Every Crafty Pony is unique and special because every Crafty Pony is hand made!

6. If you don‛t have time to make your Crafty Pony, why not see your local dressmaker or sewer and support your local crafts people!

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Step by step HOW TO SEW the Crafty Ponies STITCHES Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Scissors

Needle A quick guide to stitches!

Thread

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Pins

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Cut a piece of thread no longer than your arm

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To start sewing make 3 or 4 back stitches as shown to secure the thread Make each stitch 2-3mm long and stitch close together

Thread the needle and knot end of thread

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This is back stitch.

Make each stich 2-3mm long for a neat strong seam.

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What lovely sewing!

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This is slipstitch. Keep stitches close together for extra strength

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If you are sewing with a sewing machine use straight stitches about 2-3mm for neatness + strength

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To finish sewing do 3 or 4 backstiches as in step 5

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Sewing machines help you to work quickly and neatly!

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To hold fabric together while you sew there are two methods - pins + tacking stitch!

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This is basic Tacking stitch.

It holds fabric together before you stitch it properly.

The stitches are loose + long and far apart - about 5mm

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To hold fabric together before you sew it, you can use dressmakers pins

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Because it is temporary you can just start off with a knot and finish with one or two backstitches

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Take the pins out as you sew. Sew up to the pin then remove it. Do not sew over the pins

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When you have finished sewing, the tacking stitches are removed by cutting the thread and pulling it out

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For complicated sewing first pin the fabric, then basic tack it and then sew it properly Thats a really good job!

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1cm

S.A

Seam allowance

What is seam allowance?

0.5cm

Most of the sewing on the Crafty Ponies has 1cm S.A (seam allowance)

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S.A

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Seam allowance is how far away from the edge of the fabric we sew

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0.5cm S.A

The Crafty Ponies mouth and feet have 0.5cm S.A and are sewn with a slipstitch

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To sew really neatly you could measure and draw a 1cm S.A with a dressmakers pencil

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0.5cm S.A

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Step by step HOW TO USE the ADHESIVE SHEET Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Adhesive sheet Equipment needed to bond two pieces of fabric together

1 Smooth side - Paper side

2 pieces of fabric Iron on Cotton setting Damp cloth

Paper/Fabric scissors Pencil or Pen

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Fabric Adhesive

Rough sideAdhesive side

Fabric

The paper side is smooth and the adhesive side is slightly rough

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We use the adhesive sheet to bond two pieces of fabric together

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The adhesive sheet is a layer of adhesive bonded loosely to paper

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This makes the fabric stronger and non-fray for the headcollar,

....... saddle & bridle

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Paper side of Adhesive sheet Reverse of fabric

Put the fabric face down onto the paper side of the adhesive sheet and draw around it then cut out

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.......up to a minute or two for larger pieces

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Place the Adhesive side of the sheet onto the reverse of the fabric side

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Peel back some of the paper to see if the adhesive has transfered to the fabric

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Iron the paper for several seconds for a small piece

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If some of the adhesive has not transfered propely

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COTTON SETTING

Check that the iron is on cotton setting......

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....and then iron again. The heat transfers the adhesive from the paper to the fabric

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Check to see if the adhesive has transfered to the fabric.....

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Damp cloth Fabric Fabric

....If it has peel off the paper, if not repeat steps 14 & 15 until all adhesive is transfered

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Put the two pieces of fabric together reverse sides facing.

Cover with damp cloth and iron for 10 seconds to bond securley

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Here is your fabric bonded together!

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If anything goes wrong DO NOT PANIC! If you fasten the wrong straps together - iron the wrong strap again, whilst the adhesive is still warm pull the strap apart.

Using this strap as a template cut out another piece of fabric and start again! To avoid mistakes work SLOWLY + CAREFULLY following the instructions step - by - step!

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Step by step guide HOW TO FASTEN Crafty Ponies BUCKLES to STRAPS -Please refer to this when making your Headcollar, Saddle and Bridle.

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Your strap Iron

Scissors

Buckle

These ‘sewing lines’ indicate that a buckle is needed here!

Damp cloth

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Fold here

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Front

Back

The saddle and bridle parts are printed to look like leather. The light brown is the front of the strap and the dark brown is the back of the strap

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HEADCOLLAR + BRIDLE BUCKLES

If there is a dot on the fold line you will need to make a hole

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Fold fabric and CAREFULLY cut a tiny ‘nik’ with SHARP scissors

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Thread buckle onto strap as shown, putting buckle pin through hole

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SADDLE BUCKLES

All the buckles on the saddle fasten as shown

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Be careful not to iron over the buckle or the adhesive will fasten the buckle to the fabric!

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To stop the strap moving when you are bonding it, touch it with the tip of the iron to fix it - careful not to get adhesive on your iron!

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If you accidently bond the fabric + buckle together, quickly wiggle the buckle, loosening the adhesive before it sets!

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To bond the strap securely iron for 10 seconds using a damp cloth, let it cool!

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There are lots of buckles on my saddle and bridle!

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE a Crafty Ponies LEADROPE Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Scissors Rope First, get together everything you need!

Pass the rope through the spring hook

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3cm

3 Bind the other end of the rope with the other piece of yarn

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Spring hook

2 Pieces of yarn each 40cm long

Bind the rope using one of the pieces of yarn and knot the end securely

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Good job! ........thanks for my new lead rope!

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE a Crafty Ponies HEADCOLLAR Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Please refer to ‘HOW TO USE THE ADHESIVE SHEET’ & ‘HOW TO FASTEN BUCKLES TO STRAPS’ instructions

You will also need

Fabric scissors for cutting the fabric

x1 buckle

Damp cloth

x5 Rings

Iron- for ironing fabric + adhesive sheet together

Equipment you will need!

Dress makers pen or pencil - for marking fabric

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You will also need...

Adhesive sheet Printed fabric

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Now you have everything lets start!

Put fabric print side down on paper side of adhesive sheet FABRIC

The paper side is smooth and the adhesive side is slightly rough

Rough

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Set iron on cotton setting and iron for up to 1 minute

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Adhesive sheet

Draw around the fabric and cut out exactly the same shape

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Peel off the backing sheet.

The adhesive will now be on the fabric

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Cut around the headcollar fabric. Follow the dashed line

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ADHESIVE SHEET Fabric

Put the fabric print side down then put the adhesive sheet on top. Paper side up as shown

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Now comes the fun part putting it together!

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Cut out noseband 1. and take the two rings

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Cover with a damp cloth and press for 10 seconds to bond securely

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Thread the rings onto the strap as shown. Fold the ends of the strap into the middle

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Be careful not to iron over the ring or the adhevive will fasten the fabric to the ring!

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Touch the strap briefly using the tip of the iron to bond the strap together

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If you do accidently bond the fabric + ring together quickly wiggle the ring, loosening the adhesive before it sets!

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Noseband Now cut out the cheekpieces and take two rings

Well done you have just made the front of the noseband!

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Fasten them to the noseband as shown following steps 13 - 15

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Throatlash 1.

Fasten the nosebands as shown following steps 13 -15

Cut out nosebands 2. and 3. and take one ring

Central stripey square other side

Now cut out and fasten on the throatlash 2. as shown, making sure you fasten it around the centre of the throatlash strap (where the stripey square is) following steps 13-15

Cut out and fasten the throatlash strap as shown making sure that the striped square is in the middle following steps 13-15

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Throatlash 2.

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Headpiece strap Headpiece strap

Cut out and fasten the headpiece strap, folding over the ends as shown, and ironing down to set the adhesive as in steps 13-15

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You will need ...

1 Buckle Buckle strap

Nearly finished!

Just the buckle to do!

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Front

Fold the fabric where the dot is and using the scissors VERY CAREFULLY cut a small hole

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Back Thread strap through buckle as shown

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Turn strap and buckle over and touch with iron near buckle to seal buckle onto strap CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH the other part of the strap, this has adhesive on!

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Fasten the buckle strap to the headcollar as shown. Iron with dampcloth for 10 seconds

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Put headcollar on pony and mark with a pen or pencil the best place for the buckle. Make a hole carefully in the strap as in step 27

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Your headcollar is complete!

Well done!

Your headcollar is nearly finished! Just the hole to do!

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE a Crafty Ponies NUMNAH Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Fabric

Cut around the 2 numnah pieces following the dashed line

Thread First get everything together that you need!

Scissors

Iron Sewing machine

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Cut out the numnah pieces & put the right sides together

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Needle

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Sew all around the edge of the numnah - 1cm from the edge. Leave a gap at the bottom for turning

3 or 4cm

3 Turn numnah right sides out

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Use your finger to push the seams smooth Crafty

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Use iron on cotton setting to iron numnah flat + smooth

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Finished!

Crafty Ponies

Crafty Ponies

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To make the Numnah more realistic you could sew ‘quilt’ lines as shown!

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Use slipstitch to sew up opening

Hey that looks good!.....

Thanks for making my numnah!

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE a Crafty Ponies FEED and WATER BUCKET Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Paper/card adhesive Cut out the bucket parts Scissors Sticky tape Package pieces Equipment needed!

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Put a fine layer of glue down the side of the bucket as shown

Lay them out

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Apply a thin layer of adhesive all over the reverse side of the second bucket base

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Wait 5 mins for adhesive to become tacky Then press side of bucket together as shown

5 Apply a thin layer of adhesive on the reverse side around the edge of the bucket base

Carefully fold the tabs at the bottom of the bucket

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6 Wait 5 mins for adhesive to become tacky then attach to base of bucket

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Wait 5 mins for adhesive to become tacky then fix into bottom of bucket

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Hey! Thanks for making my feed+ water buckets!

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE a Crafty Ponies BODY BRUSH and DANDY BRUSH Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Please refer to ‘HOW TO USE THE ADHESIVE SHEET’ instructions Fabric

Adhesvie sheet

First get together everything that you will need!

Scissors Thread Iron

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Cut out the Body Brush handle

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Pen or Pencil Needle

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Toy stuffing

Put Body Brush handle on paper side of adhesive sheet. Draw around it and cut out

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Remove paper then fold the sides of the Body Brush handle as shown. Cover with damp cloth + bond

Cover with a damp cloth and bond

Cut out the Body Brush, sew the side of the brush together as shown - using a backstitch for strength (1cm S.A)

Cut out the Body Brush upper and position the brush as shown matching the dots

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Cut around the grooming brushes following the dashed line ------------

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Bond Adhesive sheet to the Body Brush handle, see ‘How to use adhesive sheet’ instructions

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Here is the right side of the Body Brush handle

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To make sewing easier sew the dots together first

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Using a slip stitch sew right round the top of the brush keeping stitches close together for strength

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Cut out the Body Brush lower and position as shown, matching up the dots

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To make sewing easier sew the dots together first

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Using a slip stitch sew right around the brush keeping the stitches close together for strength LEAVE ONE SECTION OPEN!

Leave open!

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Turn brush inside out

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Using your finger smooth the seams around the inside of the brush so the stuffing will be even

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Now push the stuffing into the brush. A lot of stuffing will make the brush firm and a little stuffing will make the brush soft and squidgy

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Now sew open end using small slip stitches

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Sew on the handle using small slip stitches

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Dandy Brush

Hoof pick

Make the Dandy Brush the same way! Following steps 10 - 20 using the Dandy Brush fabric pieces!

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If you cut out the hoof pick from the packaging you have a grooming kit!

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Body Brush

Hey! Thanks for making my grooming kit!

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Step by Step HOW TO MAKE the Crafty ponies SADDLE Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Please refer to the ‘HOW TO USE THE ADHESIVE SHEET’ & ‘HOW FASTEN BUCKLES TO STRAPS’ instructions x6 Buckles Adhesive sheet Scissors Equipment you will need

Cut around the saddle fabric following the dashed line

Fabric

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Pen or x2 Stirrups x2 Stirrup bars Pencil

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Put printed fabric face down onto the paper side of the adhesive sheet and draw round it

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Adhesive sheet Fabric Place fabric printed side down. Place adhesive sheet on top adhesive side down, paper side on top. Bond fabric and adhesive sheet (see adhesive sheet instructions)

MAKE THE SADDLE

Cut out upper and lower SADDLE PANEL

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Put them together - ADHESIVE SIDES TOGETHER

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Iron Damp cloth

Cut out the adhesive sheet

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The saddle, bridle and the headcollar have been designed to be made of two layers of fabric bonded together. That is why there is double of everything! This method of construction makes the equipment stronger, more durable + non-fray!

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Damp cloth

Iron for 10 seconds on cotton setting and leave to cool

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Top side

Your panel is complete!

Underneath side

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MAKE THE GIRTH STRAPS

Cut out the two sets of girth straps and bond together as in steps 9 + 10

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MAKE THE SADDLE FLAP

Cut out the two SADDLE FLAPS bond together as in steps 9 + 10

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then cut down the centre line to make two girth straps

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Cut holes carefully

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15 Thread stirrup leather through buckle

Cut down the centre line to make two stirrup leathers

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Do not iron fabric to buckle!

With the iron carefully touch stirrup leather being careful NOT to bond the fabric to the buckle

Cut out upper and lower SADDLE SEATS bond together as in steps 9 + 10

Leave to cool

MAKE THE STIRRUP LEATHERS

Cut out the stirrup leathers and take two buckles

MAKE THE SADDLE SEAT

Make sure buckle is facing correct way!

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MAKE THE GIRTH

Fold stirrup leather as shown and bond securly for 10 seconds using damp cloth. Cut holes as in step 16

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Here are the 2 parts of the girth + 4 buckles

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Reverse of fabric

Fasten the buckles to the girth straps make sure buckles face the right way

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Fasten the buckles one at a time using the tip or edge of the iron to bond in place (1-2 sec) - careful you dont get adhesive on your iron!

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MAKE THE STIRRUP BARS

Front

When all buckles are in place bond girth back piece to front piece as shown for 10 seconds

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Adhesive side

Stirrup bar strap

Back

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Well done - your girth is finished!

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Stirrup bars x2 Here is what you will need!

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Assemble as shown, adhesive sides facing

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MAKE TEMPLATE Trace around template onto adhesive sheet Use tip of iron or edge of iron for 1 or 2 seconds to bond

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Trace over the template on the back page with the adhesive sheet

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ASSEMBLING THE SADDLE

Cut out 4 saddle adhesive pieces!

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Trim around edge of your saddle pieces before assembling if necessary

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Take your saddle panel and one of the adhesive sheet pieces

Iron adhesive sheet to the panel for 4-5 seconds to bond.

Remove paper

Lay the girth straps across the upperside of the panel

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Bond an adhesive sheet to the underside of the flap as in steps 34 + 35 Remove paper

Turn flap right side up and place on top of panel and straps and bond together for 10 seconds using a damp cloth

Bond an adhesive sheet onto the upperside of the saddle flap as in steps 34+ 35 remove paper

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Now lightly catch the stirrup bar to the adhesive sheet on the flap as shown using tip of iron (careful not to get any adhesive on your iron)

Bond an adhesive sheet to the underside of the seat as in steps 34 + 35 remove paper

Place adhesive sheet (adhesive side down) on the upper side of the panel as shown

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Nearly there!

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Lay the underside of the seat to the upperside of flap ontop of the stirrup bar and bond for up to10 seconds using a damp cloth

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Here is your finished saddle!

Your child can learn how to put it all together in the Crafty Ponies eRiding school FREE LESSONS! Log onto www.craftyponies.co.uk

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To make your stirrup leathers look more realistic snip off the corners as shown

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Hey thanks for my new saddle!

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Please use this template to cut out four pieces of adhesive sheet which will be used to bond the saddle pieces together

ADHESIVE SHEET TEMPLATE

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE a Crafty Ponies BRIDLE Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Please refer to the ‘HOW TO USE THE ADHESIVE SHEET’ & ‘HOW TO FASTEN BUCKLE TO STRAPS’ instructions Pen or Pencil

x6 Buckles x4 Pairs of press studs Iron Equipment you will need!

Thread

Scissors

Damp cloth

Needle

Fabric

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Adhesive sheet

Cut around Bridle following dashed line

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Place bridle fabric face down on paper side of adhesive sheet, draw round and cut out

3 Place adhesive sheet on top of the fabric. The adhesive sheet should be paper side up the fabric should be face down.

Iron for up to 1 minute

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Cut out the headpiece. The dark parts are the underneath and the light parts are the top side of the bridle

5 Fold

Fold headpiece as shown

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Touch the headpiece briefly using the tip of the iron to bond the headpiece.

Be careful not to get adhesive on the iron

7 Cut along line to divide the 2 straps as shown

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Fold over the smaller strap as shown and bond as in step 7

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Fold over remaining strap and carefully cut a small ‘nick’ where the hole is marked with a dot

Attach buckle as shown

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Bond as in step 7 being careful not to bond the fabric to the buckle

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Cover with a damp cloth and iron for up to 10 seconds to bond securely

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Cut along line to divide the 2 straps as shown

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Your head piece is finished!

15 MAKE THE NOSEBAND

Cut out the noseband

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Fold over the long strap as shown, briefly bond as in step 7.

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Fold over the shorter strap as shown, carefully cut out a small ‘nick’ where the hole is marked with a dot

18 Attach buckle as shown

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Bond the strap as before being careful not to bond the fabric to the buckle!

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Turn over the noseband

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Fold over the strap as shown and bond as in step 7.

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Fold over the strap as shown and carefully cut a small hole as in step 10

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Attach buckle as shown

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Bond as before being careful not to bond the fabric to the buckle

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Iron for 10 seconds to bond securely

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Turn over noseband and carefully cut out all the buckle holes that are marked on the straps (They are only little ‘nicks’)

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Your noseband is complete!

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Cut out the browband and the two browband inserts

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The browband inserts go here

The adhesive side of the inserts goes against the adhesive side of the browband

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Turn over the browband and inserts

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Making sure the browband inserts are in the right place carefully bond inserts to browband

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Fold the ends over as shown

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Touch with the iron to bond

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Iron as before to bond securely

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Your finished browband!

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You will need...

Buckle hole

x1 Buckle 2 Pairs of press studs

Cut the two reins. The light colour is the front of the reins and the dark colour is the reverse of the reins

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Where the buckle hole is marked fold over the reins and cut a small ‘nick’ with the scissors to make the buckle hole

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Attach buckle as shown

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Bond lightly being careful not to bond the fabric to the buckle

Fold over the reins as shown, bond lightly in place

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Iron to bond securely

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Cut hole for buckle pin

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Male Female press stud press stud

There are four press stud markings on the reins

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Sew on the press studs

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Your finished reins!

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MAKE THE CHEEKPIECES

Cut out the two cheekpieces and take 2 pairs of press studs and two buckles

Fold over the cheekpiece as shown

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Touch the cheekpiece briefly using the tip of the iron to bond.

Careful not to get adhesive on your iron!

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Fold over the other side of the cheekpiece as shown and carefully cut a small ‘nick’ with scissors where the black dot is

Attach buckle as shown and touch briefly with the iron to bond as in step 40

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Cover with a damp cloth and iron for up to 10 seconds to bond securely!

Careful not to bond the buckle to the adhesive!

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Male press stud

Female press stud

Where the press studs are printed sew on the press studs

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Your finished cheekpieces!

Well done your bridle is now complete!

Your child can learn how to put it together by logging onto the Crafty Ponies online eriding school at www.craftyponies.co.uk

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE your CRAFTY PONY Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Mouth

Scissors

Pins Thread

Needle

Off side

Near side

Pen or Pencil

Sewing Printed fabric machine Yarn

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Gusset Ears

Hooves Off hind Near hind Off fore

The yarn in your kit is 80cm long

40cm

You will need 40cm long pieces of yarn for the tail

80cm

Carefully cut out all the Crafty Pony pieces lay Dock them out flat like this

and 20cm long pieces of yarn for the mane

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Near fore

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Fold the yarn and cut to make the strands 40cm long one of these bundles is for the tail

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MAKE THE TAIL To make the tail you will need.......

20cm

Now cut one of the bundles of yarn in half again to make the yarn 20 cm long. This is for the mane

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The bundle of yarn for the tail (40cm long)

The Dock material with sew lines

A pony’s tail grows off his dock. The dock is strong to swish the tail about!

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1cm

Now seperate the tail bundle in half, one half is for the first sewing line on the dock. The other half is for the second sewing line

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1cm

Leaving 1cm S.A top and bottom of the dock lay the first half of the yarn across the first sewing line and sew securely down it

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Fold the first part of the tail to one side ready for sewing on the second half of the tail

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Fold over the top and bottom S.A and sew with a slip stitch Now sew the second half of the yarn down the second sewing line

Slip stitch top and bottom of the dock.

You will sew on the tail when the pony is finished!

Fold over back of tail and sew with slip stitch

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Now we are going to sew the mane! You will need.............

Pony fabric Mane yarn

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Mane goes between these two dots

Sew securely close to the edge of the fabric

Lay all the mane yarn across the top of the ponies neck as shown

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When you sew your pony together later you will bring all the mane to this side as shown

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SEW THE LEGS TO THE GUSSET Back

Front

Here is the gusset. You could mark the S.A line of 1cm with the dressmakers pencil to make sewing easier.

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To make sewing around the curves easier snip almost to the sewing line as shown

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Snip lines

Here are the inside leg pieces

Hind legs

Draw the seam lines if you like then snip the curves on the legs as shown

Front legs

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Lets start with the near hind leg. It goes here

Near hind leg

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With right sides together pin leg in place. Put pins on the sew line

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Sew with basic Tacking stitch, taking out the pins as you go

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Have a look to see if the seam line is correct

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Now lets sew the other hind leg - the off hind.

It goes here

Now sew with backstitch or with a sewing machine.

Remove tacking stitch

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Off hind leg

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Pin, tack + sew following steps 25 - 28

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SEW THE FRONT LEGS

Now we are going to sew on the front legs

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Pin and sew the off foreleg

Pin and sew the near foreleg

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SEW THE BODY

Well done!

This is what the underneath of your pony looks like!

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First cut along the mouth lines

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Put pony sides together right sides facing. Pin along top of pony as shown matching up the dots and making sure all the mane is on the inside

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Stop

Sew from under jaw to mouth as shown Now sew from the other side of the mouth all around the pony to his tail

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Here is the pony’s mouth

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With right sides together

put ponies mouth in place, joining the dots

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To make sewing up easier sew the dots together as shown

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Sew in the mouth using slip stiches close together for strength this is a fiddly bit take your time there is only 0.5cm S.A

ATTACH THE GUSSET

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Sew from the back leg seams from hoof to bottom

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Sew front leg seam from hoof to elbow

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Using the pin, tack + sew method as before, sew up the front seams from hoof to jaw matching up the dots along the way

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This is what your pony looks like from the back

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Now sew belly as shown.

ONLY SEW ONE SIDE of BELLY - leave the other one open so we can turn it inside out!

Sew back leg seam from hoof to stifle

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SEW IN THE HOOVES When attatching the hooves line up the ‘frogs’ in the right direction as shown

Snip curves where shown almost to seam line so fabric does not snag when turned right way round!

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Turn pony right way round

Frog

BACK of hoof

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Now sew in the hooves like you sewed the mouth in step 23 There is a 0.5cm S.A

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Smooth out the seams inside the pony using your fingers

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THE FUN PART Stuffing your pony!

If you do not smooth out the seams properly the stuffing will not be even and your pony may be lumpy (still cute though!)

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Take your time stuffing your pony! stuff a little bit at a time starting with the outer edges

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If you put lots of stuffing in the pony he will be firm + solid!

When you have finished stuffing your pony

If you stuff lightley he will be a softer pony!

Sew the belly opening with a secure slip stitch

Keep smoothing as you go, using a rounded stick if you need to help you to push the stuffing in!

SEW THE EARS

Outside ear

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Inside ear

With right sides together sew ears the S.A is1cm

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Following ear sew line on pony, sew ear to pony with strong slipstitch

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Turn right way round and slip stitch bottom seam After sewing trim S.A to 0.5cm to reduce bulk

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Thanks for making me!

Can I play now?

Sew on tail just above bottom!

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE the Crafty Ponies STABLE and TACK ROOM Log on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions!

Recycle - You can chop up any left over card to use as horse feed and bedding!

CUT OUT STABLE AND TACK ROOM

You will need...

Scissors

Yarn

40 cm Long

Darning needle Package x1 Ring Cutting knife

Sticky tape

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Cut along lines as shown

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Open up the package

Turn package over

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Save all the cut out pieces to make buckets, hoofpick and the showjumping game

Your cut out stable and tack room

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Thread needle with yarn and pass through hole

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Cut along black outlines as shown

Cut around stable floor as shown

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FASTEN TIE UP RING

Make hole with darning needle

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Thread ring onto yarn then pass needle back through hole

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Turn package over knot yarn securley and fasten down with sticky tape

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Cut one side of the door and top and bottom with the sharp knife

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Now cut out the two shaded boxes at each end of the tab

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Fold stable over and... put tab through slot as shown

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Turn stable over and sticky tape tab securely

Make sure the tab fits snuggly

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Fold ends of stable in.....

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Hey thanks for making my stable!

...sticky tape sides and bottom to hold securely

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Your children can learn about ponies at www.craftyponies.co.uk eriding school

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Step by step HOW TO MAKE and play the Crafty Log Ponies SHOWJUMPING GAME on to www.craftyponies.co.uk for video instructions

Recycle - You can chop up any left over card to use as horse feed and bedding!

Warning! Not suitable to be played by children under 3 - sharp points on cocktail stick, choking hazard with dice.

MAKE THE SHOWJUMPS

You will need...

Scissors

Pencil + paper (to record score) Crafty Pony Cocktail stick or dice

Package pieces

Cut out all the jump bases and the spinner as shown

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Cut out the jumps following the black outlines

Cut out the jump numbers, trees + tree bases following the black outlines

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The jumps, jump bases, trees + tree bases have short black lines, cut along them

Push the bases into the jumps + trees

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Make hole in centre of spinner + push cocktail stick through

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Make a jumping course with all your jumps, put numbers on the jumps, so that you know which order to jump them in!

LETS GET SHOWJUMPING!

Approach fence 1. spin spinner or roll dice

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SHOWJUMPING RULES

RECORD THE SCORE SCORE CARD Rider Pony Izzy

Milo

Sol

Prancer

Joy

Sopt

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Jump Number 2 3 4 Total

clear 4 f

clear clear 4 faults

4 f clear elim clear clear

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eliminated

If you get a refusal you get 4 faults but have another go at the same jump. If you get another refusal you are eliminated and have to leave the competition If you fall off- sorry you are eliminated and have to leave the competition

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Continue around the course

The pony with the least amount of faults at the end of the competition is the winner!

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If your friends have ponies you could have a Crafty Ponies championship!

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ELIMINATED

SCORE CARD Rider Pony

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Jump Number 2 3 4 Total

Yippee!

We’ve won!

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