Thanks for the nice tweets and comments about the new Pony Garters. A few people asked about the higher price. I always appreciate all your feedback and questions, it’s always been my guide. So the answer is- sourcing materials {matching all the colours and sizes of sliding hardware, buckles, elastic, garter clips is a mind bender}, cost of materials {the garter clips on many of my items including these ones are vintage, I order things in from all corners of the planet}, and the time to make them. The Pony garters are a more complicated item than the Standard garter for example, it has 3 times the pieces or more. I will still keep things in the same price range with the occasional pricier piece.
A few late night iPhone pics of them as a work in progress…
Above you can better see the number of pieces in the garter and some loose threads. The 1st sewing steps are already done here, including placing the buckle in a folded leather piece, hand sewing the little tab, gluing it in place {my glue is very non-toxic and vegan, which is important for the vegan pieces}, some stitching on the elastic etc. All my garters are leather on the outside but also on the inside, which helps significantly to keep them in place on your leg. Below are some of the initial pattern drawings and measurements. It’s odd, being in Canada I was brought up using metric but do use imperial measurements too. You can talk to me in either. Here my notes are in inches…
And my favourite photo…
These are so cool!
Thanks Petra!