Home Made Rugs

[lobeliaoverhill]

Anyone else done this? I made my old pony a rug from a sleeping bag over 20 years ago, and I decided to make a quilted rug for my new horse ... I bought a king size "double" quilt in Lidl for €29.99, it's two quilts, a thin one and a medium one that clip together to make a heavy quilt, so I'm getting 3 for the price of one!

this is one ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/MiscellanyPix/Don/lightweightquiltrugMay272009.jpg

I've dyed the light one black, although it came out a bit patchy, I used a dog collar to make a fastner for the front.

I bought a turnout, a fly rug and a light "show" rug as well as the ones I'm making. I'm turning a king size sheet into a summer sheet for him, and a cotton bed throw into a lightweight rug

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/MiscellanyPix/Don/DIYrug022009.jpg

I'm going to use velcro on the sheet and cotton throw to fasten them at the front.

[Harlequin32]

How clever!
i did once make a rug for my pony when i was younger- it really came out rather well, everyone at the yard was very impressed (or pretended to be:rolleyes:) Dont think it lasted long tho' as i hand sewed it!

[lexiparker]

What size is your horse? I was thinking about doing this but was wondering if 6'6" is just too big for a duvet? I am inspired by your amazing work!!

[alliersv]

My mum did this for my mine when I was a kid. I had a stable rug made out of a sleeping bag and she actually bought some canvas and made a new zealand rug for our foal, lined, proper fastenings the lot!
She also made some numnahs, although they weren't so cool. I looked like a pikey at the local show :-(

[lobeliaoverhill]

What size is your horse? I was thinking about doing this but was wondering if 6'6" is just too big for a duvet? I am inspired by your amazing work!!

Thanks! He's about 6'4"/6'6" but I've been told to get him 6'9" rugs, a king sized duvet/sheet is plenty big, the duvet I got was 200cm x 200cm or there abouts.

[lexiparker]

Grrrreat I am off to the shops to buy a duvet then, it will entertain me at least during my lazy days even if it does go completely wrong.

[emmiejayne]

ladies dnt forget PRIMARK!!!! the duvets in their rnt 2 expenssive just rember to go up a tog because they arnt as thick. my old horse was renowend for geting through so amy rugs (hehe he wasa ruff nut) mum got fed up of buying so got a family friend that was a dress maker to make rugs even had a turn out rug sleeping bag that is wather resistant the best thing ever invented!!! gud luck xx

[LokiSofi]

Would it be possible to make them into turnout rugs by sewing canvas or similar onto it? I so need to get a sewing machine

[lobeliaoverhill]

ladies don't forget PRIMARK!!!!

(Penneys if you're in Ireland) Yup, or second hand/charity shops as well ... :)

Would it be possible to make them into turnout rugs by sewing canvas or similar onto it? I so need to get a sewing machine

You'd need an industrial strength sewing machine for canvas I think - or at least very strong needles, unless you can find someone who does sewing and would have the right equipment...

[Ace87]

I'm sooooo making some old sheets into summer sheets for Q! And then buying some BIG heavy duvets and making some stable rugs.. *goes to look on Ebay* a king size you say for a 6ft6" horse?

[leno289]

i bought a book a few years ago called make your own horse clothing by Jean Perry
covers everything from saddle cloth and numnahs -saddle carry bags, RUGS AND SHEETS - including sweat rugs, summer sheets, turnout rugs, foal rugs etc etc - also does howe to make travel and brushing boots, knee boots, hock boots, and browbands - so if the book can be of help let me know and i will scan and copy what you ned to know

[lobeliaoverhill]

I'm sooooo making some old sheets into summer sheets for Q! And then buying some BIG heavy duvets and making some stable rugs.. *goes to look on Ebay* a king size you say for a 6ft6" horse?

king size is over 6'6" long (well the one I bought is!)

i bought a book a few years ago called make your own horse clothing by Jean Perry
covers everything from saddle cloth and numnahs -saddle carry bags, RUGS AND SHEETS - including sweat rugs, summer sheets, turnout rugs, foal rugs etc etc - also does howe to make travel and brushing boots, knee boots, hock boots, and browbands - so if the book can be of help let me know and i will scan and copy what you ned to know

I think I had that book! I remember having one that showed you how to make a 3 colour velvet browband anyways ...