Making your own saddle cloth

[Anro]

hmmmmm i was wandering how you would be able to make your own saddle cloth and emm what material you would use ......

he he you could ty-die one

[frazz_starlight]

Yes and me... i've always fancied a go!!!
You would need a cotton sort of material with a fluffier one underneath. It would be quite simple. Just put some wadding in between.
I might give it a go!!
xxxx

[Anro]

and you could make it any size you want

[xxxkristinaxxx]

cool i have always wanted to make my own aswell. Has anyone ever made their own before, and do you have pictures of them?

[coss]

someone made me a numnah, they made it too big but didn't know what size saddle i had. it was a cotton material and they put some padding in but it is still really thin. looked like a professionals!

[Sarah-B]

Do be careful if you make your own about seams and so on, if you place them wrong or don't make them flat they can cause pressure points and/or rubs.

[Gemsluvshorsesx]

You'd need to find thick cotton material (or fleece) and then something to line it with such as foam. Sounds like a great idea though, you could even embroider it or sew on something like this: http://www.freeapplique.com/butterflypatterns.html

This may also be useful: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20060150585.html

Good luck!

[laceyfreckle]

quite a few years ago i got a book out of the library on how to make 'horsewear' . It was very good and i made a few numnahs, saddlecloths and even a couple of fleece travel rugs! tbh the price of material today and the prices of ready made items in robinsons catolouges etc i think its not worth making them anymore. but if you are bored and want something personalised its worth a go. you can probably still get the book but i can't remember what it was called. it was in the horse section though.

[Anro]

Originally Posted by laceyfreckle

quite a few years ago i got a book out of the library on how to make 'horsewear' . It was very good and i made a few numnahs, saddlecloths and even a couple of fleece travel rugs! tbh the price of material today and the prices of ready made items in robinsons catolouges etc i think its not worth making them anymore. but if you are bored and want something personalised its worth a go. you can probably still get the book but i can't remember what it was called. it was in the horse section though.

Theres a horse section in your libary (lucky)

[laceyfreckle]

Originally Posted by Anro

Theres a horse section in your libary (lucky)

well in the main library in town there is (we don't have a local library) its next to the pets/animals section. oh and theres another lot in the sporting section

[Anro]

anyone attemt one yet?