Making a rug yourself

[pinball]

just a question has any made there own rugs,i wanted a black and white giraffe print on(odd I know) so I decided to make one.Que the poor horse being used as a model while I pinned all round the neck to get the correct fitting bless he just stood there

 

[Carrots&Mints]

Love it! I made my own Lycra hood yesterday... Love sewing

 

[pinball]

and me you can get quite creative just need to put on the cross surcingle aqnd it will fit lovely,looking for cotton fabric now for a saddle cloth x his rug cost £15 to make so cheaper than I thought

 

[Carrots&Mints]

£15? That's ace! They sell all that type of fleece at the mill I go to, I might have a try at making myself one I wonder if you can buy new sursingles on eBay perhaps? If not have ou got any old rugs? You could pinch them off there?

 

[RainbowDash]

I wish I had an industrial machine so I could make my own turnout rugs too. Love sewing .. Reminds me Boyo needs a new fleece ... Mmmm .. Best dust off the lockstitch and overlock XD.

 

[pinball]

they sell all the stuff on ebay I did find that it was cheaper to buy a fleece throw extra large,because I needed 6foot 3, than it was to but fleece fabric buy the metre, I paid £4 including postage for the fleece and have plenty for a matching tail guard,

 

[pinball]

old rugs are great for stealing bits of if you can just dye them

 

[RainbowDash]

FulshawGirl you can get new off ebay ...

 

[pinball]

rainbow dash
i'm lazy so sew every thing by hand can't be bothered unpacking he machine

 

[Carrots&Mints]

You sewed it ALL by hand?! Barking mad! Hahah I'm fed up of sore thumbs so invested in a sewing machine for Christmas and haven't looked back now haha! (I'm a 21 year old girl who should be out partying not finding new things to sew lol) how long did it take you? I've got a few old rugs Alfie trashed I might have a go at making one my new pony is 5 foot 6ish so would probs buy a throw aswell x

 

[pinball]

yes check out the throws you might only need a double size ,it took me about 2 days to get to that stage but you right I have no fingers left,nothing wrong at 21 and making rugs ,who needs partying lol xx

 

[GeorgeyGal]

Wooo you're giving me ideas now! I have some fleece throws from primark doing nothing! Good for cheap throws.

 

[diamonddogs]

Not attempted a rug yet, but I made this hi viz sheet a couple of years ago, so I don't think a rug would present too many problems:



I adapted a combo rug into a neckless one as well - I just cut the neck off, unpicked the binding and stitched it round the neck, and finished it off with a fake sheepskin pad on the withers. The neckline ended up slightly bigger than it normally would but it looked fine.

 

[BlairandAzria]

I want to make a couple of fleece saddle covers as mine seem to have gone missing in my recent yard move. Can anyone help me with how to sew elastic round the edges? Should it be taut, should I do a normal hem with elastic inside it or use elastic thread? - I have a machine!

That exercise sheet looks very professional!!

 

[bouncingbean]

Think I will have a bash at making a fleece rug for my boy soon. Made a mini version for the model pony I got my cousin for his 4th birthday recently, so how hard can it be Wish I had a sewing machine though, think its gonna be a long task.

 

[shergar]

I want to make a couple of fleece saddle covers as mine seem to have gone missing in my recent yard move. Can anyone help me with how to sew elastic round the edges? Should it be taut, should I do a normal hem with elastic inside it or use elastic thread? - I have a machine!

That exercise sheet looks very professional!!

I have made lots of saddle covers ,I used to sew a half inch hem round the edge and just thread the elastic through ,even it out try on saddle to check not to tight or loose knot ends and do the last couple of stitches to finish hem .

 

[BlairandAzria]

ooh thats really helpful thanks shergar!

 

[pinball]

love the hi viz looks shop bought,excellent quality I'm making hi-viz leg wraps in orange

 

[diamonddogs]

Thanks!

It cost me £6 altogether - got the hi viz and reflective tape off eBay and made the binding out of some polycotton I had lying about. I already had some cord for the fillet string.

I just used a saddle cloth and a fleece for the pattern. The grey in the picture has sadly passed away now, but she was also a long suffering soul and stood like an angel while I pinned the darts in the rump! My current horse would have freaked and ended up with pins in her bum!

 

[EmmasMummy]

I did this a few years ago - made a stable rug for the pony from some fleece and an old duvet (inside 2 layers of fleece. Never got teh front 100% correct though......still have it and need to fix it for him for next year.

 

[WelshD]

There is a good book that used to be popular called 'Make your own horse clothing' (or something similar) I made a few things out of it as a kid. My horse sported a cooler rug made out of a hospital issue waffle type blanket for years, it was edged with satin dressing gown material and looked very smart

 

[Montyforever]

I've made a fleece and a fleece hood for my mare before
Her only being 4ft9 helps though!