Rug repairs

[welshcobabe]

Hi Can any one recommend somewhere to get your horse rugs repaired, etc in the Cheshire area.

We used to have quite a few but they seem to have given up I have asked locally but no luck .

Collection would be ideal but willing to drop off if need be.

 

[Maxidoodle]

When I was in the UK, a lot of the rug washing places also did repairs, do you have anyone locally that washes?

 

[Highmileagecob]

I've started to do my own, due to owning a rug trasher. Simple straight tears are repaired with a curved upholstery needle, waxed saddlery thread and a pair of pliers for pulling the needle through. Fold the edges of the tear inwards, and use a ladder stitch along the fold. Torn off surcingles and chest straps can be held on by cable ties as a last resort. Use a hammer and nail to punch a hole through the tough fabric. We now have a young rug ripper in the herd, to add to my cob's habit of heading for the nearest tree to remove a rug. I've started to buy second hand rugs, as they tend to last just as long.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Nantwich Saddlery do rug wash and also repairs . They are a bit out in the sticks since their move to Cholmondeston, though.

They did a lovely job of repairing my Back on Track mesh rug which the s0dding mice had had a go at. Looks like new.

 

[Fieldlife]

I've started to do my own, due to owning a rug trasher. Simple straight tears are repaired with a curved upholstery needle, waxed saddlery thread and a pair of pliers for pulling the needle through. Fold the edges of the tear inwards, and use a ladder stitch along the fold. Torn off surcingles and chest straps can be held on by cable ties as a last resort. Use a hammer and nail to punch a hole through the tough fabric. We now have a young rug ripper in the herd, to add to my cob's habit of heading for the nearest tree to remove a rug. I've started to buy second hand rugs, as they tend to last just as long.

Can you recommend curved needles? I bought sailing ones and have broken most of them?

 

[Highmileagecob]

The curved needles are pretty strong. They tend to go blunt after four or five repairs, but I haven't broken one yet.