What's in your Plaiting Kit

[Tnavas]

I plait for people at shows so mine is quite comprehensive
Reels of Black, Brown & White linen thread.
10 Saddlery Quilting needles wrapped in oiled felt, these I've had for about 30 years.
A piece of fine emery paper to remove any rust from the needles.
Plaiting bands of different colours
A de-lousing comb cut to the length of plaits I like to do
A dog grooming comb for pulling odd hairs
A shoe brush for damping mane
A large bull dog clip for holding back the mane
Hair spray
A thin piece of nylon covered cord for the forelock, a longer piece for tails.
Snips
A stitch Ripper 'Quick Unpick'
Battery operated clippers for bridle path
Pocket Pro clippers for those tricky spots
A large pair of scissors for tails
Horse razor
A boot lace
A small bucket with lid
A Step stool
All the little bits are kept in Travel soap boxes
All kept in a transparent back pack that used to have a kids grooming kit in it.
And my bicycle! Used at shows to get around the competitors.

 

[NOISYGIRL]

I have different colour threads/bands
scissors
battery operated trimmers
Afro comb, as it gives lovely straight lines between plaits and is just the right width
needles
stool
brush to wet mane
hair gel/spray
stitch picker - best thing ever for removing plaits, quicker and less likely to cut mane

Think thats about it !

 

[kerilli]

i've just been tidying my plaiting kit up and thought it was quite comprehensive, but maybe not!
about 6 different colours of plaiting bands.
tapestry needles.
3 different colours of thick plaiting cotton on reels.
clothespegs for holding the mane out of the way.
scissors.
hairspray.
mane combs with teeth snapped off to just the right widths for different sizes of plait.

i only sew plaits for 3-days though so haven't used that stuff for yonks. must get a stitch picker actually, and try a bulldog clip, thanks for the tip!

 

[Halfstep]

Black plaiting thread
A variety of needles
black plaiting bands
comb
old plastic butterfly hairclip for holding mane
Pick for taking sewn plaits out
white tape (naff, but really suits my horse)
Scissors
sponge
quickbraid spray (fab stuff)

 

[CrazyMare]

Needles,
variety of coloured plaiting bands,
reels of thread,
scissors
razors
little trimmers
big trimmers
setting lotion
combs - loads of them
quater marking stuff too.