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Barnyard Buddies:  I sewed 3 cantle bags!!!  |
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MaryLD
True Blue Farmgirl
861 Posts
Mary
New Braunfels
TX
USA
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 Posted - Jun 09 2010 : 8:52:20 PM
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I just have to share, I sewed 3 cantle bags from some old denim yardage a friend gave me!! It seems to have some synthetic fibers, and will most likely hold up well enough in light rain. I wish I could remember what I paid for the D rings on one bag, the swivel hooks on the other two, the bits of webbing to hold those in place, and the sport zippers. All in all, the project was easy and for sure, on the cheap! The pattern came from Suitabilty patterns. I want to make a 1/2 bale hay bag from oilcloth ( since I have 2 full bale bags, I have the excuse!) and also insulated saddle bags from the same pattern. I have some Supplex for the liner, and the insulated stuff to line it with. I just have to figure out what to use for the outside. Does anyone think oilcloth would hold up? If not, I know where to get Cordura.
I have patterns from Suitability, for fly masks and saddle pads, too.
Fun project.
~ Mary LD
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
( I'm just one short of a drill team!) |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2010 : 09:26:22 AM
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I would be a little leary of oilcloth for the hay bag due to chemicals that might leach into the hay
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
485 Posts
Loyce
Glide
OR
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2010 : 10:38:06 AM
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Hi, Mary. I have that same pattern and have made cantle bags as gifts in the recipient's color using plastic clips and d's. And I have made several bale bags using lined cordura. But I changed the handles. The first time I tried to move a bale with the original handles, they tore. So after the first bag, I made all the others with the webbing going all the way around the bottom of the bag. Took extra; be sure to measure, but much sturdier. Last year I made a half bale bag in some brocade-type fabric to store insulated turnouts. Works great.
Isn't it fun to make your own stuff so you can get the color you want? Oh, yeah, I've made lots of nosebags, too. And I changed that pattern and added a strip of mesh lengthwise in the front. That little leather thing-y with holes doesn't seem, to me, to provide much ventilation. I've also made the bottom out of mesh. Both ways work great.
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2010 : 12:26:40 PM
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That is so neat! I would love to see them. You should post pictures.
~Ashley
"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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MaryLD
True Blue Farmgirl
861 Posts
Mary
New Braunfels
TX
USA
861 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2010 : 4:55:03 PM
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Loyce,
Thanks for the hot tips!!!I am very apt to drag the bags when full, as they are heavier than I am, for the most part. What a pain if they ripped first thing!
Ashley,
I'll post when I can, but right now, my camera won't upload to the computer AND my computer won't cut and past to the forum. I kniw a miracle will occur at some point, though!!!
Alee,
I only have the patterns I listed. Sometimes they have the patterns on Ebay and also, they are not terribly expensive. If you look at www.seattlefabrics.com, that's where they have the line of patterns and also the fabric you'll likely need, so you could combine shipping. That said, I want the pattern with the " riding sweatpants" type pattern on it! But I have plenty to sew and to do anyway right now.
Mary LD
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
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I sewed 3 cantle bags!!!
