New saddlepad design

[mumbleswan]

I've tried to make saddlepads several times in the past, using glue and/or my sewing machine and I've always ended up with a scruffy, gluey mess that I've chucked away. Yesterday was my last day off before starting back at work, so I decided to sit at my sewing machine and keep practicing until I finally produced one I was happy with. These are the results! By no means perfect but a lot neater than any past attempts and I think the horses look smart in them.

Mikey was my first model and got the purple pad:

Saddle pads by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

Next I made one with some black short-pile velour type fabric, which seemed to suit Des

nicely: Saddle pads by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

Ginger looks nice in blue so decided on a slate grey/blue one for her: 


Saddle pads by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

I am a bit limited on colours right now but I have some more fabric/cord on order so hopefully I'll be able to do some more exciting combos.

[eldabee]

These are fabulous!  Well done.

[whitestones]

Those look great! 

[juliporiginals]

I love the quilting on these, you can never buy material with small enough 'quilts' (?) and I'm hopeless at sewing in evenly spaced straight lines!

[Jan]

Oh wow, those are lovely! I especially like the purple one, it looks really smart.

[kits]

These look fab, and so do the saddles! Very smart.

[ridinghorses]

Marvellous work and your saddles are gorgeous too x

[maisiemou]

wow those look so good and I love your tack too!

[adalucy]

These look amazing