Remove the lining?

[BeastieSlave]

So, one of my old (10 yrs) Rhino turnout sheets has a pretty significant tear in the lining. The lining is some sort of thin nylon and it's had a pretty long life. So far, my best efforts to fix/minimize the tear have failed. It's at the neck/wither & shoulder area. Should I just remove it all? Will it hurt anything if I do?
Remember this is an old sheet - though it's still going strong!

[BeastieSlave]

Nobody??

[Yip]

I don't know, but I'm glad you asked and I'm watching for ideas too.

I have a hug-type waterproof sheet in the Dover brand, and on the first washing, the lining came out practically shredded. There is no saving it. I wonder if I cut it out if the sheet will still work to be breatheable with no lining, or if I should just buy the nylon fabric and whip up something to fit inside and tack it in several places.

Yip

[BeastieSlave]

I know!
I'm trying to decide if the way I think the repair would have to be will irritate the clipped horse who wears the sheet. Since I can't sew through the sheet, I think I'll need to sew some sort of binding strip along the edges of the tear and then sew those together. I'm pretty sure that it's going to take something more substantial than I can do by hand. I worry that the new seam and extra fabric will rub.
I'm thinking maybe I'll take the lining out before it gets too bad and then in the spring have something sewn in by a pro if I need to. I do have a backup sheet if I don't like it without the lining....

[Yip]

Another alternative that might work for you is fusible webbing.

You can buy it at fabric and craft stores, and at Wal_Marts that sell fabric.

It's an iron on product that uses glue to stick to the two pieces of fabric you need to join. You heat it with an iron.

I have ironed the outer parts of turnout sheets and blankets and they do well. If you try this, you'll want to protect the nylon lining material with a towle before pressing. Heat can scorch nylon, but a towel will stop that from happening. And try it in a non-important place first just to be sure.

I don't see any way to that a lining out except to cut it out. After you do that, it'll be a goner. A pro could still sew up a lining though.

Good luck! I guess there's no help for us, LOL!

Yip

[nadasy]

When people send me blankets like this to be fixed, this is my solution. *I've been doing this for many years*

If it's a cotton lined sheet and the cotton has shredded and rotten (not taking blankets off enough and keeping clean-sweat can rot fabric and threads) I take off the binding, remove the lining and reattach the binding. This can be used for a wind sheet or a cover over a mid or heavy weight blanket to keep it a bit cleaner.

Can be used on its own if underside of material is fairly smooth.

I make unlined Cordura sheets, that just have the chest/shoulders/withers lined with Supplex, and have used them on clipped horses for years. No problems.

I also remove blankets when they come in to groom and check, and keep them clean.

It's more work that not everyone wants to do or has time for, but that's why I love my work.

I've taken out linings from the cotton batting filled ones and the thin nylon ones without any problems. This gives the owners another year or two or more for these blankets.

Someone gave me a Rambo wind/rain sheet about five years ago. No filler, just nylon. Recently when I took it out of the washing machine, I noticed a big clump of something in the bottom corner. I opened the binding and there was a big wad of rubberized material, that had finally unstuck itself from the lining-:lol:
I removed it and re-stitched the binding.

The blanket still looks brand new, I just use it as a wind sheet or cover for other blankets. Just right for those windy days when something is needed but nothing heavy.

[BeastieSlave]

I have never had any luck with any sort of iron on/fusible stuff on my turnouts. Yip, I don't think fusible webbing would be strong enough even if I could get it to stick.

nadasy, this is a nylon lined turnout sheet. There's no filling and nothing between the outer shell and lining. I really don't think this sheet has been mistreated - it is ten years old and still waterproof with no exterior rips snags, etc.! I think the lining is just wearing out. Do you think it will make problems down the road for putting in a new lining if I use it without for a while?

[ponygrl25]

I have an older Rhino that I pulled the lining out of after it was shredded. It has a rubber-like coating on the inside and it catches against the coat and rubs like crazy:eek:. It is fine over another sheet/blanket, but don't use it against the horse if it isn't smooth. I found I didn't use it much last year since the waterproofing is totally done, so it is going to be parts for this years repairs. At least it matches the other Rhinos!:D

[Catmando]

I get blankets in all the time with half the lining torn or shredded. I remove the binding, leg strap dees, surcingles or whatever is in the way to seperate the layers. I replace or patch the damaged lining with a 4oz ripstop nylon that is extremely rugged as far as lining material goes. I have one on the sewing table now that "something" ate large chunks of lining and insulation out of. The outside is perfect and fairly new...definately worth the time to repair the lining.

[BeastieSlave]

Well, it's no longer a question for me....

The tear got much bigger and I pretty much had to take the lining out. I didn't realize there was another white lining of sorts between that lining and the outter shell. We'll see how it holds up.

[Yip]

I think I'll use this dark, cold day as an opp. to remove mine too.

I'll have a chance tomorrow to see how it works unlined. If it doesn't work, I'll buy some appropriate fabric and line it again the best I can. I'm a good sew-er, so I should be able to come up with something.

Yip

[BeastieSlave]

It's raining cats and dogs down here and a bit warmer than I'd like. It'll be a good test for mine too.

[riff]

I have a Rambo wug sheet and the liner is just torn to shreds. The outer part is still in really good shape and still waterproof. I have often thought about cutting the lining out. I'm looking forward to the reports of what happens after a lining is removed!

[BeastieSlave]

Well, it's been more than 24 hours now and the sheet is still doing it's jopb just fine :yes:

It's been very funky down here. In addition to being wet, the temps have varied a good bit and most of my herd was nekkid last night, but the clipped boy stayed in his unlined sheet. It was kind of warm today and amazingly humid. Even so, he was dry and there wasn't any moisture or condensation on the inside.