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Over the last cold snap Mozzie managed to put a very large rip in his cheap baby blanket.
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Still too small for his next size blanket and with another cold snap on the way I needed to get it repaired quickly and cheaply.
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The kit included these simple instructions but only some parts were applicable to my situation.
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I started by cutting out strips and cutting off the frayed ends of the original blanket.
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And pinning those strips to hold them in place.
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The blanket flapped had curled and snagged and would no long fit to cover the hole so I needed a larger piece.
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The U shaped tear also proved to be a challenge requiring some piecing.
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Once everything was pinned I put on my gloves and started gluing. I tried to take pictures but got glue on the camera and had to stop. I first glued the green pieces together and then glued the blanket to the green patch. Below is the blanket after gluing.
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Like most horse folks I did this repair in the house and had to keep things neat. I added the freezer paper to both sides before moving and setting up (so glad that I did). I had to move it after repaired as well and slide a pizza pan under neath it to stabilize everything during the move.
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I then had the challenge of finding something heavy and wide enough to let it set overnight per the instructions. I found that the baby's packed up playpen in the office fit my needs perfectly.
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And 24 hours later it worked. No sewing, completely waterproof, and it only took me about 20 minutes from start to finish.
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Final Thoughts and Review-
I was super pleased with the repair of this very large hole. I used over 2/3's of the
Stormsure Glue and 1 out of 4 patch sheets (Blue, Green, Black, and Purple) included in the
Repair Kit. The blanket will go on this evening and I will try and do an update of how this repair holds. I will definitely be purchasing more glue to keep on hand. While not recommended or required on the repair kit instructions I do highly recommend using freezer paper (you can see a little paper stuck to the blanket) to be sure that you do not glue your blanket to other objects or the floor. All in all so far I was very impress and highly recommend the Horseware Rug Repair Kit for blanket repair needs.
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