I know. My point was just that the Baker plaid is a lot of pattern and a little goes a long way
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5A Baker Blankets is trademarked. The original owners, the Dukelows from Canada, sold the right to manufacture to Curvon. Curvon sold the rights to manufacture to Jack’s Manufacturing.
They are now made in Asia and are 100% nylon as are the blankets. To my knowledge, fabric has never been available.
Around here Baker blankets with rips, holes, and stains are a dime a dozen. Pick up some used ones online or at a consignment tack shop and use those. They wash pretty well and I’m sure you can find some that have enough fabric for what you want to do.
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For those who are interested, the lovely bags made from horse blankets can be found here:
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Looks more Burberry than Baker IMO
@enjoytheride, I am not sure what you want to do with the fabric, but google came up with this bake plaid throw, for what seems like a reasonable price. Will this give you enough fabric to do what you want?
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Those are very cute, although it’s not the same source I remember.
Just fyi in case you didn’t know, Baker sheets are like magnets for shavings. I spent 30 minutes brushing shavings off the sheet I have.
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When I purchased a LQ trailer I redid the entire southwest theme with Baker and denim. I collected Baker sheets and used the fabric to upholster the dinette and cover the window valences. I made pillows and ended up purchasing the Baker blanket for the end of the bed. I made place mats and a table runner too <3
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Sigh, they are, but they’re also the perfect weight for inside a warm barn. The double layer material is perfect for that.
By the same token, be careful buying old sheets to cut up, as the fabric may take out your traditional home sewing machine, unless you’ve got a White straight stitch from the 50s or something similar.
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That’s because they are now 100% nylon. Just like pantyhose 
I have some baker sheets and blankets that are older than many of the posters here… bakers have always been a bedding collector.
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Yours are even older than mine. Mine are from the early 1980s.
I wish the blankets that I own fit the horse I have now.
I just looked up what it costs to buy a Baker blanket now. Wow. I did not expect it to be cheap, but I was shocked at the price.
I have found the Baker blankets to be pretty darn tough over the years, although I have the older ones, not the newer ones.
The Baker sheets never seemed to be any more indestructible than any other sheet, in my experience.
It does seem as if they are designed for a certain body type of horse, so if you buy that type of horse, they fit well. Otherwise, not so much.
And yes, shavings magnets for sure.
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Never understood the allure. Yes it’s a pretty pattern. But they never fit any of my horses particularly well, they attract shavings, other fabrics are much softer/nicer, and they’re expensive for something that can only be used in the stall (not for turnout). It’s one of those horse trends I just never understood. But boy I have to admit they have staying power! People are still buying them.
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I’ve got a bunch of ones that probably can collect social security and they dry horses extremely fast. I can’t be sure but I think the older ones may have been wool or a wool mix. They are very, very warm too.
The newer ones I think are more just for the fashion of it, but I actually don’t think the prices are that bad when comparing to other brands.
I will plead guilty to owning a Baker scarf, and owning a Baker blanket for my dog. And when we wear those Baker items together, that is the closest I ever come to coordinating a look. Lol.
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They were wool blend. I have a pretty complete size range dating from about 1985 to 1995.
They’re super useful as a stable blanket, minus the shavings.
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I always buy the older ones when I find them. I bought a bunch of them for $5 each at a yard sale once.
I never use them without a blanket over the top, because of the shavings issue. And, they tend the catch on hooks and stuff.
Actually, I suspect it’s because of the type of weave and not the foundational material. Compare to a nylon day sheet that is a tight weave, nothing sticks to those!
Mine is pretty old and not nylon.
