I literally gasped at this. 
The wraps had me think, “oh, that’s too bad.” This? This there was an audible gasp.
I’m a pillow (flannel side in) and flannel wrap type of girl.
No Bows work fine until the foam inside gets wrinkled and then I throw them out. I’ve slowly replaced all the wraps at work with pillows b/c of this. However, I LOVE pillows with flannel & flannel bandages. They are my go to for my horse. No Bows make a pretty wrap, but can cause issues if you are not careful.
yes, flannel side IN on quilts. Flannel side OUT on wraps. Don’t sign up for track time if you think flannel side goes in on the wraps. If you aren’t ready to suffer for your art, American Pharoah doesn’t need you. It did my heart good to see him step off the trailer at Keeneland with flannels-fuzzy-out and NO sign of quilt sticking out from above or below. Proper bandaging is not yet dead!
But my flannel wraps have the velcro on the “smooth” not “fuzzy” side, so I would have to turn them on the last wrap to have the fuzzy side out. I am confused.
yeah, it turns out not all people who make flannel wraps have a clue. In ye olden days when we did not have newfangled contraptions like “velcro” AND we tore our flannels off a bolt of cloth, that wasn’t an issue.
When I finally had to replace my old sets, I had to settle on flannel wraps that were double side flannel because so many new sets put the velcro on the wrong side. #sadblueface
(memories of those first half dozen times you wash flannel wraps have just came back to me… oh the joy untangling THAT mess was!)
My distress at the concept of fuzzy side out on bandages is completely overridden by the bonding we can all share over the pain of untangling bandages in the laundry! hahaha.
PS why is it that we disagree on where the Velcro should go and all have it on the wrong side? Murphy’s law: flannel version? Still, better than pins.
To avoid having to untangle flannel bandages after washing, I bought a four-compartment “lingerie” net laundry bag, and put one bandage in each compartment. The bag was made by Laura Ashley, found at TJ Maxx, and cost under $10. Priceless!
that doesn’t help with the first half dozen washings (other than you only have to deal with one thread encrusted flannel bandage at a time). I used to wonder what makes a flannel bandage come to equilibrium and stop shedding threads? Because when they are new I always wonder if I will wash them away to nothing!
Ah–after spending some quality time dealing with the threads, the next set I bought had a “z” stitch on the sides, avoiding the hassle.
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No Bows make a pretty wrap, but can cause issues if you are not careful.[/QUOTE]
As do pillows, until they start wrinkling and folding under the standing wrap. And “no-bow” wraps are MUCH more beginner friendly.
I have found that horses seem less likely to eat the no-bows as compared to the pillow wraps. Maybe they are less satisfying to tear with your teeth?
I will only use the no bows that have the stitching running parallel to the long sides of the wraps. The Dover ones (or Smith Brothers, which IIRC is part of the same company but the Western version is cheaper – go figure).
Shavings on the fuzzy side out wraps aren’t an issue if you use one of your horse’s brushes to knock off the shavings before removing the wraps.
But what is the logic of the fuzzy side out?
Who was the flipping idiot who thought it would be a good idea to put foam in the middle of cottons?? They wrinkle after the first wash and are useless.
I have a set of old, old, old cottons that I bought from Dover in probably 1982. I love these things–they are basically the precursor to no-bows and are heavy cotton with no foam in the middle. One of them is trying to die and I’m going to cry when it finally goes.
I prefer the no bows. Simply because I have a bad thumb on my right han which is my dominant hand. Trying to keep the pressure on a big fluffy pillow wrap is just hard and worry the whole wrap will slip or twist in the night. I think the key to no bows is to replace them more often. Once the foam starts to break up and seperate I toss them or give them to the cats for extra barn bedding.
I like the no bows from Big D’s. They have a package deal where you can get 4 of any size and standing or track wraps with them. It’s pretty economical and they hold up well.
I think they both have their uses. I personally prefer to wrap my horses front legs with no bows and back legs with pillows.
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yes, flannel side IN on quilts. Flannel side OUT on wraps. Don’t sign up for track time if you think flannel side goes in on the wraps. If you aren’t ready to suffer for your art, American Pharoah doesn’t need you. It did my heart good to see him step off the trailer at Keeneland with flannels-fuzzy-out and NO sign of quilt sticking out from above or below. Proper bandaging is not yet dead![/QUOTE]
I saw that photo too, and decided it meant there was Still Hope.
Does anyone have a favorite No Bow?
I have the Wilkers combo quilts but they are so thick I can’t get them tight enough. Lots of protection but they spin on the leg.
I am using Jacks No Bows but they seem to squish down quite a bit and slide down the leg at night.
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Does anyone have a favorite No Bow?
I have the Wilkers combo quilts but they are so thick I can’t get them tight enough. Lots of protection but they spin on the leg.
I am using Jacks No Bows but they seem to squish down quite a bit and slide down the leg at night.[/QUOTE]
If you are having difficulties with both Wilkers and no bows twisting and/or sliding down, I’d wager you aren’t wrapping tight enough for either.
Please post this picture of American Pharaoh with his amazing wraps that you speak of!
First for the topic question, get the wilker’s quilts (or the Dover ones that look the same, wilker’s makes them). They are the best. No bows are fine for a but but don’t hold up well to washing (and they are so ugly). After washing a few times the padding gets uneven, hold it up to the light sometime and you’ll see what I mean.
Now, onto my fellow flannel officionados. Why fuzzy side out on the bandage? I do fuzzy side in to less stuff sticks to it.
