Make Your Own Custom Dog Collar
Posted by adminAre you someone who likes showing your own personal style? Do you have a good sewing machine and some basic sewing skills? Would you like to create your own custom dog collar to show off your work?
If you answered yes to those questions, you are a perfect candidate for sewing your own custom dog collar creation. Besides a sewing maching, there are a few other items you will need to have on hand. If you don’t have these things at home, you can find them at your local fabric store, or order them from many websites.
You will need the hardware or fittings for a dog collar: You need a side release buckle, Dee ring, and a slider to make the collar adjustable. If you have an old dog collar, you can take these fittings from it. All of the hardware should fit the same size webbing.
A common size for collars is to use a 1 inch wide webbing. In that case the buckle, Dee ring and slider should all fit 1 inch webbing. If you want a collar that shows up more, use a wider width.
You need to have webbing that is about one foot longer than your dog’s neck. It should be the same size width as the buckles, slide and Dee ring. If you want to add a ribbon down the center of the webbing for decoration, you will also need enough of that as well.
The easiest decoration is to sew a ribbon down the center of your webbing. Stitch it along both sides of the ribbon. You can add other decorations later if you wish.
Thread one end of your webbing through the Dee ring and through the female side of the buckle. Fold the webbing over about 3 inches from the end, and sew right along the side of the buckle, stitching back and forth several times. Push the Dee ring close to your stitching, and stitch along the other side of the ring. Stitch again close to the end of your webbing as needed.
Thread the webbing through both holes on the slider, then put the webbing through the male end of the buckle. Keeping it flat, loop the webbing back through the center of the slider in such a way that the Slider will work to shorten or lengthen the collar. Stitch securely next to the last loop to hold the webbing onto the slider. Your custom dog collar is now complete!
Tags: Designer Dog Collars, Hardware for Dog Collars, Nylon Dog Collars
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