How to make interesting dog collars and where to find supplies?
… i am wanting to make a dog collar for my dog. I have seen some of the nylon webbing ones but i don’t know where to get the supplies ( i live in australia), are there any other ways to make dog collars
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Abby K9
06 Dec 2009
Nylon web collars are extremely easy to make. You can find instruction on how to make them here – http://abbyk9.blogspot.com/2006/07/racing-stripes.htm
Most sewing and craft stores sell a wide variety of nylon webbing as well as ribbons you can use to decorate plain webbing, and the buckles and fittings that you need.
Where I’m at in the US, the plastic slide-lock buckles are around $2, and webbing goes for anywhere from $0.50 a yard to $3 a yard depending on the type and style. I would imagine the prices are comparable in Australia. I’d recommend going on Google Australia and looking up nylon webbing to find online stores.
If you have old and worn web collars, you can also reuse the buckles and fittings from those.
This is a collar I made – http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/abbydogblog/collar/DSC05575.jpg – it’s made from black nylon webbing, decorated with blue and white striped ribbon. I use this collar for our Therapy Dog work and had it embroidered with the text "Therapy Dog" on the opposite side. (Any embroidery shop can put your dog’s name or custom text on it.)