How to Make a Dog Collar Out of Fabric
Make a fashion statement for your dog by personalizing its collar with fun textures, adorable patterns and bright colors. Use your dogs’ collar as a pattern to make a new dog collar out of fabric. Using an old collar as a template helps to create the right size, and you can reuse the buckles and D-ring from the old collar.
Items Needed:
- Measuring tape
- Old dog collar
- Scissors
- Durable fabric
- Heavy Iron-on interfacing
- Iron
- Thread
- Needle
- Take off the dog’s collar and measure it from one end to the other, measure the width but exclude measuring the buckles. Add about five inches to the number. If you want, sketch this dimension onto a piece of paper to use as a pattern.
- Fold the fabric in half lengthwise and cut the length and width according to the measurements. Allow at least an extra inch for the lengthwise seam.
- Use the scissors to remove the buckles from the old collar, if they are too worn out, purchase new buckles from a craft store. Choose the type of buckle from metal or plastic buckles with adjusters.
- Cut an iron on interfacing piece in the exact size of the length and width of the collar. The interfacing forms the shape and stiffens the collar.
- Fold the fabric in half lengthwise with the right sides together and sew an interlock stitch along the length of the seam. It is helpful to iron and flat stitch the seam.
- Place the strip of heavy interfacing into the fabric through one of the open ends. Turn the fabric seam towards the middle interior of the collar to hide the seam. Iron the collar according to the interfacing instructions.
- Thread the buckle and d-ring through the fabric and secure the buckle by folding the fabric over the buckle clasp and sewing several runs of stitches to secure the buckle. Do the same for the clasp side of the buckle. Consider using a plastic center release buckle because it is inexpensive, available at craft stores and easily adjustable.