There's no feeling in the world like making an article of clothing for a family member. As a beloved part of your family, making your dog a collar can also provide a great feeling. Read on for some easy to follow steps that will have your dog sporting a beautiful new collar in no time!

Please Note: This How To Make A Dog Collar guide assumes you are already familiar with the use of your sewing machine. If you are not, please familiarize yourself with it's basic operation before continuing with this how to.

Alternative Webbing Only Collar: This How-To shows you how to make a dog collar wrapped in a designer pattern of your choice. However, if you want to make a simpler nylon webbing collar without the fabric, we can still help. Simply skip Step One, perform Step Two, then skip all the way to Step Nine.

Supplies Needed to Make A Dog Collar:

* You can shop for these items individually or just pick up our easy Do it Yourself Dog Collar Kits that includes a printed copy of these instructions.

You will need to determine what your dog's collar size is so that you can cut your webbing and fabric to the correct lengths.

Refer to this chart to determine the correct lengths for your fabric and webbing:

Collar Size Finished Length Fabric Size Webbing Type Webbing Length Neck Size Extra Large 28" 3" x 38" 1" Heavy Nylon 35" 18" - 26" Large 24" 3" x 33.5" 1" Heavy Nylon 31" 16" - 22" Medium 18" 3" x 27.5" 3/4" Heavy Nylon 25" 13" - 16" Small 15" 3" x 24.5" 3/4" Light Nylon 22" 11" - 13" Extra Small 12" 3" x 19" 5/8" Light Nylon 17" 9" - 11" Mini 10" 3" x 16.5" 1/2" Polypropylene 15" 7" - 9"

Your hardware needs to match the webbing type for your particular collar. For example, if you are building a Medium collar, you should have a 3/4" buckle, triglide, and D-ring.