Yes there is. What i did, since i have been making so many of these recently for various other people is draw up a chart that tells you how many cm of chord you will need for a certain size wrist.



I did this by doing the following:

Take about 50ft of chord and fold it in half, then from the centre using a permanent marker, mark 10cm lines down each side of the chord until you get to either end. I marked the centre a different colour so i know where it is.

Now tie the centre onto the buckle and start with a smallish number, i used a 10cm wrist, so shorten the end of the buckle to 10 cm and begin to tie. i tied a scrap of chord around each end in a simple overhand know, then slide this down to the next mark and keep a mental note of how many 10s of centimetres you have used.

I did this for a single stitch and a double stitch, and also for a 15cm and a 20 cm. Recording the data as you go you will have six figures, 3 for a single and 3 for a double. Then using a clever excel spreadsheet i was able to make a fairly accurate prediction of how much chord i would need.



So, tell me how big you want it to be and i will tell you how much cord you need for a dog collar (double stitch) it doesn't mean that you won't need to cut a bit off the end but it won't be a huge amount.



Thanks