Tie and Collar for Dogs
This is for a dog of about 18 inches in
height.
Cut 4 of the collar from white fabric
Cut 2 rectangles from the white fabric
2”x 45 ” long for the collar band. (If you already know how big the
dog's neck is, you may not need the full width of the fabric.)
Cut 2 of the tie and the tie tail from tie fabric on the bias.
I did not use any interfacing.
Tie:
Put the tie sections, right
sides together, and using 1/4 inch seam, stitch around 3 sides leaving the narrow end open
for turning. Turn right side out making sure the points are pushed out well. (I use a wooden skewer.)
Match the two tie tail pieces, right sides together, and sew ¼ inch
seam on the long sides. Turn right side out. Press the seam to the back center of the tail. The seam side will be the wrong side.
Sew one short end of tie tail to
the small end of the tie, right sides together. This makes enough length to form a proper
Windsor knot. You may need to play with it a bit to get it the way
you want. I used the neck of a small glue bottle to form the “neck”
to tie the fabric into a knot. This gives you a bit of a loop at the
top of the tie. This loop is used to attach the tie to the top of the collar band.
Collar
Match two sections of the collar. Using ¼ inch seam allowance, stitch
around the collar, leaving the top of the collar open for turning. Stitch the 2nd set the same.
Turn right side out making sure the
corners are pushed out. Press.
Find the center of the collar band. Pin
the open collar ends to the right side of one of the long white bands, over
lapping the collar points about 1 inch. Match the second band on top of the first and sew the bands and collar together.
Fold the collar tips inside the collar
band, and stitch the other side of the band together.
Using a turning tool, turn the collar
band right side out. Push out the seams and press.
Fold the collar down so that the seam
where they are attached is at the top of the band.
Using the loop that was formed when
tieing the fabric into the tie, stitch the loop to the backside of
the collar band. The knot should fit between the collar points.
The end of the tie can be tacked down
on the backside of the tie.
The collar band can either be tied
around the dog's neck, or you can measure the size of the dog's neck
and use snaps or a fastener to close the collar band.
