Some really fun colors!
I love these things!
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Winter 2012-2013 What to Wear Guides
I was so busy this winter season that I forgot to post these!
They'll be great for this coming fall/winter 2013!!!
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Greyhound Coats
I have had several people ask me for instructions on how to make the coats & jammies I made for my greyhound babies this past Christmas. I wish I had taken photos as I made them!
Here's a place that sells these coats and donates the profits - http://www.kriskoats.com/
And another place that sells greyhound coats - http://dogedesigns.com/greyhound.htm#SWEATSHIRT
Here's where we got our Martingale collars & matching leashes - http://www.talktothepawcollars.com/martingale-order
Here are patterns for coats - (toward the bottom) http://www.squidoo.com/retired-racing-greyhounds
http://www.greyhoundsinneed.f9.co.uk/bulletinboard2002/BulletinBoardFrame2002.htm?http&&&www.greyhoundsinneed.f9.co.uk/bulletinboard2002/BulletinCoatInstructions.htm
I made my dogs' coats out of fleece. To know how much, measure from just behind your dog's ears to as long as you'd like the coat to be - one of my dogs is usually hot, so her's goes just to the top of her tail. The other dog is cold, so hers goes about 4 inches past that. You don't want it too long, or they accidentally pee on it!! (The width is standard, and will be enough for the width of a normal grey.)
The great thing about fleece is that it doesn't fray, so the edges don't *need* to be sewn.
Here are some images of the coat that came with Gorgeous -
Here are some images of the pajamas I made for the girls -
I also used snaps instead of velcro on the belly flap, because velcro gets fuzz stuck in it and eventually stops working.
I hope this helps a bit! Without having taken photos as I went, it's hard to put together a tutorial. Hopefully between these, the patterns, and the ordering sites, you'll be able to make some cute doggie wear of your own!!
Here's a place that sells these coats and donates the profits - http://www.kriskoats.com/
And another place that sells greyhound coats - http://dogedesigns.com/greyhound.htm#SWEATSHIRT
Here's where we got our Martingale collars & matching leashes - http://www.talktothepawcollars.com/martingale-order
Here are patterns for coats - (toward the bottom) http://www.squidoo.com/retired-racing-greyhounds
http://www.greyhoundsinneed.f9.co.uk/bulletinboard2002/BulletinBoardFrame2002.htm?http&&&www.greyhoundsinneed.f9.co.uk/bulletinboard2002/BulletinCoatInstructions.htm
I made my dogs' coats out of fleece. To know how much, measure from just behind your dog's ears to as long as you'd like the coat to be - one of my dogs is usually hot, so her's goes just to the top of her tail. The other dog is cold, so hers goes about 4 inches past that. You don't want it too long, or they accidentally pee on it!! (The width is standard, and will be enough for the width of a normal grey.)
The great thing about fleece is that it doesn't fray, so the edges don't *need* to be sewn.
Here are some images of the coat that came with Gorgeous -
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| Don't forget to leave extra fabric for the belly flap (bottom middle). |
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| Inside view of the neck - elastic inside. |
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| I'd actually make the slit for the collar a little bit higher up. |
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| I used two fabrics, but it can easily be done with one. |
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| Inside view of the 2nd fabric attachment. No elastic on the jammies for comfort. |
I also used snaps instead of velcro on the belly flap, because velcro gets fuzz stuck in it and eventually stops working.
I hope this helps a bit! Without having taken photos as I went, it's hard to put together a tutorial. Hopefully between these, the patterns, and the ordering sites, you'll be able to make some cute doggie wear of your own!!
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