I personally haven’t been brave enough to try this on my own, but I came across this tutorial and would challenge you to give it a whirl. I’d love to hear your experience with it and perhaps I’ll be clever enough to try it sometime soon!

Note: this is for the nylon type dog collar pictured; I’m still on the hunt for what I believe is called a “martingale” collar. I’ll keep you posted.

How to Make a Dog Collar – Dog Collar Hardware and Supplies

You will need to visit a fabric store and a hardware store to get your supplies, unless you’d like to order them online. First, measure your dog’s neck with a ribbon-style tape measure designed for sewing. Add 6-8″ to that measurement to determine the amount of webbing and ribbon to purchase.

• polypropylene or nylon webbing*
• coordinating printed ribbons or grosgrain ribbons in same or smaller width than chosen webbing. Choose something with pizzaz!
• clip-style buckle, sometimes called a “parachute buckle”**
• brass or nickel D-ring – width across the flat side should be the same as your webbing width. (find D-rings on the hardware aisle of your local home improvement store)
• small accent buttons or fancy trims to embellish collar
• coordinating thread

*Webbing – nylon webbing is softer and thicker than polypro, but can stretch when wet. If your dog swims, either remove the nylon collar before allowing them to swim, or consider polypropylene webbing. If your dog has a sensitive neck, though, nylon is less scratchy and will keep them more comfortable. Another option for sensitive skin is a cotton or hemp dog collar. These webbings are also available. Decide on a width of webbing that suits the size of your dog. This is entirely subjective, but most people like widths of 1/2″ to 1″ for tiny dogs, 1″- 2″ for medium dogs and 1″ to 2 1/2″ for Large/giant breeds. Webbing can be purchased at your local fabric store.

**Buckle – Although it is possible to find metal side clip buckles, most of the time, these are plastic. They are the same type of buckle that is found on backpacks and fanny packs, and are easily found in your local sewing notions department. The buckle size needs to match the width of webbing you are going to use. For best results, see what sizes of buckles are available before you select webbing.

Thanks to dog-paw-print.com!