Fabric Dog Collars, And Rivets...

[Collar Town]

Hey all! So, newbie here. And not even one that knows how to work with leather. I work with quilting cotton and polypropylene webbing to make dog collars, martingales to be exact...the ones that tighten up when the dog pulls, to prevent the dog from getting out of them.

I keep seeing mushroom caps (or are they called rivets, or??) on leather dog collars on the edges holding the hardware on, and was wondering...would that work for my collars? Sure would be awesome not to have to stitch around my D-ring! Would that work for fabric? Thoughts?

Fabric Collar by Collar Town, on Flickr

[blackat]

Nice collar.

I think it's great the way it is.

Your stitching would last better and not rust, etc.

Just mho.

[RiverCity]

If its for small dogs, you can get by with jiffy rivets, anything bigger than a beagle I would go tubular with a washer on the backside. Why do you want to add rivets? Has the stitching failed in the past?

Chuck

[horseplay]

Keep in mind that a rivet puts a hole in the material which may mean that it rips the fabric threads. This could then be a weakness point in the collar where you might eventually get unraveling. I would say stitching of the fabric would be best unless you can find a fine pointed rivet that won't damage the material. Look for jean and fabric rivets in your local fabric store.

[JourneyLeather]

Why would you want to use rivets it will cheapen the look of your collar, unless you heat sealed the webbing underneath from the hole made by the rivet it would also be a weak point, your fabric would eventually ravel. I would continue sewing.