dog collar Finally done! Carved dog collar

[YinTx]

5 hours ago, BarkyKelpie said:

Very nice! Love the pink stitching and highlights, ties the whole thing together.

It will look great against white fur, I hope we get to see pictures of her modelling it!

I'll try to get her to model it when the time comes, and if so, for sure I'll post photos here!

YinTx

[JayInOz]

There's a young couple here who make body armor for pig dogs. Collars several inches wide and heavy duty chest protectors. All synthetic. I'd love to see what you could do with that in heavy leather:) Some of the dogs are heavier than me. Battle scarred, beat up, mean looking monsters. With the right gear on they'd look like something out of a horror movie:) JayInOz

[RockyAussie]

On 6/15/2019 at 12:42 PM, YinTx said:

Finally finished this up today. Took half a year of Sundays it seems, but ready. 1" wide strap, Hermann Oak leather, Fil Au Chinois Thread, solid steel hardware.  Learned a thing from @RockyAussie's watch strap tutorial, and tried to apply it here.  Thanks for that!  Plenty of little mistakes, and things I'd do differently (like only use that style of buckle with very thin flexible leather), but I think it will be serviceable!  From what I understand, LuLu is a girly girl boxer with white fur, so I think she'll like this style.

YinTx

 

 

 

Absolutely beautiful and that has to be some of the best stitching I have seen. I think the pink touch in the flower centre is a master touch. I hope that you do manage to get some pics with LuLu wearing it. 

[Bob Blea]

That turned out great and your stitching looks amazing!

[bullmoosepaddles]

Grand collar. Lulu is a lucky and soon to be a well dressed girl. Love to see her in it. I like this a bunch. Thank you for sharing.  

[YinTx]

On 6/16/2019 at 5:26 PM, RockyAussie said:

Absolutely beautiful and that has to be some of the best stitching I have seen. I think the pink touch in the flower centre is a master touch. I hope that you do manage to get some pics with LuLu wearing it. 

Thank you!  After all this time, I think I'm beginning to get the knack for hand stitching.  I'm kinda hoping for some cool photos of the model with her bling as well.  

On 6/17/2019 at 11:16 AM, Bob Blea said:

That turned out great and your stitching looks amazing!

Thanks much, Bob!

On 6/17/2019 at 5:38 PM, bullmoosepaddles said:

Grand collar. Lulu is a lucky and soon to be a well dressed girl. Love to see her in it. I like this a bunch. Thank you for sharing.  

Thank you, after all the different efforts, I'm glad one finally came out well!

YinTx

[dougfergy]

Sweet!  The stitching really pops!  Nice job all around.  Do you mind telling us what size pricking forks you use for the stitching?  I think yours is quite a bit bigger than mine and my stitches are not as angled a finished product because of that, maybe?   Beautiful work!

[YinTx]

5 hours ago, dougfergy said:

Sweet!  The stitching really pops!  Nice job all around.  Do you mind telling us what size pricking forks you use for the stitching?  I think yours is quite a bit bigger than mine and my stitches are not as angled a finished product because of that, maybe?   Beautiful work!

Thanks.  I used 3.38mm pricking irons, and an old old awl that I have re-profiled.  Thread size and tension make some differences too:  try a 532 and see if you get more slant.

YinTx

[dougfergy]

Sorry!  I don't know what a 532 is? 

[dougfergy]

You mean 532 thread?  Do you think my thread is too thick maybe?  I've been using a 3mm pricking iron set and a pretty tiny awl.  So I think I get what you are saying since I use pretty fat, waxed thread.  My stitches are pretty close and small.  Jeez, I guess it would save me some time if I poked bigger holes, farther apart!