We offer you master classes that will tell you how to sew clothes for dogs with your own hands: blanket, overalls, vest, hat, boots. Not only people, but also four-legged pets need beautiful clothes. Of course, you can buy it, but it's much more interesting to sew it yourself. Then the dog will be dressed exclusively, and you will save a lot. After all, few materials will go to a small animal, a new thing can be created from the remnants of fabric, using a little accessories.
Clothes for dogs - how to make a vest
First you need to take measurements from your pet. Better to do it together. Let one person treat the dog with something tasty, and the second takes measurements. Here's what you need to know in order to sew a vest, and subsequently a jumpsuit:
- the length of the back from the neck to the root of the tail;
- girth of the chest (the widest point of the sternum);
- volume of the abdomen;
- neck girth (at the widest point);
- distance from the point of growth of the paws to the beginning of the neck;
- the length of the segment from the hind legs to the forelimbs;
- the girth of the thigh of the hind paw;
- front paw girth;
- neck height;
- the length from the front paw to the genitals (for boys);
- head circumference.
You will also need a measure showing the distance along the sternum from one to the second foreleg.
The presented pattern of clothes for dogs will help you sew a vest for your pet - this is one of the simplest outfits for a four-legged.
First of all, you need to determine the size of the side of the square in the drawing. To do this, divide measurement # 1 (the length of the back from the neck to the root of the tail) by 10. Suppose this first value is 20 cm, divide by 10, it turns out 2. This means that the sides of all squares will be equal to 2 cm.
Take tracing paper, Whatman paper or special "graph paper" for patterns. Draw longitudinal and transverse segments here. For the back, you should end up with 11 squares horizontally and 7 squares vertically. For the front - the same amount horizontally and 3 vertically.
Set aside the length of the back on the upper segment. Where “head” is written on the pattern, you need to set aside the girth of the neck. In this example, it is 26.5 cm: 13 cm on the back and 3.5 on the chest.
If your dog has different proportions, make adjustments to the pattern, do not forget to add a cm for a loose fit to the measurements, as clothes for the dog should not be tight. Transfer the measurements of the volume of the abdomen and the girth of the front paw to the pattern. Note that you will be overlaying the pattern on fabric that has been folded in half beforehand. The front of the vest is made with a fold, and 2 parts are cut for the back.
These dog sewing patterns will help you make clothes that are comfortable and comfortable for your pet. It is better to make a vest from fleece. This fabric is practical, soft and does not wrinkle. In such clothes, the animal will not be cold to walk on a dry autumn evening.
Further, these patterns for dogs - the front and back of the vest, need to be transferred to the fabric folded in half. Redraw the outlines of the details, adding a loose fit. Cut along the stroke, leaving 7mm for the seam allowance.
Stitch the sides, matching point C with C and D with D. Trim the neckline, armholes, bottom of the vest with contrasting fabric. Sew a zipper on the back and it's time to put on a new thing for your pet.
Instead of a zipper, Velcro can be sewn onto the back.
If you know how to knit, these dog patterns will help you make a knitted vest. Using the same presented scheme, create another new thing.
First, you need to knit a sample, determine how many loops are in 1 cm. Dial the required number and start working from the waist line from the back. Periodically apply your work to the pattern to determine where to close the loops and where to type them.
But it is better to knit a one-piece dog vest, you can sew buttons on the tummy. Start with the elastic pattern, and use it to decorate the sleeves and neck with it. If you knit braids on the back, then the vest will turn out to be even more beautiful.
How to sew a pet jumpsuit?
This pattern is perfect for a toy terrier or other small dog.
If you will be sewing an autumn or winter jumpsuit from fleece, then it is enough to make it in one layer. This will be comfortable in dry, not very cool weather. If you need warm clothes for dogs, you can sew a winter overalls with your own hands, consisting of three layers:
- top waterproof (for example, made of Bologna fabric);
- padding polyester;
- lining.
Speaking about how to sew a jumpsuit, I must say that it can be made from unnecessary things - a bolognese jacket, coats that are out of fashion. If you do not have such things, then for a new thing you will need
- waterproof fabric;
- the lining fabric is silk or flannel (you can take the diaper left over from the baby);
- synthetic winterizer;
- lightning;
- a piece of plastic;
- elastic.
You already know how to determine the scale. Redraw the pattern onto paper. Now you need to attach it to two types of fabric (lining and main) and to a synthetic winterizer. Cut with seam allowances.
Sew the jumpsuit out of the main fabric. And for the second half, put the padding polyester parts on the lining parts, sew the second overalls.
Stitch it with the first one so that the seams are inside - between the main fabric and the lining, joining on the sleeves, at the bottom of the panties. Turn onto your face through the as-yet-sewn top of the jumpsuit.
Delay the bottom of the sleeves, pants, insert an elastic band into these drawstrings. Cut a visor out of plastic according to the pattern. Insert it between the exact same pieces of the main fabric and lining, and stitch along the edge.
Insert the visor between the two layers of the hood, sew on. If you do not want to do it, then stitch the hood around the edge and insert a tie or elastic here so that it fits snugly against your head. Here's how to sew a pet jumpsuit at home.
We sew a hat, shoes, blanket with our own hands
After the clothes for the dogs are done, sew beautiful shoes with your own hands. Indeed, in the cold season, reagents are scattered on the streets of cities. To prevent dogs from stepping on them, sharp stones, debris with their paws, protect the legs of animals with shoes.
In order to sew shoes, take:
- warm dense fabric (fleece or drape);
- skin;
- threads;
- ribbons and restraints for them;
- hole puncher.
Redraw the pattern. Cut 2 pieces of the tops out of the soft fabric and the soles from the leather.
You can sew shoes for dogs with a thread and a needle, without the help of a typewriter. Stitch the details. Make holes at the top of the bootlegs with a hole punch. If this tool is not available, use a knife. Pull the straps here to tie your shoes. Place braces or knots at the ends of the strings.
And for such a hat pattern for dogs, you need a transparent sheet of paper or a file. Enlarge the presented diagram, redraw it.
Attach one and the other half of the cap to the back. Stitch along the dotted line. Sew on the visor to keep it in shape, put cardboard or plastic inside. This hat has two layers and consists of a main and soft lining fabric.
If you want to tie a hat on an animal, then shorten the pattern of the sidewalls, and sew ribbons just below the visor.
For beginner seamstresses, we can advise you to make a blanket for your four-legged friend. In such a cape, the dog's body will not freeze, it will not be afraid of winds and a slight cold snap.
Such clothes are made very simply. With your own hands, the patterns need to be redrawn on paper, applying the dimensions of your dog.
As you can see, the blanket is cut out in the form of an apron. The ribbons will help to tie it on the animal. Such a cape can be sewn from one fabric or made a two- or three-layer blanket.
Now you know how to make clothes for dogs with your own hands using a pattern. If you adore your pet, make a house or a soft couch so that he can rest there.
How to make a house, a bed for animals?
You can make a hiding place for a medium or small dog from a cardboard box. See how the parts are arranged.
You need to unfold the box, fold its bottom and sides so that they form a floor, 2 walls and two halves of a gable roof. On the small sides, make 2 narrow acute-angled sidewalls on the roof, cutting a round hole in one of them so that the animal can pass through it without hindrance.
Make the dog house so that the animal can fit freely there, can stretch out to its full length and turn around. Housing made of cardboard is the easiest option. Sew the house out of thick foam to keep it in shape. To do this, take:
- thick fabric;
- foam rubber 5–8 cm thick;
- wide braid for decoration;
- scissors;
- pencil;
- a compass or a lid from a frying pan.
First, determine the size of the house. Its height is the height of the dog, multiplied by 1, 5. The size of the walls should be such that the pet could stretch out there, freely enter, exit, turn around.
Focusing on the previous photo, reveal the details:
- one - gender;
- two - wide walls;
- 2 - roofs;
- two - narrow walls (one of them with an opening for the entrance).
The floor needs to be cut out of the fabric - two canvases for each part, plus 1, 5-2 cm on each side of the seam allowances; and from foam rubber one the same and without allowances. Fold the 2 floor pieces right over and sew from three edges. Turn out through the fourth. Insert the cut out sheet of foam rubber here, wrap the edges of the fabric inward, stitch.
Also decorate the details of the roof, sidewalls. From the side of the entrance, cut a hole along the lid from a frying pan or other template, circle it with tape.
The entrance to the house can be either round or rectangular. If desired, cut it out in an arch shape. Sew together the details, focusing on the photo clue, and you can invite your pet to celebrate a housewarming in a new home!
There are also simpler options for decorating a dog's resting place. Make a bed for your pet. It consists of a bottom and three or four sides. If they are tall, do 3 to make it easy for the dog to come in.
The bottom is oval, round or rectangular. It is sewn from the upper and lower dense fabric. Soft foam rubber is put inside. Now you need to measure the perimeter of the bottom and cut out the sides of the couch for such a length.
Sew the side one-piece, consisting of the upper and lower fabric, insert the foam rubber inside. If the bottom piping is square, stitch in the corners. Then the sides will have a shape.
Here's how to make a dog bed or dog house. It remains to tell how to sew a bag, because the owners of small animals often carry dogs. It is not very convenient to hold them in your hands, it is much better to transport them in a special bag.
Buy a carrier or make it yourself?
Make sure how interesting it is to sew such a thing with your own hands. For her you will need:
- durable fabric (you can take a raincoat);
- thin foam rubber or cardboard;
- lining fabric;
- centimeter;
- threads with a needle;
- pins;
- crayon;
- ruler;
- scissors.
- In order to sew a carrier for a dog, you need to measure the height, length, width of the pet. Add a few cm so that it does not hinder the movement of the animal. In this example, the height of the bag is 28, and the width is 20 cm. For this, you need to cut out a fabric measuring 76 by 35 cm, plus a seam allowance of 3 cm (since the stitch slightly reduces the fabric).
- To make the bag quilted, place a lining on the front side, on it - cardboard of the same size, and on it - the main canvas with the front side up.
- Pin the resulting "sandwich" with pins around the edges. Draw horizontal and vertical lines with a chalk and a ruler to make squares. They may be small, but make them large to make it easier to work, for example, with sides of 7-9 cm.
- Sew the lines along the markings, remove the pins. Now fold the right sides of the fabric, pulling the smaller edge to the same (35 cm). Make a seam on one side and symmetrical on the other. At the bottom, on the wrong side, sew 4 corners. They will indicate the bottom and sides. In this case, we shave off two corners on one side and 2 on the other.
- Sew in the zipper. If you want the dog to rest in the bag sometimes, then do not make a notch for the head. If you want to decorate this detail, make a semicircular cut at the top of the small sidewall, process it. But it should not be too big so that the dog, for example, being frightened of something, could not jump out of the carrier.
- Make the handles of the bag of a convenient length for you to hang on your shoulder if you wish.
Here's how much you can craft yourself for your pet. We offer you to see how clothes for dogs are sewn with your own hands, so that you can even better understand some of the nuances of this interesting and useful activity:
