Limited Slip Collar
Collar has a gentle, limited tightening action. Good for dogs whose head is smaller than their necks, or for dogs that back out of their collars.
Feel free to use collars made with these instructions for personal use or resale.
The instructions are designed for use with a heavy weight webbing. Here are a few ideas for alternate collar straps.
The metal D ring featured in this tutorial is available here.
The metal slide featured in this tutorial is available here.
Collar Strap Using Lightweight Webbing. The webbing shown in the sample collars and tutorial photos is lightweight. To use lightweight webbing, simply cut the length double the length shown in chart, fold in half and stitch together close to the edges. Fuse the cut ends. Following step 3, use fused end at adjuster buckle, so tidy folded end will show on finished collar. The hardware shown will not hold adjustment if a single layer of lightweight webbing is used alone.
Collar Strap with Fabric or Trim added to the lightweight webbing should add enough thickness for the hardware to hold adjustment. (Test your chosen combination of materials to make sure.) Here is a link to the tutorial for adding fabric or trim. Add Fabric or Trim
Cotton Collar Strap Tutorial. Click here for Collar Strap made using lightweight cotton fabric and iron-on interfacing.
Limited Slip Collar
1. Cut webbing to length according to chart at bottom of page.
2. To prevent fraying, fuse cut ends of webbing by passing the webbing several times through flame of a lit candle. Hold webbing just above the flame in the heat glow to prevent a heavily melted, charred area. Properly fused area will be a little stiff, but no longer fraying.
3. Pass strap through slide, threading it up through one slot and down through other. Measure strap fold over, for chosen size, as shown in 4th column of chart below.
Note: only a portion of the strap is shown in the photos.
4. Stitch, forming a box with an X. Stitch each line at least twice for strength.
5. Making sure strap is same side up as in photo above, pass strap up through one slot of second slide, and back through first slide.
6. Step 5 finished.
7. Pass strap through remaining slot in slide. Slip D ring onto strap.
8. Measure strap fold over, using last column of chart below. Move D ring to fold, and stitch across strap several times.
9. Slip second D ring onto strap.
10. Stitch strap end to collar, forming a box with an X. Stitch each line at least twice for strength.
11. Move D ring close to box stitching, stitch across strap several times.
12. Collar is finished.
Remember, collar safety is YOUR responsibility. Please use good judgment and common sense in determining appropriate use of any pet collar. Never leave your pet unattended in a collar that tightens. Only you can determine the suitability of this collar for your pet and individual situation.
| Limited Slip Collar Chart | ||||
| Collar size measurement in parenthesis coordinates with hardware size | Fits Neck Sizes (approximately) | Cut Webbing | Step 3 fold over | Step 8 fold over |
| Extra Small (1/2″ or 5/8″ wide) | 9 to 12 inches | 20 inches | 1-1/2 inches | 3 1/2 inches |
| Small (5/8 wide) | 11 to 15 inches | 25 inches | 1-1/2 inches | 4 1/2 inches |
| Medium (3/4 wide) | 14 to 19 inches | 30 inches | 1-3/4 inches | 6 inches |
| Large (1″ wide) | 16 to 24 inches | 35 inches | 1-3/4 inches | 6 inches |
| Extra Large (1″ wide) | 19 to 29 inches | 40 inches | 1-3/4 inches | 6 inches |