How much do we need clothes for our furry friends? Would it not be superfluous to dress, for example, your York in a coat or overalls? Of course not! After all, there are dog breeds that are created exclusively for home conditions. Therefore, you may find it useful to pattern a jumpsuit for York to sew clothes for your pet. Although you can just go to the store and buy a wardrobe for the dear to the animal’s heart. You will certainly be struck on the spot with the assortment that you will be happy to offer.
What is dog clothes for?
Clothing is necessary primarily for such breeds that are created for the apartment climate. And if it gets colder outside, your pet without a coat will certainly freeze.
In addition, in the winter, all roads are treated with special reagents that adversely affect dog paws. And then you will be rescued by dog shoes. But still, clothes are needed not only for small animals. Jumpsuits for large dogs come in handy if your pet has long hair. After all, in wet and dirty weather, when it is raining or wet snow, after walking it is much easier to wash the jumpsuit than to bathe the beast. And the apartment will remain clean.
How to train a dog for clothes?
As for wearing a variety of clothes, then the behavior of our four-legged friends will not be unambiguous. Not all of them will happily allow them to put on overalls, and even with sleeves. Although some pets will like clothing for dogs, as well as the attention that they give when they flaunt in clothes. Therefore, to accustom your pet both to clothes and shoes should be gradually and initially at home. Remember to praise your pet when it allows you to put on clothing. So the addiction process will occur much faster. To go for a walk in this form should only be when the dog is completely accustomed to clothing.
What are overalls?
You can purchase a stitched or knitted jumpsuit for a dog for a furry friend . Also in the wardrobe of a fashionable dog should be a pair of tracksuits, a sweater and several pairs of shoes. Of course, these wardrobe items also have their own sizes, which may differ from different manufacturers. So, when buying things for your pet, do not forget to consult with the seller. In the wardrobe, overalls (winter) will not hurt .
For dogs that especially need clothing, it’s best to buy not just one, but a couple of overalls. Large pets without undercoat are also chilly in winter. But the owners of all kinds of exhibitions will appreciate overalls for large dogs. And here it is not in the cold. When transporting animals over long distances, the appearance of the wool significantly deteriorates, which, of course, is completely unacceptable in the conditions of the exhibition. And clothes in this case will help protect all the beauty and shine of your pet's hair.
Knitted jumpsuit for dogs
To knit clothes for a beloved friend is not at all as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Especially if you were dealing with knitting for a person. The principles of work are very similar to each other.
So how to tie a jumpsuit for a dog? In this regard, one of the most important points is the choice of the product model, as well as the selection of a certain type of thread for it. Among other things, you need to take the necessary measurements. These include the length of the back, the volume of the chest, which should be measured behind the front paws, as well as the girth of the neck. Knitters love overalls for dogs because they are easy to knit and even easier to put on. Winter overalls for dogs of small size, as well as for breeds that cannot boast of thick and warm coat, it is better to provide an additional warm lining.
What do we need for knitting?
The product will look most beautiful if you knit it from threads of two or more colors.
You can use threads of different thicknesses or combine the thread with lace or satin ribbons. You will also need buttons or a zipper for the fastener. You can, of course, use the buttons, but fasten them much longer, which not everyone will like. You can knit or crochet. Knit sleeves for paws well with circular knitting needles. By the way, you can add a hood to the product to protect your pet's ears from wind and frost. Such an accessory for lack of need can simply be unfastened.
Knitting preparation
Consider how to tie a jumpsuit for a dog using the example of a jacquard model. We will knit it on a doggie, which has the following sizes: back length - twenty-five centimeters, neck volume - twenty centimeters, and chest circumference - thirty-two centimeters. The length of the paws of our pet is nineteen centimeters. For this model, we need yarn of different colors, as well as straight and circular knitting needles of the second and third numbers. To correctly calculate the number of threads for your work, do not forget to tie the sample. This is a small piece with the main element used in the knitting process. Wash this sample and dry. Determine if the thread shrinks, and if it has occurred, then consider this fact in the workflow.
Knitting process
We draw fifteen loops on straight knitting needles with one of the selected colors and knit seven rows with this shade. Then we take a different color and knit the next seven rows. Thus, every seven rows we knit with a new color. In the process of knitting, it is necessary, ending each row, to add one loop. When there are twenty-seven loops in a row, three loops must be added from each edge and knit a fabric of up to thirty-nine loops. Then again we increase the row by three loops from each edge. After the increase, we knit the fabric until then, in a row, fifty-five loops are already made. Now again we make an increase of three loops on both sides. You have a row that contains sixty-one loops. There are eight such rows. And then knit the last six loops. Now you need to close four stitches and knit thirty-five. Then again close four and knit six. Thus, you get a flat knitted blank. If you use only straight knitting needles in your work, but you don’t have circular knitting needles, then this stitch will need to be sewn. Using circular knitting needles, you can tie out the legs for the legs. This will keep the entire sewing process to a minimum.
How to make a knitted jumpsuit inside?
To make a knitted jumpsuit for York warmer, you can provide it with a lining of soft, pleasant to the touch fabric. In order for the lining to work out, the pattern of the jumpsuit for York must first be built. How to do this, we will consider a little below. It can also be used to warm a synthetic winterizer, which is located between the lining fabric and the knitted fabric.
Why do we need measurements?
Before you start sewing any thing, you need to get a pattern. It is quite possible to build it yourself. The overalls pattern for small dogs is built on the basis of certain measures.
And although there are masters who, when sewing clothes on a small animal, it is enough to measure only the length of the pet’s back, nevertheless, the more measures you can take, the better. This is due to the fact that small dogs are different from each other. Some have a thicker neck, while others have more authentic legs. Maybe these are trifles, but important enough for the comfort of your pet. So, you will need to measure, in addition to the length of the back, also the volume of the chest, the length of the paws and the circumference of the neck. If your product will have a hood, you need to measure the distance from the occipital protuberance to the withers. Thus, the pattern of overalls for small dogs, as well as for large ones, will turn out the better, the more accurately you can measure all of the above sizes.
How to build a jumpsuit pattern?
Before you build a pattern of overalls, we should measure the length of the back of our pet and divide the result by eight. What we get in the end will be the length of the side of the squares onto which a sheet of paper should be drawn.
From this begins the pattern of overalls for York. Mark the control points on this sheet. On the pattern, they are indicated by crosses. Connect all the dots with each other and add three centimeters at the top. Cut out two such identical parts from paper and two parts - for each leg separately.
We select material
If you are new to this business, and the first time you made a jumpsuit pattern for a York dog , you can recommend sewing it first from some old sheet. This is necessary so as not to spoil the good material that you have selected for your product. And this issue must be approached with all responsibility. Fabric choose waterproof. Pay attention to the slice. He should not crumble. Thus, you will greatly facilitate your work. Choose a tractor zipper, and take a rubber band with a round cross-section - it does not stretch so much, and adjusting it is somewhat easier. For a collar it is most convenient to choose a flypaper or button. The pattern for overalls for a York boy is the same as for a girl. But the model itself requires fewer accessories.
Sewing preparation
We now consider how to sew a jumpsuit for a dog whose pattern has already been built. Fill the material with its face inward. Pin the patterns with pins to the canvas, cut it.
Remember to leave seam allowances. Leave more stock for the length of the legs, because too short "trousers" will cause the dog inconvenience. Sweep all the parts together. After all this work, carefully remove all pins and try on a draft version of the product on the animal. Follow him closely. If there is such a need, the pattern of the jumpsuit for York should be finalized. Determine all the errors on the clothes and immediately transfer all the changes to the paper version. After all, it is possible that you will want to please a friend with more than one jumpsuit. In addition, the pattern has already been made, and it remains only to vary with color and accessories. By the way, the pattern of overalls for a York girl is no different from that for a boy. It’s all about the details used.
Sewing process
After trying on and making changes, correct all inaccuracies made during cutting, cut off all excess and sweep the product again. If the experimental sample was sour from rough material, then re-cut the product again, taking into account all the errors of the previous cut. Stitch the jumpsuit at the seams and overlay the slices, if necessary. Iron the product. Now we sew in the zipper for the fastener. It is better at first to also take it in and try on. And if everything sits on the dog as it should, then you can safely attach it. Open and sew a jumpsuit lining. Perform it from smooth and sliding matter. It should not bring the animal any discomfort, but should, on the contrary, prevent the hair from clinging to the seams. Make drawstrings on the collar, cuffs and tail hole. To do this, turn the fabric 1 cm and stitch. Put the rubber bands in the wings, having previously measured their length. In no case should they squeeze the paws of the dog. In cuffs, elastic bands are necessary so that the animal does not step on the fabric. Pick up interesting decorative elements for the finished jumpsuit and decorate it. It can be cute buttons or funny applications. After all, if desired, any little thing can be turned into a masterpiece. That's all. You can run a new clothes soon.
But despite all the beauty and variety of clothes for pets, do not forget that your dog should not be in clothes all the time. Give your animal the opportunity to frolic in the street in a "natural" way. Let him run and tumble with all his heart in the snow. Choose a calm, sunny day for this. And yet, just in case, grab a jumpsuit or something warm. You may need clothes for dogs if, after such an active walk in the fresh air, you want to warm your pet and go home with him slowly.