For many small dogs, clothing is not just a beautiful decoration, but a necessity, because smooth-haired breeds have poor heat exchange - they freeze even in autumn. However, such clothes are expensive, so many owners prefer to sew outfits on their own.
For many small dogs, clothing is not just a beautiful decoration, but a necessity, because smooth-haired breeds have poor heat exchange - they freeze even in autumn. However, such clothes are expensive, so many owners prefer to sew outfits on their own.
Not all dogs and cats have the ability to endure frost, which is why the creation of overalls and various jackets has become a matter of saving a small animal. Very often, the owners want to sew an outfit for their pet themselves, and not buy ready-made standard and very expensive products in the store. Therefore, it is important to know not only where you can find a pattern for animal clothing, but also to correctly determine the necessary parameters of your dog in advance.
When taking measurements from a dog, be very careful: measure the length of the back of the animal and the volume of the head, take a measurement of the girth of the sternum. This data will help you not to be mistaken with the sizes of overalls or jackets.
In search
Very often, standard patterns can be found on the Internet on forums dedicated to dogs and cats. But here it is important to remember that you will have to customize the clothes for your pet yourself, since the patterns are not entirely accurate. With cats, by the way, how much easier, because they are less likely to differ in size, they usually use the size designation L - for large cats, M - for medium and S - for small and kittens.
You can look for patterns on the websites of special studios for dogs and cats, but most often there are slow-moving models, and you will have to pay for really beautiful and comfortable suits by sending SMS. Then you will receive an activation code for the link for downloading patterns.
You can download patterns for free on the sites Pitomets.ru or Pitomets.ru. The collection is constantly being replenished, which is very convenient, but the patterns themselves, of course, are different, some are designed with high quality, and some are an arrangement of a ripped thing purchased earlier in a store.
There is also a number of specialized literature on sewing clothing for animals, such books you can find in your nearest bookstore. The magazines have sections on knitted products and winter overalls and even jackets with fur. All clothing models will be provided with the necessary description and detailed instructions and patterns.
By the way, on the same sites you can share those patterns that are in your arsenal.
Adapting patterns
In fairness, it should be noted that almost all novice tailors made patterns for their loyal pets using dog measurements. In particular, they measured: chest girth, thigh girth and head girth.
At the present stage of the fashion industry, dog owners have a lot of opportunities for creativity and creation of unique clothes for pets, and you can choose the way to search for original patterns by independently studying all of the above options.
