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This takes one to two hours and is sturdier than a single-layered dog bandana.

Choose a cotton or similar fabric that looks good with your dog’s coloring

Use matching thread on your sewing machine or for sewing by hand

Straight pins, a marking pen and scissors will be needed

MEASURING:

Length of dog bandana:

Smaller dog – circumference of dog’s neck + 14 inches (355mm)

Larger dog – circumference of dog’s neck + 18 inches (460mm)

Height of dog bandana:

Smaller dog – 4 to 6 inches (100 to 155mm)

Larger dog – 7 to 9 inches (180 to 230mm)

MARKING AND CUTTING THE DOG BANDANA

Double your fabric, wrong sides out, folding along the length (horizontal axis)

Mark the corners along the folded edge points E and D

Fold in half again, this time along the height (vertical axis), so that corner D lies on top of corner E

Pin the layers together

Mark the corner where all the folds meet, point A

Mark the corner formed when you folded D onto E, point C

Point B is marked as follows: For a larger dog, go up 7 to 9 inches (180 to 230mm) from A along the folded edges For a smaller dog, go up 4 to 6 inches (100 to 155mm) from A along the folded edges

Point B should be the peak of your triangle

With a straight edge, draw a dotted line from point B to point C

The area above the dotted line (with the edges that aren’t folded) is to be cut away

You should have a right-angled (90 degree) triangle left with points A, B and C marked on it

PINNING AND SEWING THE DOG BANDANA

Unfold the above triangle so that points C and D are visible and you have a wide, shallow triangle

Turn the bandana inside out so the wrong sides are on the inside and one right side is on top facing you

Starting at the top center point, and working either right or left, fold the edge over about 1 /4 to 1/2 inch to the inside and pin

Fold the bottom edge over to the inside to match the top

(As you go, you can remove the pins from the top edge and pin both edges together)

Keep the top point of the triangle in the middle of your bandana

Make points out of the bottom two corners as best as you can – you may have to cut off excess material before folding and sewing

Sew together by hand or machine about 1/8 inch (2 to 3mm) from the edges. Trim

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Remember to remove the pins before you try the dog bandana out on your dog!