New Toy

I finally picked up the new embroidery machine today, and can't wait to get started working on it. Firstly though, is reading the instruction manual.

There are 22 thread colours to start with, including silver, gold, and 4 neon colours which are making a comeback.

Available Cotton Prints

There is now a Flickr Site for Nearly Naked Neckwear Inc., where I will post available cotton prints that are in stock for making fabric overlay collars & leashes.

www.flickr.com/photos/nearlynakedneckwearinc

Most of these fabrics I have purchased in 1 yard increments, a few I have in more limited quantities (these are marked) as well there are a few I have more quantity of. New items will be added as I get them, and items that are sold out will be marked as such and eventually deleted. You can view items by category (set) although not all items have been added to the sets.

*PLEASE NOTE - fabrics have been scanned and the images have been shrunk to give an overall image of the pattern. The amount of pattern visible will depend on the width of the collar selected, with the wider the collar, the more print visible.

** If you wish to have a collar made from a particular fabric that you have, feel free to send me an e-mail to arrange mailing or dropping the fabric off for me to work with. Quantity of fabric required will depend on what you want made with it.

Embroidered Collars Coming Soon!

For the past year I have contemplated purchasing an embroidery machine so that I can further customize collars.

Today I paid a visit to Sewing World and looked over a few of the machines, and watched a demonstration on one that I was particularly interested in. The machine is now on layaway until I can scrape together enough to purchase it. Even on sale it is still quite expensive, but I believe it will be worth the investment in time. The lady who did the demonstration said that she would be happy to book some time to sit down and walk me through how to use it, which would be great because it is quite different than my current machine. There are many embroidery thread colours and I can't wait to get to playing with it.

Once I have some samples ready I will post some pictures.

Combination Buckle & Martingale Collars

A long time coming, the combination buckle & martingale collars are FINALLY available. Choose either the webbing martingale or chain martingale style combination. As always, many trims to choose from. E-mail for more information or to place an order, as there may be a delay in new products being added to the website.

Fabric Overlay Collars

Have you ever found a cotton print that you thought would look awesome as a collar on your dog? Well, now you can have it made!

Either choose from a few of the cotton prints I have in stock, or send me a piece of your desired cotton print to be turned into a collar, or leash, or both! The fabric is first turned into a trim (3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1", or 1 1/4" wide) and then applied to the webbing base (satin wrap optional). Webbing widths are 3/4", 1", 1 1/2", or 2".

Pictured below is a 1 1/2" satin wrapped buckle collar with 1 1/4" fabric trim:

Poo Bag Holders

Carry your poo bags in style and keep them from unraveling whether in your purse, pocket or when dropped on the ground. The material used is the same type as backpacks are commonly made from, and comes in either black, blue, or red. The trim used here is 5/8" wide but the bag can easily fit up to a 1" trim, so now you can have a bag that matches your collar & leash. These drawstring bags just fit the small rolls of poo bags (as pictured on the right). They will be coming soon to the website.

Introducing Reflective Collars

1 1/2" Webbing Martingale (Fuschia)

I had purchased a bunch of grosgrain ribbon and some reflective grosgrain ribbon last year, and finally decided to put something together with them. These reflective strips appear as a grey or silver colour until they catch the light. The grosgrain ribbon is 1 1/2" wide and comes in 25 colours.

(white, ivory, canary, yellow-gold, gold, peach, orange)

(light pink, colonial rose, red, wine, apple, emerald, olive)

(hunter, light blue, antique blue, royal, navy, orchid, purple)

(grey, brown, black)