Use this free DIY tutorial and a favorite fabric to make a custom harness for your pet.
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Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way.
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Olivia is such a natural model! She even seemed to enjoy it immensely – or maybe it’s that she’s pretty happy with her harness too :) Thank you for this great tutorial – I don’t own a dog but I have lots of friends who do and I’ll forward your tutorial along to them!
This girl has been in front of a camera since day one! My sister is a photographer who specializes in pets. Olivia photobombs when the opportunity arises. Haha!
Is there any way to make this even smaller for a teacup sized dog? How would you recommend adjusting the pattern? Thank you!
so, yes this is doable. You will want to measure from the torso to the back of the neck, and that’ll be your length there. You’ll also want to measure around the neck (and keep several inches for the harness to overlap on the closure). Do the same with the measurement around the torso. I recommend cutting the smallest size, then making your adjustments using that as a base.
There is no pattern here; just a tutorial.
There is! The pattern piece is linked at the beginning of the instructions where the materials are listed. All instructions for anything you need are right in this post.
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Could you tell me how the pattern goes together?
Each page of the pattern has a number and letter indicating where it will line up. Cut off the excess, and line up the pattern. all of the A’s will line up vertically (there is no 1a because it would have been wasted paper), and all the B’s will line up and so on. you will line up 1b->1c then 2a->2b->2c then 3a->3b->3c then line up those three rows. You will then have your full pattern piece and you can cut out the size that best suits your dog, or grade between them if you need a more customized fit. :) I hope this helps!
Olivia, after cutting out the pattern pieces for each size it is VERY confusing how to put each size pattern together. The worst puzzle ever. Could you please help. Thank you.
Hi there, Joyce! Each page of the pattern has a number and letter indicating where it will line up. Cut off the excess, and line up the pattern. all of the A’s will line up vertically (there is no 1a because it would have been wasted paper). you will line up 1b->1c then 2a->2b->2c then 3a->3b->3c then line up those three rows. You will then have your full pattern piece and you can cut out the size that best suits your dog, or grade between them if you need a more customized fit. :) I hope this helps!
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Does this harness actually work well in an instant where your dog might pull? The one I have is hooked in the front, designed to ‘guide’ my dog left or right.
Having a good strong Velcro is key, and if your dog is very strong, you could totally add clips in the front as a secondary line of defense, so to speak! My girl is only 17lbs so this is more than enough to keep her near me. Thankfully, you can adjust this pattern pretty easily to suit your needs! Just be sure your machine needle is large enough to handle a heavier Velcro as that is generally the trickiest part to sew, I’ve found.
I’m making harnesses for my son’s cat. He’s an indoor cat but likes to go out for a walk. At my son’s request I put a buttonhole in the body under the tape on the back so the D ring can slip through to make it reversible; I’m going to try that with your much better pattern! This pattern is great and I’ll be using it for the next harness I make. Thank you.
I’m thrilled that you like it! Just remember to measure the cat’s girth in case you need to lengthen or shorten those straps a little. I have found some breeds tend to be a little on the skinny side, while others are small but stocky. Thank you for your comment!
I do not see markings for extra large on pages 1B and 1C. Are the neck dimensions the same for both sizes?
Yes! And I just like to mention that you will want to compare measurements to your dog as you go. My dog is a Boston, and while small they tend to have greater chest girth than other small dogs. If you have a dog as large as a Great Dane or Irish Wolfhound, you may need to adjust the measurements a little bit. Happy sewing!
Thank you for sharing you Harness I have a 19 # Boston and a 21# Frenchton they can both wiggle there way out of the harness I have perched with a small neck and large girth. I found some fabric to make one for each of my girls. I am excited to get started.
Thank you for sharing this pattern and tutorial. I am working on making one for one of my grand puppies. I want to add wiffle balls to keep her from escaping through the fence. I thought she would be one size, but that didn’t work, so I am printing this again. I am thinking about making it a step in harness with the neck permanently closed and then snapping closed on her back. Since I haven’t started it yet I don’t know if this will work. Anyway, thank you again. I can use this as a jumping off point.
Hello I am going to make this and am using the XL I notice on the part that will go across the chest it does not have a mark for the XL. Is that intentional? So the XL just goes into the Large and that’s ok? I hope I’m making g sense. Thank you
Yes you are on the right track!