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Inexpensive, Fast Dog Toy, Great Gift, #5 Series, Going to the Dogs

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Channel: Crafting For Almost Everyone · 2016 · Howto & Style

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I found this fleece very inexpensively, on sale at Joann's and bought 1/4 yard of three different fleeces. Two of mine are paw print patterns and one is plain black.  I cut my pieces into 2" strips (or a little more) and then cut the length in half, to make two from each set of three strips.  Mine end up being 18" long which is a great length for big dogs, but I made some for my sister's small dogs and I made hers by making my strips thinner and shorter to create about a 9" toy.  You can easily adjust your length and width to make them whatever size you choose.  
  Cost to make them.  I used black fleece that was $1.35 for 1/4 yard and two pieces of different paw print fleeces that were $1.65 each, so my total for all three from Joanns' was $4.65.  I should be able to make at least eight of the 18" long toys, so each toy should cost 58 cents.  If you make yours thinner and shorter, you could cut the cost in half.  (Or if you find a better price on your fleece.) That's a great toy at a great price.  Because I bought the nice fleece, they are very soft and the dogs love to carry them, tug and chew them and I haven't had any problems with them ripping or being destroyed and they've been playing with them for over a week.
  Here's how to make one.  Cut the size strips you want for your particular size dog.  I wouldn't make the strips any narrower than 1".  Then cut the length to what you desire.  I would probably stop at cutting the length into quarters as you might not be able to work with it if it's shorter than that, but it's up to you.  Put your two patterns  on either side of your plain color fleece and then holding them in one hand, make a knot in one end.  Then I clipped mine to a metal heavy lamp shade and braided them to about 6" from the bottom and made another knot.  Make sure you braid as tightly as possible as the fleece will relax.   It will be easier to braid and knot if you use thinner pieces of fleece.  I hope you'll give this one a try as it makes a really great gift and a terrific thing to sell at craft fairs.

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