If you want to know how to make the perfect fleece tug leash, look right here and copy how we make ours.
- First buy some top quality fleece fabric, preferably made in America. You’ll need three yards of fabric (6 yards if you want two different colors 3 yards of each).
- Then find some soft tubular webbing in 9/16” or 5/8” width, but not too thick or stiff, find a thin and pliable webbing with a high tensile strength.
- You’ll need a snap hook in the appropriate size, we use a non-rusting nickel plated 5/8” snap hook. You can use a larger or smaller hook if you want to.
- If you’re going to use the leash for AKC competition, you’ll need a heavy duty sewing machine as well.
Follow These 7 Steps
- Cut one strip of fabric from each color, or two strips from the same color. Cut them approximately 2.5” wide the full length of the material.
- Cut your webbing into a 100” length.
- Wrap one end of the webbing through your snap hook and sew the webbing closed 1.5” below the fold.
- Sew the ends of your fleece fabric together.
- Thread the joined fabric strips through the webbing loop below the snap until the sewn part of the fleece is right below the snap and begin braiding.
- When the fleece and webbing are all braided together, fold back 8” of the braid to form a handle, use the left over webbing to wrap around the base of the handle and sew it shut with your sewing machine.
- You’ll need an industrial machine for this part, and it helps if it had a walking foot. Be sure to use a large size needle or you’ll just break all your needles.
There you have it!! Every thing you need to do it your self.
Option #2
The other option to tracking down the materials and getting them shipped in or running around town to pick them up (assuming that you can find them locally), is to purchase a finished leash from us. AND! Here’s the good part. If you buy two the shipping is free!
Pretty cool eh?
Do The Math
I’m pretty sure that if you do the math by adding up the cost of all the materials, shipping for delivery, or gas for going to the store, as well as value your time at a minimum of say $5 an hour, you’ll find that our braided leashes are a HUGE value! The do it yourself version could easily add up to $25 or $30 for materials and with a minimum cost for your time, probably another $15 to $25 dollars.
Feel The Love
Be kind to yourself, follow this link and purchase one from us, you’ll have it in less time than it takes to find all the parts that you need, and you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you were good to yourself and saved time and money and that you were