How to Make Dog Bandana?

Things to Consider While Making Dog Bandana

It would be best to consider several factors before buying a bandana for your dog. The most important among them are

Size

Before you go on to pick a nice-looking bandana for your furry friend, it is essential that you know the exact neck size of your dog. Dog bandanas come in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large.

Washability

While dogs love dressing up and posing for pictures, do not forget they also love being just a dog and digging mud or swimming in a pool of dirt. So, it is best to buy a bandana of a material that can be washed and dried in a washing machine.

Double-Sided

Are you looking to cut costs? Buying a bandana with a different design on each side can be a significant investment. This way, you don’t have to worry about getting the wrong side on while being in a hurry.

Cooling Effect

Dog bandanas can serve a purpose apart from functioning as an excellent fashion accessory. For dogs with short fur, it becomes crucial that you buy a bandana or a neckerchief. This will help prevent sunburns and allow cool off the animal’s body.

How to Make Dog Bandana? – How to Make Easy DIY Dog Bandanas?

Materials Required

A piece of fabric, scissors, thread, and a sewing machine. (In case you don’t have a sewing machine, you can sew the bandana by hand stitching it.)

Method to Follow

• Fold the top corner down to make a triangle and lay your cloth right side up.
• Cut off any extra fabric below the triangle.
• With the right sides together, sew a ¼ seam around the open sides of the triangle. Leave a few inches open so that you can turn the fabric inside out.
• You can even use pins to hold the fabric in place while sewing the fabric
• Use the opening to turn the fabric right side out
• Press the fabric with an iron to make sure it doesn’t look frumpy
• Topstitch around the entire bandana from the edge.
• This will help the fabric lay flat and will also give your bandanna a finished look.

You can use this as a bandana and tie it around your dog’s head. You can also use it as a collar and tie it around your dog’s neck. However, remember to leave a gap between the fabric and the neck such that two fingers can fit in comfortably.

Why do Dogs Wear Bandana?

Yes, your puppy’s bandanas look super cute, but did you know they could stand for something more serious? Check out the various reasons dogs wear bandanas for multiple aspects of their lives.

To Give a Visual Cue

The primary reason dogs wear bandanas is to communicate to other dog owners their preferred methods of communication. Their color should be easily visible  and thereby convey different meanings, such as

• Green-friendly and happy to be around people.
• Yellow- Dogs that are vulnerable and suffer from some disability.
• Red- they do not like interacting and should be given space.
• Blue-Working dog or training.
• White-Deaf or blind or both.
• Yellow-Nervous by nature.

To Reduce Anxiety

A bandana can be used to calm the dog when anxious or worked up by applying scents or calming sprays.

You can use the stress relief spray (provided by a vet) across the bandana under the chin, and because it’s near the dog’s nose, it will assist with the dog staying calm.

As a Cute Fashion Accessory

Dogs can even wear bandanas to look fashionable. There are endless designs to choose from. You will find dogs wearing bandanas at home, at doggy events, at markets, on birthdays, on walks, in parks, and while posing for social media.

As a Means to Spread a Message

While bandanas can be worn for fun (for a birthday party, etc.), in some cases, these bandanas are used as a means of raising awareness of a particular event.

This could be something like donations for a charity or even a wedding. Pets are more commonly used at weddings as ringbearers, so bandanas help them look the part.

What are Cooling Bandana for Dogs?

Unlike people, dogs don’t sweat, so their only way of cooling off is through panting. This is when a cooling bandana can make a difference.

Depending on the type of bandana you go for, cooling bandanas can help in lowering your dog’s basal temperature.

Cooling bandanas are generally made of water-resistant fabric such as polyester fiber. They are typically made up of materials that deflect sunlight and soak up water to give a consistent cooling effect to your dog.

The ultimate cooling bandanas are the ones that contain polymer crystals. When the temperature outside is soaring, the best spots on the body to cool off are the paws, belly, chest, and neck.

Bandanas worn around the neck can contain cooling polymer crystals that quickly absorb water to cool off your dog. They will stay cool for hours, making them ideal to be worn when outside in the sun.

What are the Best Dog Birthday Bandana?

If your dog is your best friend, you are most likely to do something special on their special day. Bandanas are available in such a wide variety of color patterns and types that you can easily find one that says, ‘It’s my birthday.’

Bandanas in polyester material have a silky quality and look very appealing. However, the silkiness of the fabric also requires that you make sure it’s knotted up securely.

How to Put a Bandana on a Dog?

Bandanas are a great way of dressing up your dog without having to put in much effort. It could be so much easier to tie a bandana around a dog’s neck than wrestling with a tee-shirt, sweater, or jacket.

While it is vital to pick a bandana that looks cute on your dog, choosing something your puppy feels comfortable wearing is even more important. Almost all bandanas are made from soft material, but some are made out of synthetic fabrics that could give your dog a rash.

It would help if you made sure that the bandana you pick will be easy to put on and take off, comfortable for your pet, and made of durable material.

How to Make Your Dog Wear a Bandana?

• Firstly you need to measure your dog’s neck to figure out what size of bandana you need to pick.
• This can be done using a fabric tape measure.
• You can measure your dog while sitting, standing, or lying down.
• Wrap the fabric tape measure around your dog’s neck where a collar would sit.
• Add two or three inches to the measurement as you will need to tie the bandana onto its neck.

There are three fun ways in which your dog can wear a bandana. They are:

Classic Cowboy

All you have to do is fold the bandana diagonally in half. Now wrap the folded edge around the dog’s neck and tie the ends together.

The Cape

This is very similar to the cowboy look, only, in this case, the triangular part of the bandana will be over your dog’s back. This will give it a cape-like appearance.

The Roll and Tie

Fold the bandana in half diagonally. Next, roll the folded side down to about 1 inch. Continue rolling the bandana, and tuck the pointed end in securely. Wrap the rolled bandana around your dog’s neck and tie the ends.

How to Choose Dog Bandana?

It is best to choose durable, lightweight bandanas that come in appealing colors or patterns. Many types, such as plain, striped, patterned, and personalized, are available to suit every occasion.

Bandanas are available for weddings, baby showers, holiday celebrations, birthdays, and generally colorful bandanas for any day of the week. There are also some that are boy and girl-specific.