New-to-me collar/stand technique

Dear Doreen,

I didn't understand thedrawings at all, but your pix did the trick. My way is easy, too, but I always like to know more than one way to do something. I'll try this the next time I make a shirt.

A typical stand is 1-1/4 inches wide.

Teri

Hope your dog comes through this ok. Why do they do that? Snakes and skunks. Sheesh.

Teri,

Aha. Right now the stand is just under an inch. It's from a wornout ready-to-wear camp shirt I cut up for a pattern years ago. So 1-1/4 inches, when I modify it, should be just about right.

Doreen

Funny you should say that. One of our other three got skunked on Tuesday! After a bath with the peroxide/baking soda/liquid soap mixture, she's just about tolerable. Or we've gotten used to the fragrance.

Our vet, bless him, cut his lunch hour short to meet DH and Casey (DDog) at the office earlier today. He called about a half hour ago (after 6 p.m. our time) to tell us that Casey is doing well and resting fairly comfortably under mild sedation. He expects Casey to recover. :)

Doreen in Alabama

Sorry about Casey! I hope he/she recovers quickly. Your jackets look nice, I've never been good at sewing collars, except the regular ones. BTW, the fabric is gorgeous. Emily

It's what dogs do. Bless their hearts. They have a lot in common with two-year old children.

So glad Casey is going to be OK. Till the next time.

Thanks, Emily! The colors in one photo aren't quite true--the red that looks orange-y should be more pink-y...I mustn't have set the camera properly.

Doreen in Alabama

Thanks! Casey is my favorite of all the dogs we've ever had, and it would break my heart to lose him at his young age.

This is Casey and Molly (black), the recent skunkee...both rescued strays:

That's a good-looking pair!

They are precious. I live in a gated community, and two were roaming around this afternoon like they were lost. One resembled your Molly. I do hope the owners find them soon. They look well cared for, but no collar or tags on either. Of course they may have microchip implants. Emily

Nifty. I will have to print that out and study it. ;) Thanks for posting it.

Glad Casey is going to be fine. They are just too sweet. Love that snuggled up picture. And what a face Casey has!

Sharon

You're welcome. Don't know how many jillion stands I've done the old way. I also tried Teri's method and think with practice I could do a good job using it, but I truly believe this latest technique is going to be my favorite.

Thank you! Although Molly and Casey came to us several months apart, we believe they're about the same age and they are almost inseparable. As DH says, it's a good thing we had them both neutered. :)

This was Molly when she was dropped off, one cold February day...but don't look if your heart is easily broken.

Thanks, Emily! There are so many lost or abandoned dogs. Too many get dropped off out in the country where we live. We've taken in three, and found homes for several more that we couldn't keep. I hope the two in your neighborhood are home again. Since they look well cared for, they probably just escaped from indoors or inside a fenced yard temporarily.

Doreen in Alabama

I get cats. The kids who rent the apartments near me get a cat, then when they move out at the end of the semester, the cat somehow doesn't get moved with them. My own cats live inside the house, and have "kitty tv" at the windows. The ones outside now have a little house with a picture window (with lattice over so they don't feel exposed) and fresh food and water. All are welcome. Most seem to be neutered or spayed, which is a blessing. Any that aren't will be if they are tame enough to be caught.

I also feed the birds.

Am I a sucker, or what? ;-)

My cat made the final trip to the vets just over a month ago. Less than one week later while the boys were at DMIL for a few nights a stray kitten was hanging around there. We took him in temporarily and let the vets know we had him, no claims so looks like he's here to stay. How do they know when to turn up?

Lizzy

They are magical, mystical, and maybe supernatural. There was an Egyptian god who took the form of a cat......

Nah... Cats are just Time Lords in disguise.

That's what I think; all the backyards are fenced. When DS arrived home yesterday, he drove around the neighborhood, looking for the two, but never saw either of them. It brought back memories of an incident in our family several years ago. One of my DDs had recently moved into a new home when one of their beloved dogs got out of her fenced-in yard and they never found her, although she & DH walked the neighborhood for hours 2 days. The children were small, but the two older ones and some friends searched around on their bikes. She was never found, and it was like losing a relative for a while.. Emily

Why don't they bring a TARDIS, then? I could really use one!!