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Some projects are more rewarding than others. I get a good deal of statisfaction making the skid boots that are my bread and butter, but I just finished making my daughter some new stuff for the horse show season and it was just plain fun. I made her a vest from Silhouette Pattern #800.

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This pattern allows you to select not only the size of the garment, but the cup size as well. DD wears a 32DD and a RTW fitted vest that doesn't end up huge across the back or gaping at the armholes has been impossible to find. This pattern, made up in the D-cup version, fit her perfectly with no modification. I made the vest up in a black with silver pinstriping lightweight fabric backed with medium weight fusible interfacing to give it the correct weight and drape. The instructions were simple and easy to understand, and the only mistake I made was somehow getting one of my son's toys stuck between the outer fabric and lining during the turning process, and not noticing it until I'd closed it up. I still can't imagine how I failed to notice a lump the size of a walnut, but it was easy enough to open a seam and fish the object out. I'll be making this vest, sans lapels, in a cute embossed fake leather that called to me from the clearance rack last year, and followed me home to take up residence in my stash. I also got her slinkie done. This was Suitability pattern 3500.http://www.suitability.com/item.cfm?catID=151&invID=744 The fabric was a black stretch velvet with silver glitter dusted over the top, that turned out absolutely dazzling. I also embellished the collar with fistfuls of heat-set Swarovski crystals. DD is thrilled. Not only does it fit her like a glove, it's guaranteed that there won't be another one like it in the show ring.Kathleen

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Kathleen
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By comparison, a muslin made up for Suitability pattern number 4700 corresponding to her measurements wasn't even in the ballpark.

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Kathleen

Yay!!! You are very correct, there won't be another one like it in the ring. And isn't that the very best part??? That's what I think I love the most about doing what we all do. ;)

You gonna make matching leg wraps for her horse? but it would be cute!!!

Sharon

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Sharon Hays

No. Um. But I did use the Bejeweler to make a pair of rhinestone skid boots for Scully (DD's BC). I still need to find a pair of big, glitzy sunglasses for the photo shoot for the web site.

Kathleen "Elvis has left the building..."

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lisa skeen

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Kathleen

Ok, I still don't get it. I see what amounts to leg warmers, or socks, for a dog. How is this some type of protection for him? Not trying to be mean, just don't understand the purpose.

L
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lisa skeen

These are fly dogs. That means they run and corner a -lot-. Dogs have dew-claws about a third of the way up their legs (between the ankle and the knee). These dew claws stick out quite a bit, especially on smaller dogs (it's a relocated toe, essentially, complete with claw). The skid boots keep them from catching their dew-claws as they corner.

jenn

-- Jenn Ridley : snipped-for-privacy@chartermi.net

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Jenn Ridley

In flyball, agility and frisbee the dogs tend to slide and skid which causes burns and sometimes tears of the carpal pad or stop, which is the small, short of thumb-like thing that projects from the back of a dog's wrist, just above the forefoot. See illustration here:

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also see torn and snagged dew claws caused by skidding. Think "screaming and bleeding". Previously the only option was to wrap the dog's wrists with co-adhesive bandage before every race, which was expensive and a giant pain in the ass. There's also a definite learning curve involved in doing a wrap correctly so the dog's feet don't swell. I had two dogs who, combined, had to be wrapped and unwrapped 28 or 32 times per weekend at tournaments and I decided that this was just freakin' ridiculous, that there just had to be a better way. The skid boots that I make offer better protection, more comfort, are easier to put on and take off and are extremely cost effective compared to co-adhesive bandages.

Kathleen

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Kathleen

Ah so! Thanks for the explanation. This is a sporty thing you do with your dog. I thought they were out hunting sheep or something and couldn't figure out why they needed socks. :)

L
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lisa skeen

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