Do you have a doggie that you love? Do you maybe have doggies in the family that you like to treat with little gifts? (We no longer have a dog, but we have lots of doggies in the family that we like to spoil!).
If so, then you are going to love, love, love this tutorial! How about a new dog toy, for free? And you can make it at home in minutes!
How to Make a Braided Dog Toy for Free Using a T-Shirt
1. Find an old t-shirt in your closet that you are no longer wearing. It can have holes or stains, it doesn’t matter. Wash and dry it. We used 3 different t-shirts for our toy, which gave us 3 finished toys. It is up to you if you want your braided toy to be all one color or varied colors.
2. Lay the t-shirt flat and cut off the arms, the neck and the bottom hem as shown:
3. Along the bottom edge, use scissors to cut rows in the fabric, about 1.5″ apart:
4. Using your brut force, tear each row by pulling on the fabric up towards the top of the shirt. This is really easy to do.
5. When you have all the fabric torn, it will be slightly curled on the edges. This is OK. Lay the fabrics out in 3 piles and tie each one tightly with a piece of the fabric. We used about 7-10 pieces per pile.
6. Fasten all 3 sections together in a very tight knot, using another piece of the t-shirt material.
7. Braid the fabric and tie the end off with another piece of the t-shirt material. Trim the ends if they are really varied. That is it – a new FREE dog toy!
We made one of these for our parrot too and he loves it!
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