How to Make a Fabric Braided Dog Bone

People love spoiling their animals with toys and dogs love getting the special gifts. Toys keep animals happy and fend off boredom when the owner is away at work. A fabric braided dog bone makes an excellent chew toy, pull toy or toy for playing fetch. These toys are easily made using scrap material that normally ends up in the trash, so while you make toys for your pet, you help the environment by recycling. Make several of these toys out of different materials and let the dog have fun.

Things You'll Need

  • Soft fleece, T-shirt material, old towels or any clothing material
  • Tennis ball (optional)
  • Large safety pin
  • Scissors
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Instructions

  1. Basic Braided Dog Bone

    • 1

      Cut three long strips of material about 1 inch wide. Lay the material on a flat surface and line up the ends.

    • 2

      Tie the fabric strips together in a knot at one end, insert a large safety pin through the knotted end and pin it to something stable.

    • 3

      Lift the left piece up and lay it between the middle piece and the right piece of material. Lift the right piece of material and lay it between the middle piece of string and the left piece of string. Continue this pattern until you braid the material 8 to 10 inches. Tie a second knot at the end of the braided material and cut off the excess material.

    Small Braided Dog Bone

    • 4

      Cut three long strips about 1/2 inch wide. Lay the material on a flat surface and get the ends even.

    • 5

      Tie the fabric strips together in a knot at one end, insert a large safety pin through the knotted end and pin it to something stable.

    • 6

      Lift up the left piece of material and set it between the middle piece and the right piece of material. Lift the right piece of material and set it between the middle piece of string and the left piece of string. Continue this pattern until you braid the material 6 to 8 inches. Tie a second knot at the end of the braided material and cut off the excess material.

    Tennis Ball Braided Dog Bone

    • 7

      Cut three long strips of material about 1 inch wide. Lay the material on a flat surface and line up the ends.

    • 8

      Tie the fabric strips together in a knot at one end, insert a large safety pin through the knotted end and pin it to something stable.

    • 9

      Poke the scissors into the tennis ball and make a hole all the way through the ball. Push the loose ends of the material through the ball and pull the ball all the way up to the knot.

    • 10

      Tie the fabric strips together in another knot right under the ball to keep the ball in place.

    • 11

      Lift the left piece of material up and set it between the middle piece and the right piece of material. Lift the right piece of material and set it between the middle piece of material and the left piece of material. Continue this pattern until you braid the material 8 to 10 inches past the ball. Tie a knot at the end of the braid and cut off the excess material.