Be a Fashion Designer for Cats and Dogs

It’s a fact of life that name tags on collars can easily fall off, and if pets get lost or hurt people finding them have no way of contacting their owners.  That’s a very real worry for all genuine animal lovers, and it’s a problem you can solve by creating collars with the pet’s name and their owner’s name and contact details embroidered on the collar.  That way the details are unlikely to come adrift, and the dog’s name and their owner’s contact details can easily be found.  For that kind of security, pet lovers will pay you well.

If you sew and have a sewing machine for making these collars, this could be the business idea you have been looking for.  You could sell these attractive customised collars for about £20 each.  Offer them in a large choice of colours and embroidery designs.  Making them from washable fabrics will be a nice option too.  Also offer a range of sizes, because well-fitting collars stay in place longer. 

If you don’t want to make everything from scratch, you could embroider names and contact details onto ready-made collars.  If you buy the collars in bulk from a wholesaler, you should achieve good discounts and this will keep your costs down and leave you a good profit margin.

There are many new high tech. sewing machines on the market that can make this project easy to master, whether you are a sewer already, or not. 

Your initial investment will be for thread, fabric and a machine that will embroider for you.  Then you can invest in a site to sell them on, or you could sell your collars at flea markets and fairs, also on eBay and other online marketplaces.  Whatever your choice, this will be a profitable and fun project to pursue.