Mad Fox Designs - Everything you Demand from a Martingale Collar

Examples of Mad Fox Designs Custom Leather

The custom, hand-made leather collar you get from Mad Fox Designs is guaranteed to be of the highest quality possible. I start with 8 - 10 oz (roughly 1/8 inch thick) vegetable tanned leather, with as clear grain as I can find. The leather is marked and cut by hand based on a pattern drafted to either your measurements or standard sizes based on breed, and then, for colored collars, is dyed to the color you choose. At this point I create the design to be stitched or burned into the leather. When the dye dries, the outer layer is marked with the design and it is then stitched and/or burned in. The outside piece of leather, where the design is stitched, and the inside lining piece are stitched together using a quality artificial sinew. The hardware is then attached to the ends. At this point, for martingale style collars, the control loop of the collar is put through and finished up with the d-ring. All contruction points are first glued and then triple stitched in three rows parallel to the stress on the leather to prevent "postage stamping," or tearing out. Your collar is then oiled until it will take no more oil. This helps to maintain the leather's flexibility and makes it more resistant to water and damage caused by water.

I've recently introduced the Artisan's Collection! These are the same great collars as all my leather, but with some serious BLING! Inset hand woven seed-beading, for instance (see bottom photo for a sample!), rhinestones, "dangly bits," inset cross stitch patterns... You name it, I can probably do it.

Below you'll see there are detailed photos of the stitching, color samples, and lining options.