Kitsch Collars

A very warm welcome to Kitsch Collars. I hope you will enjoy your visit to my internet shop which was born out of a desire to see my hounds in beautiful collars and coats I developed my interest in fabrics whilst working in an historic silk mill on turn of the century industrial looms. I was involved with the weaving of gorgeous fabrics such as ott... omans and organzas for west end theatrical productions and international films, authentic fabrics for historical houses and the very top interior designers. My credentials are deeply entrenched in the making of fabric from the beginning through to the end product. At that time I rescued my first lurcher Big Cal. He had been in rescue kennels for over two years. The love affair with sighthounds well and truly began for me and my family. On moving to London and adopting Spanner and then Leno from The Mayhew Animal Home, I started making collars in 2003. Leno slipped her collar one day and after a horrible few hours searching for her, an idea came to me. Leno was safe back at home and I wanted to keep her safe! I started to make martingale collars for my hounds, embellishing them with sari borders from neighbouring Southall. Other dog walkers would say "where did you get that beautiful collar?" I realised then that other hound people also would like to have their canine friends in similar attire. From this very modest start I began to explore the possibilities of starting my own business. Thus so far, I have made many friends in the doggie world which has given me great pleasure. I am pleased to be able to give back (in the way of free collars for auctions, along with heavily discounted collars to sell at shows, kennels and charity websites) a little helping hand to those charities that try so hard to comfort and home those hounds that have been less fortunate in their lives, but will hopefully find that loving home. Please do see my links page where you can source many of these well deserving charities. I am now lucky enough to live in beautiful West Bay, Dorset with ...Read More