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Woven With Care: Dog Leashes From the Heart of Rhode Island

Woven With Care: Dog Leashes From the Heart of Rhode Island

Posted by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI on Sep 22nd 2025

Every leash that leaves the Made From RI workshop carries more than nylon and steel... it carries memory, devotion, and a sense of place. Jennifer’s mother once stitched costumes for the Looking Glass Theater, her hands guiding fabric into stories. Today, Jennifer stitches with the same devotion, only now the stage is the shoreline, the city street, the village green... and the story is the bond between you and your dog.

Our collars were the first chapter. The leashes are the continuation.

The Single Handle Leash: Everyday Grace in Motion
The Webbed Dog Leash – Single Handle is the classic companion for daily walks.

- 1" nylon webbing: strong yet soft in the hand
- Nickel-plated steel hardware: built to last
- Lengths: 3’ or 6’, with custom sizing available
- Colors: from understated black to vibrant ocean blue and hot pink

It’s the leash for rhythm and routine... the morning walk, the evening loop, the quiet ritual of stepping out together.

The Double Handle Leash: Versatility With Intention
The Webbed Dog Leash – Double Handle offers freedom and closeness in one design.

- 6’ length with two handles stitched in place
- Durable 1" nylon webbing and nickel-plated steel hardware
- Colors: the same vibrant palette as the single-handle version

The long handle allows your dog to explore. The short handle brings them close when the world gets busy. It’s a leash that adapts to the moment, stitched with the wisdom that sometimes love means letting go, and sometimes it means holding close.

Rhode Island Vignettes: Where Leashes Meet Landscape
Narragansett Seawall: The Atlantic wind presses against you as gulls wheel overhead. Your dog leans into the leash, nose full of salt air. With the single handle, you let them wander toward the spray. With the double handle, you draw them close as joggers and strollers pass. The leash becomes part of the rhythm of sea and stone.

Bristol, RI: On a summer morning, the red, white, and blue stripes of Hope Street guide your steps. Your dog trots beside you, tail high, as the town prepares for its famous parade. The leash in your hand is stitched with the same care as the bunting overhead... an everyday tool that carries the weight of tradition.

Urban Providence: The sidewalks hum with traffic and conversation. Murals rise from brick walls, and food trucks line the streets. Here, the double handle leash shines... long enough for freedom in the park, short enough for control at the crosswalk. In the city’s pulse, the leash becomes a quiet tether of trust.

Beyond Rhode Island
Though these leashes are born in a small workshop by the bay, they travel far. They find their way to neighborhoods in New York, to parks in Chicago, to trails in Colorado, to sidewalks in California. Wherever they go, they carry a piece of Rhode Island’s soul... stitched with memory, devotion, and care.

Which Leash Will Carry Your Story?

The Single Handle: for simplicity, strength, and daily rhythm

The Double Handle: for versatility, closeness, and choice

Both are offerings from the same legacy. Both are stitched with intention. Both are made for the ritual of walking side by side...whether along the Narragansett Seawall, through Bristol’s historic streets, in Providence’s urban hum, or in your own community far beyond Rhode Island.