Comments on: do I get a badge for sewing on badges? http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:14:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Melissa B. http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-823 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:33:49 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-823 I staple the badges and patches onto the vest while I (hand)sew them then take out the staples when finished. Staples are easier than pins and they hold the badges/patches in place really well.

]]> By: Tina http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-252 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:54:30 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-252 I’ve been sewing on badges this way for almost 10 years. I don’t worry about the bobbin thread. Sometimes I use the color of the vest in the bobbin. Other times, I just use whatever happens to be in the machine. It’s not easy to pin them in place, either, so I use masking tape instead of pins. I’ve taught my Girl Scouts how to sew their own on my machine.
My father sewed on his own Boy Scout badges by hand because he said his mother wasn’t as accurate with the placement!

]]> By: True Up » Archive » Linky Tuesday http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-229 Tue, 19 May 2009 21:53:16 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-229 [...] How to sew on badges, from Craft Nectar [...]

]]> By: Carol B http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-228 Sat, 16 May 2009 21:23:36 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-228 The best fabric adhesive I’ve found is BoNash Powder Fusible.

]]> By: Jan http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-222 Wed, 13 May 2009 18:11:35 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-222 I have made a good deal of money sewing on badges for other people. Even at 50 cents a badge, it adds up! The only ones I sewed by hand were the ones on the pockets so the boys could have their pockets free. I used invisible thread on the top and matched the thread to the shirt on the bottom.

]]> By: Judy Chaffee http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-221 Wed, 13 May 2009 14:15:22 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-221 Hysterical Weeks!!! I love the explanation and the very clear photos. However, I had to laugh at your handwritten notepad of things to do. Bravo to your note on “invigorating the U.S. Auto Industry”. I, too, remember my Mom sewing on my badges late at night after my attempts were, shall we say, less than stellar!
Great tutorial, bravo!!!

]]> By: Alma http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-220 Wed, 13 May 2009 01:25:18 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-220 I have not seen a Girl Scout badge in 40 years and so am amazed at how different they look! I guess today’s girl scout would turn up her nose at the plain round circles we used to get. These look much more festive and rewarding.

]]> By: Heather http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-218 Tue, 12 May 2009 21:37:43 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-218 actually, if you teach your daughter to sew, there is a sewing badge. Learned to praise mine for doing her best & if the badges weren’t exactly straight & the thread clashed with the patch, so be it. She did it herself & was sooooo proud. Youngest girl in her troop (9) & only one who sews on her own patches (fun ones on back, not official on front as they are just a bit small.)

]]> By: Vireya http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-217 Tue, 12 May 2009 21:00:33 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-217 Should have also mentioned, when I was one, badges did not have adhesive. My mother made me sew my own badges on with a needle and thread.

]]> By: Vireya http://craftnectar.com/2009/05/12/do-i-get-a-badge-for-sewing-on-badges/#comment-216 Tue, 12 May 2009 20:57:17 +0000 http://craftnectar.com/?p=458#comment-216 Actually you don’t need to explain what Scouting is. It is a world-wide organisation, and there are scouts in 216 countries.

However, I have no idea what a Memorial Day Parade is.

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