Re: Mike Walton Slide
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Sat, 27 Jan 1996 13:52:16 -0600
Kevin wrote:
>From what I wrote earlier:
>>One of these days, I'm going to have to post the "quick and easy
>>neckerchief slide" recipe that I use when I go to Scout Shows and >>Scout-O-Ra
mas! Some patches just DESERVE to be maintained as a
>>neckerchief slide!
>OK Mike Give us the Details. This sounds like an excellent Idea
Quick and Easy Neckerchief Slides:
Materials:
pieces of cardboard (the kind taken from pantyhose, teeshirts, and the
like are fine...what I do for Scout shows and Scout-O-Ramas is to come
with different colored "posterboard" which I can cut up and use many
times as I have patches. Do NOT use corrugated cardboard nor heavy kraft
cardboard)
scissors (the all-purpose ones with the safety handles works well with
Scouts; I bring my Scout pocket knife which can do the job as well but
let's be safety-concerned here...use the scissors!)
Stapler or glue (If this is going to be a PERMANENT slide, you can
use the glue; if this is going to be something you want to replace
from time to time, use the stapler.)
Scotch (tm) tape (any kind of tape will be fine here...)
Extra patches
Instructions:
1) attach the patch to the cardboard using the tape. Then, cut around the
patch using the scissors.
2) remove the patch from the cardboard and cut around the cardboard so
that the cardboard, when pressed against the patch, cannot be seen from
the front of the patch.
3) cut two slots in the cardboard, one above the center of the cardboard
piece and one below the center of the cardboard. Make sure that you leave
at least three-quarters to an inch between the two slots.
4) attach the patch to the cardboard this time using the stapler or glue...
If you are using staples:
staple AS CLOSE TO the edge of the patch as possible but DO NOT STAPLE
anywhere in the center nor DO NOT STAPLE all the way around the patch.
To make sure that it stays put, I place two staples at the top, one on
each side, and two staples at the bottom of the patch.
If you are using glue:
glue AS CLOSE TO the edge of the patch as possible but DO NOT GLUE
anywhere in the center nor DO NOT GLUE all the way around the patch.
To make sure that it stays put, I place a small glob at the top and bottom
of the patch and that's it. Let dry before going onward (that's why I
like to use the staples better...no dry time.)
5) you are now ready to wear it. To place it on your neckerchief, you
have to bend the patch so that your neckerchief can go in and out between
the two slots. After wearing it a couple of times, the cardboard will
"bend enough" to make successive wearings easier.
When you are tired of the patch, you can simply remove the staples and
attach another patch with the same dimensions onto the cardboard. If the
cardboard wears due to excessive moisture, simply replace the cardboard
with another piece, cut the same way as described here.
An alternative to this include using two pieces of cardboard, one heavier
than the other, cut to the dimensions of the patch, and using a pipe
cleaner, attach the pipe cleaner ends to the thinner cardboard with tape
or glue. Instead of cutting two slits in the thin cardboard, cut one
slit in the heavier one. Pull the pipe cleaner "loop" through the heavier cardbo
ard large enough for a neckerchief to snuggly fit (I use my thumb
as a guide, placing it into the "loop" to "fit it"), then glue the two
pieces together before attaching the patch to the thin piece with glue.
I've also seen some Dens do this with wooden napkin holders or rings,
glue and cardboard. I like mine because the materials are cheaper, and
it's one-piece construction. Also, I can "field-expedient" a slide
with just a piece of cardboard without the patch when I lose or misplace
a slide.
What got me doing this was that as a Den Leader, my Den had a patch on
their right pocket that they were proud of but they want to wear the
Scout Show patch that we participated in someplace. I suggested that
we make slides out of them so that they can wear them with the uniform.
Since then, each time I set up an exhibit at a Scout Show or Fair, I
bring along the posterboard and some "garbage patches" (those extras that
Councils sell for a quarter for five or something like that) and give
them away as slides.
DO NOT do this with any patch that you deem "valuable", as someone can
easily take it from your neckerchief with some effort.
Hope this helps someone looking for a Scout Show exhibit, craft or just
wanting to place some old patches on display easily!!
Settummanque! (MAJ) Mike L. Walton (Settummanque, the blackeagle)
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