Eqeq 10 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Why are the loops uneven? The loops don't fall right and look messy. Any hints? Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Winger 9 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Uneven? I don't have a problem with mine. I do press mine flat with a hot iron so they don't filp around on the epaulettes. Link to post Share on other sites
infoscouter 11 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Are they new? When they haven't been laundered they are stiff and sort of floppy. Once you've washed the uniform a couple times, they soften up. As Gold Winger says, ironing helps, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Eqeq 10 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 One of the ropes is longer than the other by about one and a half inches. I checked a new package and the loops are the same way. Link to post Share on other sites
infoscouter 11 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I thought you meant the colored tabs that go on the epaulets. They shouldn't vary by that much. Are you talking about shoulder cords, for a denner or a Den Chief? If so, I'm not sure why one is longer than the other. Similar insignia - in the military or on a band uniform also has different length cords, I believe. It's probably just so they hang nicely, and are more comfortable to wear. If they were the same length, they'd get tangled more easily and would be bulkier between the arm and the body. Link to post Share on other sites
Eqeq 10 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yes, the Den Chief cords or ropes. Link to post Share on other sites
insanescouter 10 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 As I recall from when I was a den chief so many years ago it is one rope strand looped once - to make the two loops... those if you gently pull on one loop on it should make that loop get bigger and the other smaller ... however after all these years I could just remember wrong ... Scott Robertson http://insanescouter.org Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Winger 9 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Ah-ha! It was a language problem. Don't know the answer. Link to post Share on other sites
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