eaglescout1996 10 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Question for the forum... Do you trim the excess fabric backing off of your award knots before you sew them on your uniform? Another Scouter made the observation last night that my knots where neatly placed in a row on my shirt and that all the excess material was trimmed. I never noticed it before, but I guess a lot of folks just sew them on without "squaring" them up. I appreciate your responses. *I have not, or ever will be a member of the UP...but I do try to wear my uniform correctly! Link to post Share on other sites
emb021 16 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 "Do you trim the excess fabric backing off of your award knots before you sew them on your uniform?" YES. In the past I didn't have to do this, but I've found that knots made over the last 5-10 years aren't trimmed too well. So I find I have to pull out my scissors and do some trimming before I sew them down. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle92 110 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Ditto what EMB said, ever since national went overseas for suppliers. Link to post Share on other sites
resqman 108 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Yes, I trim the knots prior to sewing. Link to post Share on other sites
Oak Tree 15 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Typically knot, but for the bad ones, yes. Seems like a reasonable step to take. Link to post Share on other sites
Woapalanne 11 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Definitely trim excess, if any. And in some cases, sew under the border, to keep the appearance. Link to post Share on other sites
lone77wulf 10 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I trim the excess since many are cut out of square now. One thing I've also done in the past is to sew the knots with one continuous thread and zig zag stich between the 2 edges. I only have 3, so no clue if this would work for more, but by stitching them together, they lay flat in a group, rather than gapping between each. One thing I have noticed is that the centenial uniform pockets seem to be just a tiny bit narrower (like 1/16"), so 3 knots just barely hang over on each side, so I place the center knot first, then the outer ones so the overhang is even. And I guess you could call me undercover uniform police, my goal is to set the example rather than confront the perpatrators of uniform crimes Link to post Share on other sites
BartHumphries 10 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 No, I use the extra bit around the colored border to basting stich the knots together before I sew them on the uniform. Then I'm basically sewing on a single larger instead of multiple small rectangular knots. Link to post Share on other sites
jr56 92 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Yes, I trim mine if necessary. Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 "basting stitch the knots together" Now it seems we're getting technical! I will ask HWMBO what she does and get back to you. Ea Link to post Share on other sites
Old_OX_Eagle83 212 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Yeppers, I trim all that excess off. However, Im not sure if I would if all my knots were new. Some of my knots are old enough that they never had the excess, so it was never a choice, the new ones didnt fit without trimming. Link to post Share on other sites
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