Fixing on badges without sewing

I would happily sew a few badges!

When my youngest went away to school I sewed 90 name tapes on by hand!

When he left school I was thrilled that I would never have to do it again……until my mother went in to a home, it was dreadful I had to sew in her name tapes on to all her clothing, sad.

lixy

I am looking forward to the day when they get their ‘sewing’ badge and I can hand the needle over! Swimming badges too.

The sewing badge should be the first one they earn 🪡🧵😃

AskAlice

I tried using the bondaweb type stuff once for my DDs brownie badges and got told off by Brown Owl!

Wonderful! 😂

AskAlice

I tried using the bondaweb type stuff once for my DDs brownie badges and got told off by Brown Owl!

The Scout and Guide shop sells badge glue.

I would use bondweb to secure and then do a few stitches round the edge to avoid getting told of by Brown Owl!

NotSpaghetti

I often thought about glue but it does mean you can't re-use the top.
I would just teach the young person to do it themselves.

I assume they can't be too young to sew and you can always tack them in place first.

The Beaver is only 6 and the badges are blooming awkward - all different shapes, sizes and colours and some are interlocking - and he gets a new one nearly every week.
I assume the person who designed them didn't try sewing them on!

I tried using the bondaweb type stuff once for my DDs brownie badges and got told off by Brown Owl!

I am looking forward to the day when they get their ‘sewing’ badge and I can hand the needle over! Swimming badges too.

Isn’t it strange how us nannas are the badge sewer onners!
I always did my own 3 children’s badges - brownies, cubs, scouts and guides, swimming and sports .

I’ve done them now for grandchildren and still doing for youngest DGD brownies, just about to go to Guides. 😤.

As you say ‘it’s a pain in the neck’.
I would love to have found something sticky to adhere them to.

I often thought about glue but it does mean you can't re-use the top.
I would just teach the young person to do it themselves.

I assume they can't be too young to sew and you can always tack them in place first.

OldFrill

The Scout shop sells fabric glue for badges, you can get similar on Amazon etc
Fabric Badge Glue 50ml | Badge Glue share.google/4syOzCmYsMi9SIHMn

Thanks for that.

The Scout shop sells fabric glue for badges, you can get similar on Amazon etc
Fabric Badge Glue 50ml | Badge Glue share.google/4syOzCmYsMi9SIHMn