How to Display Letterman Jackets for High School

Letterman jackets worn during high school years will retain a lifetime of memories. Displaying the jackets is a rewarding way to keep school team spirit alive during games, as well as other events throughout the year. Developing creative display ideas will make your high school letterman jacket stand out from the rest, showing your unique sense of visual merchandising style and spirit.

Things You'll Need

  • Letterman jacket
  • School flag, buttons, programs, etc.
  • Scanner
  • Printer
  • Shadowbox
  • Glue
  • Sponge glue applicator
  • Thumb tacks
  • Wood (cut one piece flat wood panel; three pieces 2x4; wood type subject to change according to your wood type and display design)
  • Wood glue
  • Clamp
  • Nails
  • Staple gun
  • Tissue paper
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Instructions

  1. Making a Shadowbox Display Case

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      Scan a photo of your school's mascot, logo insignia or individual school letter into your computer. Create an alternating pattern of your scan. Add a border in your school colors around the pattern.

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      Print several sheets of your pattern onto 11 by 17 paper to create a wallpaper effect. Attach your printouts to the back wall of your shadow box as the backdrop for your jacket. Use a light coating of glue with a sponge applicator to avoid the adhesive seeping through your printout.

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      Display your jacket in the shadowbox case. Attach school programs, buttons, school flags and important keepsakes with decorative thumb tacks in your school colors. If you are using a small shadow box, fold your jacket neatly, leaving the school letter patch as the display's focus and feature.

    Making a Wood Panel Display

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      Make a wood mannequin display from a flat wood panel and 2 by 4 wood pieces. Measure your jacket's chest width and length. Reduce the chest spec by 10-inches.

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      Cut one piece of a flat wood panel at your local home or lumber store. Your dimensions must correlate directly to your jacket's measurements. For example, if your jacket length is 28 inches, your wood panel will be approximately 28 inches in length. If your jacket's chest measurement is 25 inches, your panel's width will be approximately 15 inches.

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      Cut three pieces of 2 by 4 wood. Divide your wood panel's length in half to arrive at your 2 by 4's length. For example, if your wood panel was cut at 28 inches in length, cut your 2 by 4 to finish at 14 inches in length. Make sure the corners are mitered.

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      Attach the mitered corners with wood glue to form a triangle. Add a clamp at each corner to secure and let dry. You can also opt to add nails to the corners. It will form a triangle-shaped display stand, which will be attached to the wood panel.

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      Attach the display stand to the center back of the wood panel using wood glue and let dry. It is best to add nails to secure the display stand. Make sure the panel can rest against the stand prior to adding the wood glue and nails.

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      Choose your solid fabric in your school colors. For example, if your colors are navy, white and gold and your jacket is predominantly navy, select gold as the fabric color to highlight the jacket and letter patch.

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      Wrap the wood panel with your solid color fabric. Use a staple gun to secure the fabric at the back of the display. Add tissue paper inside the jacket's body and sleeves to shape your letterman jacket.