How to Customize a Racing Jacket

Racing jackets are worn by both sports teams and motorcycle enthusiasts. The latter tend to wear leather racing jackets, the former nylon lightweight racing jackets. What both types of racing jackets have in common is their prevalence. As such, many sportspeople and motorcycle enthusiasts like to customize their jackets to preserve a unique identity amongst the crowd. The best way to customize racing jackets is by sewing badges and other accessories onto the jacket yourself.

Things You'll Need

  • Badges
  • Needle
  • Thread
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Instructions

    • 1

      Buy some badges that represent your personality, achievements or the team to which you belong. These can be purchased online or from various sports and motorcycle shops.

    • 2

      Loop some thread through the eye of your needle. Position the badge on your racing jacket and sew it into position. Push the needle and thread back and forth through the badge and jacket. Follow the edge of the badge until it is secured in place. Cut the thread and tie a knot.

    • 3

      Purchase and add badges or emblems to your jacket to mark various occasions. Keep the badges clustered together in one position of the jacket -- many people position them on the breast or arm -- rather than covering the jacket as a whole.