How to Design Your Own Track Spikes

Add some flash to your feet as you dash down the track lanes by embellishing your own track spikes. Combine a bit of creativity and some simple tricks to create track spikes that will showcase your personal style. Armed with personalized track spikes, you can either stand out as an individual runner or create spikes that will unite a running team as they jet around the track.

Things You'll Need

  • pleather fabric
  • fabric scissors
  • tacky glue
  • heavy-duty thread
  • needle
  • fabric markers
  • fabric paint
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Instructions

    • 1

      Choose the colors you want to accent the sides of your track spikes. These colors could be your favorite colors, school colors or contrasting colors.

    • 2

      Sketch out the templates of your chosen embellishments to the scale of your shoe. Trace out what you want your track spikes to look like.

    • 3

      Cut out the pieces of your template to use as patterns for your shoe fabric.

    • 4

      Trace the patterns onto your fabric and cut out the template pieces.

    • 5

      Affix the fabric to your track shoe with either tacky glue, or sew them on.

    • 6

      Add additional embellishments with fabric paint or fabric markers if they fit your design.