replacing a badge in same place

[mollykins]

I've been given a new badge at cadets, for my power level two, which has to go in the place of my power level one badge, but in the exact place, what's the easiest way to get it lined up right?

I have a sailing badge directly below it, which is staying and it's lined up with that, so should I take the old power badge off, then line the new one up with the sailing badge using a ruler?

Plus it isn't as simple as drawing round it then putting the new one within the lines, the jacket has to be dry cleaned and we haven't got tailors chalk.

If you're asking why i'm not getting an instructor to do it, I could but the only one that can pin the badges properly is losing her eyesight and is always stabbing you and pinning you to the shirt underneath, so because I know where it goes I'm doing it all myself.

[RATTER15]

Just pin it in place until it looks right then sew it.

[B00]

My goodness you do make a drama out of the smallest things, lol.

I'm assuming these badges are sewn on? If you unpick the old one, wont the sewing marks still be on your top? Then its simply a case of sewing the new one in that place?

[mollykins]

They have to be exactly perfect else you have to do it again though.

You can't see it well enough, where I don't have badges, and they can go, you can see some marks but not well enough.

[B00]

If you can see some marks, then its good enough. Pin it into place before sewing.

[B00]

I'm also wondering how you managed to sew the others in their place if the area they've to go on is that specific?

[mollykins]

It's really difficult to see though.

[mollykins]

I had them pinned on, but it's slightly easier to place this one as it's replacing one of the same place and size and I don't want to be stabbed or sewn to my shirt any more.

[mollykins]

If it was simple, like your implying i'd have no trouble doing it, but i'm opening to suggestions for the easiest way, at the moment the old one is still in place.

[cassa333]

As far as I know there is no magic way of doing it.

It is just trial and error.

Take the old one off and you will be able to see the outline at the least and just keep moving it round until the badge lines up with the others.

[redcrx]

draw around it with somthing that will wash or rub off.

if you dont have any chalk then use charcoal pencil or even a burnt match (about 10p a box at you local shop)

[rowanwitch]

use a little bit of double sided sticky tape to hold it in position while you sew it to stop it slipping or use bondaweb

[mollykins]

red, the material is a very dark navy so they are good ideas but I don't think for me, I don't want to ruin it. You rent both uniforms for £10 and get them changed when you need a bigger size but have to pay if you compeltely ruin something, if it was your fault rather than it's an old uniform and was going that way anyway, seeing as they did belong to navy rates before us.