Dragon*Con Projects: Custom Lanyard
Sat, Jul. 25th, 2009 19:15![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jarissaUsing finger-weaving (instructions available at WikiHow) I made a bandolier-length badge lanyard, attaching almost all of my old convention badges. I think one of the two years I went to MidSouthCon is missing. It's very lightweight, and so far seems to hold up to mild stress tests.
It took me about fifteen minutes to make, not counting a few brief interruptions; since the badges vary in length, I didn't pay much attention to how far I skipped along before sliding the next badge into place. The most recent badge is shown hanging at the top, going down to 2002 (our first year, according to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wookieegunner 's much more precise memory), but with a little jiggling it seems to be easily reversible.
After the end of Con this year, I'll probably attach the 2009 badge permanently to the top before I tie it irrevocably shut. Future badges will have to be attached by tying them into place with much shorter lengths of yarn, whatever color may happen to come handy. It's not particularly pretty, but it's serviceable and it keeps my collection together, in a somewhat useful configuration, easily pinned to the noteboard in my room upstairs.
Closeup view:
Last year's badge needed some clear packing tape reinforcement -- it lasted through Con with no problem, got home safely, and then tore as I was gathering the badges together for this project. The Director has already said that she's gotten thicker badges this year, so we might indulge in a bit of packing tape "lamination" just for extra security, but I doubt it'll be necessary.
It took me about fifteen minutes to make, not counting a few brief interruptions; since the badges vary in length, I didn't pay much attention to how far I skipped along before sliding the next badge into place. The most recent badge is shown hanging at the top, going down to 2002 (our first year, according to
wookieegunner 's much more precise memory), but with a little jiggling it seems to be easily reversible.After the end of Con this year, I'll probably attach the 2009 badge permanently to the top before I tie it irrevocably shut. Future badges will have to be attached by tying them into place with much shorter lengths of yarn, whatever color may happen to come handy. It's not particularly pretty, but it's serviceable and it keeps my collection together, in a somewhat useful configuration, easily pinned to the noteboard in my room upstairs.
Closeup view:
Last year's badge needed some clear packing tape reinforcement -- it lasted through Con with no problem, got home safely, and then tore as I was gathering the badges together for this project. The Director has already said that she's gotten thicker badges this year, so we might indulge in a bit of packing tape "lamination" just for extra security, but I doubt it'll be necessary.