Pocket Reflectors for Cycling

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By Becky Stern
Posted April 22nd, 2011
Category Craft, General, Sewing

Learn how to sew some pants pocket reflectors to gain visibility for night cycling in this week’s CRAFT Video. They tuck into the pocket for storage and then flip out easily and quickly for riding.

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For this project you need:

pants with back pockets
fabric scraps in a coordinating color
3M Scotchlite Plus Retroreflective Vinyl
paper or cardboard
pen/pencil
scissors
ruler
sewing machine
rotary cutter/cutting mat (optional)

Check out the complete how-to on Make: Projects

Reflective vinyl is available in many colors and shines bright white under headlights. Here’s a flash picture of my bike, partially wrapped with the incredible stuff:

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3 Responses to Pocket Reflectors for Cycling

Emily on April 25th, 2011 at 6:51 pm said:

Thanks for the great tutorial and video! I’ve been working on getting my bike operational and safe recently and this would be a perfect project for me to tackle. One question though, where do you find the reflective tape?

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Becky Stern on April 25th, 2011 at 6:52 pm said:

Click the link in the materials list for one source!

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Emily on April 25th, 2011 at 7:18 pm said:

Thanks! I feel so silly because I saw the link right after I made my comment…opps! So embarrassing Keep up the great work, your content is truly valuable to the DIY community!

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