Boy Scout Sash helpful tip

A fix for the slipping Boy Scout Sash. It's especially helpful for those Scouts where the sash keeps slipping off their shoulder. I learned this trick from another scouter who learned it from her Midwest Scout Camp trip. It's a simple buttonhole. Well, simple if you have a sewing machine that can do buttonholes easily. 

 

One end is about 1/4" from the inside edge of the sash. The length of the buttonhole is just a bit longer than the button on the shoulder of the scout shirt epaulet. I then cut the inside slit of the buttonhole a little at a time and just long enough for the button to easily pop through and stay secure over time.  Be sure to use coordinating colors of thread to the sash.

 
I recommend the buttonhole over the Merit Badge Sash Pin that can be used to pin a sash in place, for comfort sake and for the extra possibility of loss.  The sash pins have two uncomfortable pins to secure them in place and the pin grips can be lost. The pin itself is one more thing for a scout to lose. A buttonhole is always there.

Securing the sash helps a small scout with no shoulders for the sash to hang from, as well as an older scout who's sash is heavy and pulling forward from the weight of all those merit badges. Securing the sash also helps the scout from losing their sash during scout occasions. I've seen scouts get annoyed with their slipping sashes, take them off, and set the sash down somewhere. Which is one more way for a scout to lose their sash entirely. With that possibility, I hope your scout has his name on all of his scout items.