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Frame cover pattern ideas

You may want to make your own cover for your frame as they are quite expensive to buy. Some people have used snoods, leg warmers or cut off the ends of old jogging bottoms and these are a similar alternative to making a full frame cover.

If you decide to make a frame cover, here is one of the ways you can do this:

Materials

  • Any medium or heavy weight cotton, polar fleece or poly cotton fabric, such as denim (you could always match the material to what you would wear normally to blend in)
  • Polyester wadding (optional depending how thick you want the cover to be)
  • Velcro
  • 5 mm elastic
  • Thread

Method

  1. Measure the circumference of both end rings, including any wires that stick out further than the rings. Add 15 cm to those measurements. If any parts of the frame in between the end rings stick out further than the end rings, bear this in mind when cutting the fabric.
  2. Measure the length of the frame, and add 7 cm to that measurement.
  3. Cut 1 rectangle of wadding and 2 rectangles of fabric. Put the fabric rectangles right sides together and sew the wadding on top of them, leaving spaces big enough to get your hand in both sides.

Diagram of cutting to make

These are examples of a basic cover with the Velcro fastening, although you can use poppers or ties or whatever works.

Photograph of PLRS frame with cover on

Photograph of PLRS frame cover

  1. Trim wadding and turn through.
  2. Sew lines to make channels for the elastic 1 cm away from the top and bottom edges, finishing 5 cm from the sides.
  3. Thread the elastic through the channels with a darning needle. Anchor it at one end and pull the other to make a snug fit around the top and bottom of the frame. Anchor the other end.
  4. Sew up the gaps in the sides of the cover and sew strips of Velcro onto the sides so that the cover will go around the frame like a tube.

Here are a couple of examples of the frames we use, it is best to wait until you have your frame on before you alter all your clothes so that you can measure the correct circumference that is right for you as everyone is different, also remember underwear, a size larger and loose fit are best and using ties or press studs are useful.

Photograph of 2 PLRS frames

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Resource number: PLR11

Resource Type: Article

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