Pocket Reflectors for Cycling

Craft & Design Yarncraft

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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6 thoughts on “Pocket Reflectors for Cycling

  1. Emily says:

    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?

  2. Becky Stern says:

    Click the link in the materials list for one source!

  3. Emily says:

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

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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