How to Make Skateboard Straps for Your Backpack
- 1). Wrap a piece of string or yarn around the middle of your skateboard, leaving a few inches of room for flexibility. Cut the string accordingly and then measure the length with a ruler; this will give you the measurements you'll need for your two hook-and-loop fastener straps.
- 2). Lay your backpack out on a flat surface strap-side down. Place your skateboard on top of the backpack with the grip-side facing down and the trucks facing out at you. Adjust the board until it is centered on the backpack. Mark the places just above the bottom truck and just below the top truck with a piece of chalk.
- 3). Remove the skateboard from the backpack and place your hook-and-loop fastener straps on top of the areas you marked with chalk. Sew the hooked sides of the straps face-up on the backpack with a needle and thread; leave the looped sides loose.
- 4). Place the skateboard truck-side up, grip-side down on the backpack. Lift the loose, looped sides of the hook and loop fastener straps and bring them tightly across the board. Secure the looped portions to the hooked portions.
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