How to Make a Practical Fabric Cover to Protect Your Motorcycle Helmet (by Capitan Farloc)

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Tired of your motorcycle helmet getting scratched or dusty when not in use? In this guide, we’ll show you how to make a soft fabric helmet bag to protect it. All you need is some basic sewing supplies and a bit of DIY spirit—perfect even for beginners. Your helmet will stay clean and safe, ready for the next ride!

The Usefulness of a Helmet Cover

I use my motorbike a lot, partly out of necessity and partly out of passion. It's a road bike with a spacious and convenient rear top box, where I keep my helmet as well as the one I always carry for my passenger.
I realised I needed to protect the helmet, especially the passenger’s, which gets a bit "tossed around" in the top box, from scratches and dust. I've noticed that some helmets (though not mine) come with a practical soft fabric pouch that seems both convenient and useful. However, when I tried to find one, the only shop that stocked one was asking around 15–20 Euros.

detail of protective case for motorcycle helmet

Materials Needed

This was the moment when my "DIY spirit" kicked in and refused to pay such a price for such a simple accessory. So, I went to a haberdashery shop and purchased half a metre of soft black fabric, two metres of sturdy yet soft black cotton cord, and a cord stopper like the ones used in jackets to secure drawstrings.
I folded the fabric in half and cut out two semicircles, each approximately 55–60 cm wide and about 45–50 cm tall at their highest point.

To store the helmet, about half a meter of soft fabric will be enough.

The Stitching

I started by sewing a double seam to join the two pieces of fabric along the curved edge, beginning at one end and stopping about 10 cm before the other end, leaving the two flaps free on one side (as shown in the photo).
Next, I folded the "right" side of the fabric outward, starting from one of the flaps, and sewed along the entire perimeter up to the other flap. This created a kind of channel about 1.5 cm wide, where the cord could be threaded to tighten the "bag."

detail of the channel to insert the lace that will allow you to close the case

Inserting the Drawstring

At this point, I took the cord and, with the help of a safety pin, threaded the cotton cord through the channel I had created along the edge of the pouch, starting from one of the free flaps.
The safety pin, attached to the end of the cord, acts as a rigid guide, allowing you to push it through the entire channel, pulling the cord along with it, until it emerges from the other free flap on the edge of the pouch.

To insert the cord into the lining channel we will help ourselves with a safety pin

Securing the Drawstring Ends

To thread the two ends of the cord through the locking stopper, you’ll need to stiffen the tips by wrapping them with a couple of pieces of adhesive tape.
Once they’ve passed through the stopper, it’s a good idea to cut the tips and tie a knot on each end to prevent the cord from fraying or slipping out of the stopper.

A knot at the ends of the thread will prevent it from fraying.

Conclusion

And here we have our project completed... All that’s left is to place the helmet inside the pouch and pull the cord, sliding the stopper along.
This way, the cover will fit snugly around the helmet while simultaneously closing the opening to prevent the cover from coming off.

Detail of the helmet cover made

Well, I hope this article has been both interesting and, most importantly, useful.

Thank you all for your attention.
Luciano (Capitan Farloc)

Warning!

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