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Signal Flags
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To make life a little easier with a bunch of fairly large images, here are the full size versions of the pictures mentioned on the "About our Flags" page.

We make our flags from 65-35% blended polyester-cotton poplin. The backs use a lightweight, plain white cotton, both for aesthetics and to brighten up the colors on the facing side. The lining is stitched into the seams to prevent fraying.

Note that each flag has its corresponding alphabet letter on the back. This is to help in the event you need to take the banner apart and re-string it. The ink is permanent fabric ink, and can be washed in cold water.

All our banners ship with a color page showing all the letters of the alphabet and each letter's signal flag representation.

We use Steam-a-Seam™ on a couple of flags, and they say that using a dryer sheet (e.g., Bounce) in the dryer loosens the bonding. So if you wash the flags, use cold water (delicate), and either air dry or tumble dry without the freshener sheets.

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Here you can see the 1/2" split rings used to attach each rung of a vertical ladder to the side pieces of rope. The rungs are simple PVC tubing. The knots are basic overhand knots.

Click here to read about our vertical signal flag wall-hangings.

As you can see, the top hanging ring is simply looped onto the rope, and can be easily removed. We've found that sometimes it's easier to hang a vertical banner over two pegs, in which case the center ring is a bother. Otherwise, we just use a typical picture hook.

We also offer our flags with a casing that can slide over a standard 7/8" curtain rod. Here you can see two flags with a little bit of space between them, used as a valance.

Click here to see more about window treatments.

This image shows you how we use a plain overhand knot to separate each letter flag in a 1-word horizontal banner.

• You can have as many words as you'd like, with each word having an additional 5" space between its neighbor.

• If you'd like a multi-word banner on separate lengths of their own rope, there's no additional charge. Just let us know at the time of purchase.

Here you can see the nylon hanging rope and how it passes through the casing.

Commercial signal flags ordinarily use a pair of grommets on each side of the casing, or a "toggle and loop" system. The flags then are clipped to a halyard (rope) that can be hoisted up a tall mast or flag pole.

We thought about offering a way to accomplish the same thing, but because our flags are 1-sided (with the plain white cotton on the back) we chose a pass-through casing instead.

The loops at each end of the rope are a bowline knot, which can be undone. One reason to change the rope might be an outdoor party with a 10-foot banner strung between two trees that are 40 feet apart.

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