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@@tomhorn2937 Wow that sounds like a great find! I used to make many WW2 replica flags, banners and clothes, but I have never seen any original sewing equipment or machines in person. I imagine they are very rare these days!

@@historyandhorseplaying7374 Many thanks for your message! Yes I would certainly be happy to make a more thorough guide to flag making. I’m currently abroad without any of my supplies though, so it would be later in the autumn. Making a guidon sounds like fun, i used to make historical and military flags also. Out of interest which unit is yours for?

@ChrisDenby Very cool, which units did you make? Did you ever make a guidon? I think the most challenging job will be making the sleeve and attaching the little loop to attach to the staff. Incidentally will be sewn by hand, no machines yet. Well I'll be making two, the first a lot easier than the other. It'll be a US Marine Corps guidon which we'll be carrying on motivational runs and hikes/ruck marches two or 3 times a week-- group of veterans trying to keep in shape. Because it will receive such heavy usage am making it of polyester. USMC guidons are just red cloths with gold Eagle Globe & Anchor emblem (similar to your British Marines I believe) mirror image on each side so just have to line up the appliques and sew them to the one cloth. Some lettering but not much. The second one will be much more a challenge. For ceremonies, parades and reenactments by an organization of us members who are descendants of horse soldiers of the 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (1861-1865). Luckily there are photos of an actual 9th VA Cav flag online from an auction (it sold for about $80,000 by the way) so I can get the basic dimensions. It's pretty much just a ANV "battle flag" with odd dimensions... basically a British flag with just the cross and no bars, plus stars. Now that I think about it, since it's less complex than your British flag, maybe I should just dispense w the fancy flat seams and just applique the cross with stars onto a solid red cloth. Since it won't be broken out very often, I'll make it out of the cotton or wool rather than polyester.

@@historyandhorseplaying7374 Oh wow they sound amazing! As you say the Marine Corps one should be very straightforward, and if you have imagines of the original 9th VA cavalry one, then you can use it as a direct guide as to how they constructed it. Many flags back then were hand made “in the field” anyway, so shouldn’t need any fancy machines. Really nice touch that all of you are descendants, can’t beat that level of authenticity! The bits I used to make were modern SAS and tank regiment. Plus WW1 and WW2 flags and banners for reenactors and collectors. Good luck with your making!

@@LewisLetsPlay Thank you so much for your message. At the time of filming I didn’t know whether there was an appetite for a detailed video or not. But I think there does seam to be. Perhaps I will look to make another video as a more comprehensive and detailed guide. Many thanks for your suggestions :)

@@MrRainbowhill Thank you so much, I’m afraid I don’t sell pattern. They are simple to draw though. By googling “british flag specifications” you can find detailed design specs, which you can add your own measurements to for any custom size. The pieces are sewn together with “flat felled seams”, which you could search UA-cam for. Hopefully that’s a little helpful :)

@@ChrisDenby Thanks that is a shame. I am going to buy a cheap polyester flag then cut it up into different strips to use as a pattern. Then sew it in the order that you do. Thanks so much for this post

Give me a heads up where you bought your fabric from please. I trust you know the best kind to get. I am so excited to be making one of these super flags. You are very skilled and you have really inspired me. Thanks so much

@@MrRainbowhill If you live in the UK I would suggest www.bstfabrics.co.uk. Really good for fabrics and supplies. I used cotton in this video, which is great for traditional looking sewn flags, but the dyes will run when wet. So perhaps bring them in when raining, or try polyester for weather resistance. I’m very glad I can offer help :)

I sourced some MOD polyester for flags. So now I turn to size of increments. I can work out the size of one increment because a 3ft is 30 etc. But how do you work out seam allowances if the underneath piece underlays the top piece for the felled seam. ? Am I overthinking this? Do you do different size increments depending on if its underlapping or on top. Thanks for all your help I am so excited to get started. I will make some templates to draw around . Thank you

@@marybateman8374 I drew a pattern of the design beforehand, which I used as a guide to angle and cut the diagonals. Design specifications can be found on google :)

@@davie100able Thank you so much. This rope is hessian / jute. The strongest natural fibre for rope

@@bluesstalker2038 It began and ended in the water meadows, yes :)

Many thanks for your message! Unfortunately I’m currently travelling without my machines, so at the moment I couldn’t make any. This size seams to be between £25 - £40 among UK flag makers though. The variation likely being which fabrics they are using :)

Thank you for your message :)

Dziękuję za Twoją wiadomość! Wszystkiego najlepszego :)

The figured flags like mexico and brazil

Thank you for your message, I'm happy that you liked it! Most of what I make for myself is historical inspired also, I think they are just more interesting and creative designs. Best of luck for your trousers, sounds like a great idea :)

Sugeriría intentar definir los bordes de la base cosiendo la parte superior cerca de los bordes. Como hice en los bordes laterales del vídeo. Espero que sea de ayuda :)

I'm really glad that you liked it! Thank you for your message :)

Thank you so much, yes I draw all of my patterns myself :)

Thank you, I am entirely self taught. Just learning as I go through 'trial and error' :)

@@ChrisDenby oh nice, thanks for sharing the journey!

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Hello, Good to hear from you again :) Great to see that you are progressing with you armband. Probably the first choice for a closure would be a series of buttons, but it is quite time consuming work. Plus any buttons that are not in use will always be visible. I personally think a simpler method is to neatly sew the ends and use 2 safety pins to close around the arm. This way it will easily fit any size with no extra buttons showing. Hopefully that is helpful :)

@@ChrisDenbyThank you so much!! I’m gonna probably start working on it now with my grandmother. ¡Muchas gracias! ¡No Pasarán! ❤️💛💜

Thank you for your message. Yes you're right, if it was a complex double sided design, then you would need to make 2 flags and sew them back to back. Or just make 2 sets of the words and sew one on each side 👍

Thank you so much! Very happy that you liked it :) Yes they do take a little while to make, but easier after lots of repetition