1. Piece of Fabric
Two stick Flags can be any size (as seen with the Wanted McBride one). So far, I've preferred to make them 4ft 9 inches once complete. The cloth seen here starts out at 4ft10 tall x 3ft8in wide.
* Notice the creases on the edges as this is key.
2. Make Creases
I like to get my folds in place before I start the sewing process. First, I will fold and iron creases to keep those in place (top and bottom about one inch, and the sides 2 inches).
3. First Fold Over
Self explained in the photo. The first folds are the longer sides.
4. Top/Bottom Folds
Fold the top and bottom of the flag over the side folds
5. Pre-Pole Cuts
As seen in the photos cut a little off on all four corners (futher away from the edge)
6. The Overlap
Cut this!
Overlap pole ends with top and bottom ends
The penciled part shows how much the pole ends have overlapped the top/bottom ends
7. Sew the Ends
Notice the overlapped top/bottom ends will be sewn over. I've done this asin attempts to keep that top and bottom end strong enough.
This photo shows the top end. Arrows show how the patterns are sewn. Obviously the top edge is sewn.
Um, please don't sew the bottom edge corners! The poles are slotted in here. This has happened to me once, rookie mistake. Please not that the bottom fold IS sewn like the top fold. When sewing, pay attention.
Finished sewing and ready to get busy!
Be creative, do your best, it doesn't have to be perfect, remember it's all about your show of support for Columbus.
Mistakes + Practice = Learning
Ok, you wanna talk about a giant TIFO. Check this out for a game in Egypt a few months back. this was done by the Al-Ahly(my team) Ultras against rivals Zamalek FC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HqdQLoUirE&eurl=http://www.filgoal.com/Arabic/News.asp?NewsID=52142&feature=player_embedded
ReplyDeleteThat is the south end of Cairo Stadium which seats about 70K. Just thought you might enjoy that.