Sewing

Sewing

The best size for a Climate Flag is 30 x 30 cm. You are welcome to make the style of the flag your own, but we have trialed a few options and think double-sided, machine sewn flags on cotton or poly-cotton work really well as there’s no bleed through or rough edges. Here’s how you can make a double-sided flag:

1 buying second hand sheet(1) — Buy plain coloured, second-hand sheets

Make a cut at the edge of sheet & rip off the edge (in case sheet has been sewn crooked). Then make cuts every 30 cm along edge of sheet

3 ripping along snips — Rip sheet into long strips (30 cm wide)

5 measure and snip 62cms(1) — Lay strips into a neat pile (takes two people). Then make small cuts every 60 cm and rip all sheets in one go

7 comleted rectangles — Pile of 30 x 60 cm rectangles

8 iron in half to create squares — Fold in half and press

9 sew a seam up each side — Sew along two sides, leaving the edge opposite the fold open (so you can insert cardboard while writing on the flag)

Turn right side out

Stitched & pressed flags, with cardboard insert, ready to write on

Climate Flags