Flagging Forum

I use size 18 needles.

Weights are available from http://www.textol.com/drapery.asp The serial #s you need to check out are are called DW25 DW35 AND DW45. I Also see this web page . I only use DW35 AND DW45. Also a must read is […]

I have a little bit of video. Not great quality I am sorry to say on my YouTube Channel. I will be posting more. Priomise! On YouTube I am TexasFlagger.
-Patric

I got some flags made of iridescent organza: they shimmer really nice in the light and are a bit transparent. They fly easy cause they have swivels and handles, so you dont have to care about spinning directions, they just follow your movement. I like that they dont make the sound of silk flags […]

Guys this is so great!   I have been wanting to make fans for a very long time but had no clue how to start and finally I got some basic information to get me started.   Your information is so valuable! Patric a video or some pictures of your process would be awesome.  Steven you are right it’s […]

No problem, I’ve obviously not checked back in a while either…lol.  I picked up some better fans in Chinatown last time I was in Toronto, and I’ll see how those work out.  I also think I need to use lighter fabric.

Hey Steven sorry I have been busy and distracted and not checked back he in a bit. Most of my sets really do not have a stiff leading edge. On some of the last sets I have made I have sewn in some weighted cord into the seam along the leading edge to help it fly […]

Hi Chris,
I usually prefer Habotai Silk, 8 mumme (mm), 45″ wide.   5 mm and 10 mm Habotai are also used frequently.  5mm is great for lightweight larger sized flags, and 10mm makes for heavier, more durable sets.
I’ve also tried Charmeuse, Crepe de Chine, and Organza.
Regards,
Phillip

How do you get a stiff leading edge?  (insert baaaad sexual joke here)
But no, really, I have about 5″ of fabric past the edge of my outer spine.  Am I just not using a fan that’s long enough?

I’ve discovered over time that when I’m trying to figure something out for myself, I tend to make things WAAAAY more complicated than I really need to…lol.  What you’ve posted here makes much more sense!  It also removes the nasty business of trying to pass a needle through some very sticky tape (thereby also removing the […]

Circumference = πd (that is 3.1415926 x diameter) Ouch math make brain hurt! Your recipe is a bit more complicated than the one I have been working. Not that there is anything wrong with it. You might be happier with your finished fan than you would following anyone else’s recipe to the letter. One thing I do different […]

This is as far as I got.  I had steps beyond #9 for The Covering, but those didn’t work out, so I removed them.  If either of you (or anyone else) has close-up pictures of your fan-building process, or pictures of completed fans, I would love to see them.  I’ve hunted through the internet, and you’d […]

Hahaha, the ribs were the one thing I *did* remember from my conversation with Brent years ago.  Now it’s just getting them attached to the fabric.  I’ve found a preference for sewing them on (mostly because I just can’t wrap my head around how glue or tape will hold under the centrifugal forces) although early attempts […]