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Pearl Harbor Day flag half staff: Durable Patriot embroidered nylon flag flying from a residential flagpole

Pearl Harbor Day Flag Half Staff Rules: How to Honor Dec 7 on a House Flagpole

Every year in early December we check the White House site for the new Pearl Harbor proclamation. A lot of house flags hang from a bracket by the door. No rope. No pulley. So how do Pearl Harbor Day flag...

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How to fold an American flag: Durable Patriot embroidered nylon flag flying from a residential flagpole

How to Fold an American Flag: The 13 Folds, Step by Step (Printable Card)

Every so often a flag comes back to our shop rolled up like a beach towel. Hard crease straight across the stripes. Inside, a note: is it ruined? It isn't. A crease is not damage. Nobody hands you a lesson...

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American flag for high wind: Everlast 2-ply spun polyester flag flying on a coastal yard

American Flag for High Wind: What Lasts on Coastal Homes

A torn fly hem showed up on our bench last week. The rest of the cloth still looked sharp. The free edge opposite the pole had frayed into a ragged strip after one rough stretch of weather. We make Made...

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American flag sizes for house: 4x6 ft Everlast spun polyester flag flying on a yard pole

American Flag Sizes for House: What Fits Your Pole

A photo of a porch railing landed in our inbox with one sentence typed across the shrubs: "Will a 4x6 clear this?" We make Made in USA flags, and most of the sizing emails we get are about American flag...

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American flag gift for veterans - Made in USA embroidered outdoor flag on a home

American Flag Gift for Veterans: How to Choose One That Lasts

Every October the order notes in our shop start to change. Most of the year they are blank, and then they begin to name a branch, a number of years, sometimes just the word Dad. That is our signal that...

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Nylon vs polyester American flag: close-up of embroidered stars and sewn stripes

Nylon vs Polyester American Flag: Which One Lasts Where You Live?

We hear from porch people and open-lot people, and their questions sound alike: which fabric lasts, nylon or polyester? The answer starts with where the flag hangs, so that is the first thing we ask. Where it hangs decides most...

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Veterans Day flag etiquette: embroidered American flag flying at full staff

Veterans Day Flag Etiquette: How to Fly Your Flag at Home

Fly the flag at full staff on November 11, from sunrise to sunset or overnight if lit. Here is where the stars go on a house bracket, a wall or a window, plus what to do with a second flag.

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Best Flag Pole for Wind: How to Stop Tangling for Good

Why Your Flag Never Seems to Fly Right (And What Actually Fixes It) You mount a flag with the best intentions, only to find it wrapped around the pole a day later, looking more like a twisted rag than a...

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How to Protect Your Outdoor TV From All Weather Conditions

Your Outdoor TV Deserves Better Than Just Hoping for Good Weather You invested good money in that outdoor television, and one unexpected storm or a summer of blazing sun can quietly undo all of it. The good news is that...

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