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Most practice flags are a simple, solid-colored rectangle made from a lightweight flag fabric such as polychina silk or nylon lining.  Using practice flags for fundamentals and during muddy rehearsals helps extend the life of your show flags!  You can purchase inexpensive practice flags from equipment supply catalogs (some provide free practice flags with the purchase of a show flag) or save a few dollars making them yourself!

Here are easy-to-follow instructions for a simple, rectangular practice flag to fit a 6-foot-tall flag pole. 

Before the start of each season we are faced with the task of choosing flag designs, fabrics and colors to complement this year’s show.  For those with fantastic budgets this may mean simply perusing various catalogs and websites, choosing from their pre-designed collections and simply placing a phone call.  But for those of us on tighter budgets demanding that we find volunteers to sew our flags or for those desiring a more customized design it may mean sitting down with paper, pencil and swatch book in hand to choose just the right mix of colors and fabrics.

Fortunately, many color guard fabric suppliers now provide excellent sets of swatches which you can usually request free of charge.  Some provide a cardstock board with fabric swatches labeled and attached.  Others provide small plastic baggies with loose 2” x 2” fabric swatches.  And the most helpful companies provide you with both.  However, each season, I still find myself squinting and staring down at these tiny swatches (sometimes less than 1/2” in size) and wishing out loud that I had larger samples to work with and compare.

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