Author Topic: Flag Making Explained. (Read 119445 times)

LFCMunkee · « **Reply #240 on:** February 7, 2008, 04:08:24 pm »

The first time I made a flag I got all the painting on the floorboards and I forgot one letter. I've never lived that one down so i've given up hope, never making another one now

eLVIScOSTELLO · « **Reply #241 on:** February 7, 2008, 04:38:24 pm »

My banner says "LIVERPOOL IS THE POOL OF ~~LIFE~~ FIVE"

The letters are white and there is a silouhette of the Liverpool skyline which includes the European Cup all in yellow.

Handpainted on red drill fabric with B&Q matchpots (sunflower yellow) and Dulux white undercoat.

Looks cool, but make sure you're not seated under it if it rains, unless you look like this

...........

KF · « **Reply #242 on:** February 26, 2008, 10:00:27 pm »

spot on

best get started

rocco · « **Reply #243 on:** February 27, 2008, 08:31:39 am »

Quote from: LFCMunkee on February 7, 2008, 04:08:24 pm

The first time I made a flag I got all the painting on the floorboards and I forgot one letter. I've never lived that one down so i've given up hope, never making another one now

KF · « **Reply #244 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:10:55 am »

gutted

redbyrdz · « **Reply #245 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:30:54 am »

Quote from: LFCMunkee on February 7, 2008, 04:08:24 pm

The first time I made a flag I got all the painting on the floorboards and I forgot one letter. I've never lived that one down so i've given up hope, never making another one now

actually this happens to loads of people - at least you made two mistakes with one flag, not ruining two of them

i've found i need to get someone who's not been involved in the whole process to look at the banner before fixing the letters to it, because i always totally lose everything i ever learned about spelling.
and make sure they look from a distance, not close up.

figgy12 · « **Reply #246 on:** March 31, 2008, 04:10:44 pm »

Quote from: LFCMunkee on February 7, 2008, 04:08:24 pm

The first time I made a flag I got all the painting on the floorboards and I forgot one letter. I've never lived that one down so i've given up hope, never making another one now

The first time I made a flag, I got all the paint on the carpet. So I gave up and decided I would try Iron on transfers.

What did I forget to do? Use an ironing board. So, I laid the banner out on the carpeted floor - and got to work.

It looked shite anyway, all plastic like - and when I picked it up there were about 10 A4 sized holes in the carpet where the iron had burned it.

So in one corner of my living room, there is quite a nice chess-board effect, and the other corner has "Fear Us" written in faint white paint.....

rocco · « **Reply #247 on:** March 31, 2008, 04:20:56 pm »

Quote from: figgy12 on March 31, 2008, 04:10:44 pm

The first time I made a flag, I got all the paint on the carpet. So I gave up and decided I would try Iron on transfers.

What did I forget to do? Use an ironing board. So, I laid the banner out on the carpeted floor - and got to work.

It looked shite anyway, all plastic like - and when I picked it up there were about 10 A4 sized holes in the carpet where the iron had burned it.

So in one corner of my living room, there is quite a nice chess-board effect, and the other corner has "Fear Us" written in faint white paint.....

cheers.

SammoLad · « **Reply #248 on:** March 31, 2008, 04:53:32 pm »

Quote from: figgy12 on March 31, 2008, 04:10:44 pm

The first time I made a flag, I got all the paint on the carpet. So I gave up and decided I would try Iron on transfers.

What did I forget to do? Use an ironing board. So, I laid the banner out on the carpeted floor - and got to work.

It looked shite anyway, all plastic like - and when I picked it up there were about 10 A4 sized holes in the carpet where the iron had burned it.

So in one corner of my living room, there is quite a nice chess-board effect, and the other corner has "Fear Us" written in faint white paint.....

Feel a bit bad for laughing but that's probably the best thing I've read today

figgy12 · « **Reply #249 on:** March 31, 2008, 05:30:25 pm »

Quote from: SammoLad on March 31, 2008, 04:53:32 pm

Feel a bit bad for laughing but that's probably the best thing I've read today

No worries, I can look back and laugh now

Not that I cared too much at the time, was 2am on the morning of the final in Athens and I was buzzing

Mr Mojo Risin' · « **Reply #250 on:** March 31, 2008, 07:28:16 pm »

Quote from: figgy12 on March 31, 2008, 04:10:44 pm

The first time I made a flag, I got all the paint on the carpet. So I gave up and decided I would try Iron on transfers.

What did I forget to do? Use an ironing board. So, I laid the banner out on the carpeted floor - and got to work.

It looked shite anyway, all plastic like - and when I picked it up there were about 10 A4 sized holes in the carpet where the iron had burned it.

So in one corner of my living room, there is quite a nice chess-board effect, and the other corner has "Fear Us" written in faint white paint.....

I've still got DALGLISH written on the shed in big white letters.

LFCMunkee · « **Reply #251 on:** March 31, 2008, 08:32:49 pm »

Quote from: figgy12 on March 31, 2008, 04:10:44 pm

The first time I made a flag, I got all the paint on the carpet. So I gave up and decided I would try Iron on transfers.

What did I forget to do? Use an ironing board. So, I laid the banner out on the carpeted floor - and got to work.

It looked shite anyway, all plastic like - and when I picked it up there were about 10 A4 sized holes in the carpet where the iron had burned it.

So in one corner of my living room, there is quite a nice chess-board effect, and the other corner has "Fear Us" written in faint white paint.....

Haha!

Makes me feel less of an idiot now. Was worse considering it was a suprise for someone and I didn't realise I had missed a letter out.

OOT'erConnie · « **Reply #252 on:** April 16, 2008, 12:50:48 am »

Little help.. Is cotton drill the only type of material that would be any use? Going to paint it with fabric paint like..

Sent me mum out for the material and i have no idea what shes came back with. Shiny smooth kind of cloth material.

Any help? Cheers..

kopforever · « **Reply #253 on:** April 16, 2008, 11:56:49 am »

Looking to have a 10 ft by 10 ft flag made (to use with a pole), any ideas of a rough cost and who is best to use? Prob use 2 or 3 colours. Hoping to have it for tuesday but if can't I'll stitch together my own.
Thanks in advance.

bez · « **Reply #254 on:** April 16, 2008, 12:08:58 pm »

IS THERE ANY MODS OUT THERE WHO ARE BORED??

Any chance somebody could go though ths thread and clean it up from useless comments and discussion so it will be about 3 pages long, and then lock it and maybe even make it sticky for the next 5 weeks for Moscow!!

I think it is getting to diluted by people asking the same bloody questions without reading it. Lets be honest its one of the most important threads on the site

redbyrdz · « **Reply #255 on:** April 16, 2008, 12:32:49 pm »

Quote from: ScouserJonny on April 16, 2008, 12:50:48 am

Little help.. Is cotton drill the only type of material that would be any use? Going to paint it with fabric paint like..

Sent me mum out for the material and i have no idea what shes came back with. Shiny smooth kind of cloth material.

Any help? Cheers..

you could try painting on a small bit of the fabric, or in a corner etc - just a tiny dot.
usually, when the paint/fabric combinationen doesn't work, one of two things happen:
- the paint peels off when dry (often with acrylic paint on plastic fabric)
- the paint washes off when it rains, smearing all over the banner
when you try out your combination, and nothing like this happens, it should be alright to use together...

Millie · « **Reply #256 on:** April 16, 2008, 12:35:01 pm »

Quote from: ScouserJonny on April 16, 2008, 12:50:48 am

Little help.. Is cotton drill the only type of material that would be any use? Going to paint it with fabric paint like..

Sent me mum out for the material and i have no idea what shes came back with. Shiny smooth kind of cloth material.

Any help? Cheers..

John - why don't you use duck tape - it worked well for the long Porto banner - and it is still stuck fast

vanishingpoint · « **Reply #257 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:50:05 pm »

Just been scolling through a few of the posts here and noticed some of the prices being quoted for stitching and the like rising up to the £40 mark....! A bit steep I'd say.

As a fully-qualified tailor (for real) I'd say depending on the size and the amount of work involved something nearer to £20 would be fairer so if you need some flags racking-up on the machines just send me a pm and I shouldn't think it'll be a problem.

I'm based in London so you'd have to factor in postage depending on where you are.

Ta vp.

Bushy · « **Reply #258 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:53:51 pm »

This is a good resource for anyone making banners, was looking for some stencils etc myself today so thought this thread deserved a bump for anyone else who might need it.

tedthered · « **Reply #259 on:** August 6, 2008, 08:36:15 am »

great advice mate, thanks

Pepe Reina Is Rafas Son · « **Reply #260 on:** October 7, 2008, 09:19:33 pm »

Any ideas of how to get a picture of a player(just the face more than likely) onto a banner?

Probably just the outline/silhouette of the player?

James B · « **Reply #261 on:** October 27, 2008, 02:48:39 pm »

Couple of questions. I want to make a banner (red with white lettering). What is the best material to use? Also, should I stitch the letters on or is glueing them on more effective?

Bushy · « **Reply #262 on:** November 3, 2008, 04:25:50 pm »

Quote from: Pepe Reina Is Rafas Son on October 7, 2008, 09:19:33 pm

Any ideas of how to get a picture of a player(just the face more than likely) onto a banner?

Probably just the outline/silhouette of the player?

I needed a big piture of the acropolis to go on my banner before athens and some kind soul on here sorted it out as a vector graphic for me. Once I had that I printed it out at work on an A1 printer, cut it out to make a template and drew it onto the material. Once it was drawn on just gave it a few coats of Fabric paint and job done.
If you don't have access to a large format printer then you should still be able to print it out on lots of sheets of A4 and stick them together to get the right size. also depends on the size of image you need I suppose!

If you can do the graphics thing yourself it'd be even easier!

gadair · « **Reply #263 on:** November 3, 2008, 05:02:36 pm »

were do i get the materials from in liverpool to make a banner. am not sure whats goin on it yet but me and me mate are doin one for psv.i went to the one by tj's and they never had any red material so i havent got a clue were to go.any help will be apreciated ideas what to put on it and size most ove all.

Skillset · « **Reply #264 on:** November 3, 2008, 05:06:26 pm »

Thanks for posting this Roper!

Makes me want to make a flag!!

Fat Scouser · « **Reply #265 on:** November 13, 2008, 04:50:06 pm »

Normally I make them meself. But it's time for this season's Euro away flag to get made up. Want to have it for PSV away (December 9th). Kit made the design for me. Thanks Kit. Good man. But I need it making up now. I don't trust these inter net flag sites. I can't do it meself. And Steve's shop on rice Lane has gone and I can't find the blue nosed fucker anywhere. So, can anybody tell me where I can get this made?
Oh, and I want 5 gold stars above the badge.
(Kit can't find your email address but would be made up, eternally gratefull, and gladly get you pissed for a week if you can add them)

firing squad · « **Reply #266 on:** November 13, 2008, 05:54:14 pm »

Quote from: figgy12 on March 31, 2008, 04:10:44 pm

So in one corner of my living room, there is quite a nice chess-board effect, and the other corner has "Fear Us" written in faint white paint.....

Rome-77 · « **Reply #267 on:** December 1, 2008, 06:57:13 pm »

a win 2nite

and my banner will be

ABOVE US ONLY SKY

stemon · « **Reply #268 on:** December 1, 2008, 07:15:26 pm »

Quote from: Rome-77 on December 1, 2008, 06:57:13 pm

a win 2nite

and my banner will be

ABOVE US ONLY SKY

Would be class that. Here's a quick mock up using one of Kitsters designs (http://kitster29.deviantart.com/)

Rome-77 · « **Reply #269 on:** December 2, 2008, 05:29:05 pm »

^^^ nice one. on 2 big poles

kopite 1 · « **Reply #270 on:** December 19, 2008, 10:08:01 am »

decided to do a banner with shanks at one end and rafa at the other but cant think of anything to put in writing underneath any help would be appriaciated.

also does anybody know where to get the poles from that the lads on the front of the kop use for there big flags

Rome-77 · « **Reply #271 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:20:51 pm »

Quote from: kopite 1 on December 19, 2008, 10:08:01 am

decided to do a banner with shanks at one end and rafa at the other but cant think of anything to put in writing underneath any help would be appriaciated.

also does anybody know where to get the poles from that the lads on the front of the kop use for there big flags

great minds think alike

alex. · « **Reply #272 on:** December 19, 2008, 05:01:41 pm »

Quote from: kopite 1 on December 19, 2008, 10:08:01 am

decided to do a banner with shanks at one end and rafa at the other but cant think of anything to put in writing underneath any help would be appriaciated.

also does anybody know where to get the poles from that the lads on the front of the kop use for there big flags

Here: http://www.skyblueleisure.co.uk/acatalog/Telescopic_Poles.html I think their the one's.

Istanbul, 2005 · « **Reply #273 on:** January 13, 2009, 12:26:05 pm »

Quote from: stemon on December 1, 2008, 07:15:26 pm

Would be class that. Here's a quick mock up using one of Kitsters designs (http://kitster29.deviantart.com/)

nice one

olimpico · « **Reply #274 on:** January 13, 2009, 10:19:15 pm »

On the day we win the Championship in May my banner will read on top......'I'd love it if we beat them'

then underneath

Have some of that Munchen! Still on our perch

SKITTLE · « **Reply #275 on:** January 14, 2009, 04:16:07 am »

Just had a picture of A4 size enlarged to 3 metres by 1.5 metres. Had to be done in two pieces to get the size right. Done at 'Hobs' on Slater Street in Liverpool, cost £ 19. All cut up now and ready for positioning and stencilling in. Can't remember which brand of fabric paint I used last time. Anyone have a preference, Dylon, Decoart or any other ?? Not going to rush the paint job, could take a while. Will post when finished.

conman · « **Reply #276 on:** March 15, 2009, 05:40:26 am »

was thinking of making a big enough flag for next seasons euro aways,
first thing on the agenda is where in ireland can i get a heluva lot of red material to do this?
or is it cheap enough to import ?

OOT'erConnie · « **Reply #277 on:** March 20, 2009, 07:49:34 pm »

Long shot, but does anybody have a template of the Super Cup and the Charity sheild? Cheers.

SKITTLE · « **Reply #278 on:** March 24, 2009, 01:12:46 am »

Finally finished it. Measures about 3 metres by 2 metres.

James B · « **Reply #279 on:** April 16, 2009, 09:10:13 pm »

What's the best website for flag making?