How to Hang a Pole Hem Flag

Flag pole hem style.

Flags are an integral part of American life. Most people own at least one national style flag and often they own decorative garden flags, favored team flags and flags supporting special groups, events, meetings or other associations. Many flags are made using a pole hem. This is a sleeve that attaches the side of the flag to the pole. This type of pole hem flag can be hung on a standard flag pole or horizontally for display.

Things You'll Need

• Curtain rod
• Flag pole
• Pole hem flag

Instructions

1. Hang a pole hem flag horizontally, such as with a sports team flag, in a basement or den by measuring the width of the flag and selecting a curtain rod that will fit within the pocket of the pole hem.

2. Mount the curtain rod so that the pocket hem of the flag will easily fit between the curtain rod brackets. This will allow the flag to hang straight and clean.

3. Mount your flag on a traditional indoor flagpole by purchasing a flagpole kit. This kit contains a finial, top pole, bottom pole and base. Select the top pole and determine the top of your pole hem. Look inside the edge of the flag for a leather or Velcro tab. This is the top.

4. Slide the top of the flag up the top pole from the bottom up until the top of the flag reaches the brass screw. Reach inside the pole hem and pull up the leather or Velcro tab and place the tab over the brass screw.

5. Screw the finial to the top of the top pole. Screw the bottom pole to the top pole and then screw the bottom pole into the flag base.

Tips & Warnings

• Outdoor angled flagpoles should also have a mounting screw at the top of the flag and bottom of the finial to hold the flag in position on the pole.

References

• Flag and Banner: How to Hang a Flag