Which finish should I choose?
A finish is what lets you hang the flag on something. There are two families — finishes for a flagpole and finishes for a stick — and within a family they all do the same job, so the choice is personal taste. The product page shows only the ones that fit your size and material.
You choose it under Finish on the product page. Each product opens on the finish most customers choose for it, and each product has its own list.
For a flagpole
You recognise them by the reinforced tape on the hoist side: a 40 mm polyester band folded double and sewn with two rows of stitching. On it goes the fitting:
| Boucle et corde | the classic, much used at sea: a rope runs inside the tape, comes out as a loop at the top corner and hangs free for about 40 cm at the bottom, ready to tie. |
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| Œillets | two rustproof metal eyelets, one at the top corner and one at the bottom. |
| D anneaux | two D-rings, one at each corner. |
| Mousquetons | two carabiners, so the flag hooks on and off in a second. |
| Cordes | two double ribbons sewn into the hem, for tying the flag on. |
They are equivalent. On a flagpole you tie the top corner to the halyard, then the bottom one, and hoist; on a stick with two hooks the flag goes between the hooks. People also improvise with a cord or plastic ties — whatever they are used to.
For a stick
A sleeve along the hoist side, for a flag carried by hand — a parade, the stadium, an event. The number is the stick's diameter, and all of them come in Nautical Polyester or Long Life only.
| Sleeve 6mm, open | open at both ends, so the stick slides through; on the 20 cm flags only. |
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| Sleeve 6mm, closed | closed at the top, so the flag rests on the stick; on the 20 cm flags only. |
| Sleeve 10mm, closed | for flags with a short side from 30 to 60 cm. |
| Sleeve 25mm, closed | for flags with a short side from 70 cm to 1 m; never above. |
Vertical flags
| Drapeau vertical personnalisé | eyelets, D rings or carabiners every 50 cm along the long side, which is the one on the pole. It flies only when there is wind. |
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| Bannière avec drapeau personnalisé | the same on the pole side, plus a 5 cm or 8 cm top sleeve for the rotating banner bar, the horizontal arm on a ball bearing at the top of the pole. The flag stays open with no wind and turns into it: that is why companies and municipalities love it. On a fixed, non-rotating bar it works, but the sleeve tears more easily — choose a rotating one. |
The special ones
| Bannière | the tape on all four sides, with eyelets in every corner and along the edges: a flag to fix flat on a wall, a fence or a door, not one that flies. |
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| Handy flags, pack of 10 | 20x30cm flags to give away and wave by hand, hot cut so they cannot fray, each on its own 40 cm stick, fixed and not removable. |
| Guirlande avec 30 fanions | the same little flags sewn every 13 cm on a ribbon: a 10 m line with a free metre at each end to tie it up. |
| Drapeaux publicitaires | a white, black or printed sleeve, on the left or the right, that the flag's own pole slides into. |
Do not be afraid of choosing a wrong combination: when you change the size or the material, the finishes that no longer fit are deselected by themselves, and only the compatible ones are shown.