Blog #6: Folding a US flag properly<\/p>\n
How do you fold a US flag? What is the proper method of folding a US flag? How do I fold a US flag for a display case?<\/p>\n
-Here are the instructions on how to properly fold your US flag, as outlined by www.USFlag.org<\/a>:<\/p>\n 1. To properly fold the Flag, begin by holding it waist-high with another person so that its surface is parallel to the ground.<\/p>\n 2. Fold the lower half of the stripe section lengthwise over the field of stars, holding the bottom and top edges securely.<\/p>\n 3. Fold the flag again lengthwise with the blue field on the outside.<\/p>\n 4. Make a triangular fold by bringing the striped corner of the folded edge to meet the open (top) edge of the flag.<\/p>\n 5. Turn the outer (end) point inward, parallel to the open edge, to form a second triangle.<\/p>\n 6.The triangular folding is continued until the entire length of the flag is folded in this manner.<\/p>\n 7.When the flag is completely folded, only a triangular blue field of stars should be visible.<\/p>\n Where can I store my US Flag?<\/p>\n -In order to prolong the life of your US flag it is important to store it correctly. This entails storing your flag in a clean, dry, cool, and dark space lying flat down, to ensure the longevity of the flag. If you have a question about flags and flag etiquette email me at egadow@tuffflags.com<\/a> and perhaps your question will be featured!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blog #6: Folding a US flag properly How do you fold a US flag? What is the proper method of folding a US flag? How do I fold a US flag for a display case? -Here are the instructions on how to properly fold your US flag, as outlined by www.USFlag.org: 1. To properly fold […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuffflags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}