After the flags are completed, you will want to hang them. The object is to hang all flags vertically from a line with room at each end of the line to connect to other lines. Flags can be sewn, pinned, or attached to the line in any other manner that will be durable.

Pointers:

When you buy rope, clothes line works well. Figure about 1 foot per flag.
A good distance between the flags is 2-3 inches. It allows enough for each to bee seen individually and economizes on space.
If you sew, the easiest way is to go through the cloth over the TOP of the rope, around it, then through the cloth again. That way you never have to sew through the rope (very hard on fingers), and it's still secure.
If you have more than twenty flags, using several pieces of rope is easier. When the flag lines get bigger than 20 feet (the approximate size for 20 flags), then they're hard to manage and transport.
Leave at least a foot of rope at each end of your flag line so you can easily tie it to another one.

Method 1: Hand Sewn
This is probably the simplest durable way to attach flags. For this you need a fabric line as they use in some Buddhist prayer flags. Sew each flag directly to the cloth line with a double stitch. This holds the flag fast so it will not slip. Students with reasonable fine motor skill and hand strength (usually 4th grade and up) can do this themselves. A variation of this is to use a machine to sew them, a faster method if adults are doing the attaching.

Method 2: Drawstring
Leave ½ in. + margin at the top of each flag. Sew a hem at the top of each flag, leaving a "pocket" through which a line will pass. Use a ¼ in. or less diameter nylon chord and thread it though the flags. (You may want to "subdivide" your chord to make threading easier. You may want to apply a small amount of glue to each end of the flag (where the chord comes out) to keep flags from sliding in the wind or sliding off when being moved.

Method 3: Pinned
This is the simplest and least time-consuming method. It is not the most attractive, but it's pretty wind-proof and has the advantage of allowing you to remove the flags later . Get two safety pins for each flag. Get a cotton clothes line (with nylon center for strength). Using safety pins, pin each flag to the line, putting the pin through the center of the line, then through the corner of the flag, then closing it. Flags should be spaced a few inches apart for flapping. About four inches works well. They may rust a bit.

Method 4: Hot Glue
This is a very quick way to attach many flags, but it has to be done by an adult or older student. It is easiest to lay the rope down, place the flag next to it, put on a line of glue the width of the flag, then pick up the flag and place and press in on the glue line. The result is pretty durable.

Here's the main idea: Make your dreams fly!

The Dream Flag concept was created by sixth grade teachers Jeff Harlan, Sandy Crow, Helen Holt and others at The Agnes Irwin School (www.agnesirwin.org), Rosemont, Pennsylvania, U.S. The Dream Flag Project (www.dreamflags.org) is a collaborative project facilitated by Jeff Harlan and Sandy Crow. Contact dreamflags@agnesirwin.org or Jeff Harlan, Dream Flags Project Director, The Agnes Irwin School, Ithan Ave. and Conestoga Road, Rosemont, PA 19010, U.S. A.

. . . for Helen