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Hand Painted Silk Spinning Flags for sale online

captainstorm — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:02 GMT

I have started a line of hand painted spinning flags -

check them out at:
http://www.colorsmack.com

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flag video and Fling video.

betty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:05:00 GMT

whats a fling its not a flag its not a wing. its a fling. its new creation of mine.
the cd skipped at the end it was a one take type thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1_SWNz0jQ

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Dyes?

AmaraOmShazadi — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:13:20 GMT

Greetings all from Down Under! I have an odd question...I've just made myself some 'poi' handles, and I want to get into a bit of flagging.

Now I have plenty of silk, I just want to know where I get the ultra fluorescent dyes? I want to make a pair or two for fun, and would love to play with some of the fluoro dyes to make them look awesome!

This tribe is awesome- I've learned stuff already!
Blessings for the New Year!

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Coming to Mission Viejo, CA – need help

Steve — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:48:40 GMT

I am coming back to Mission Viejo, CA for my high school reunion… it has been 20 years and I have no idea where to stay or what to do while I am there. Looking for a cheep motel by the beach and something to occupy my mind - yoga, mediation, bike riding, etc…. Any suggestions? I am coming out July 16th.

Thanks
Steve in Dallas

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Portland flaggers

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:06 GMT

I'll be in PDX next month. Anyone in Portland, Oregon?

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my flag video

betty — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:23:37 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmYxTGrRJco

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flaggers in Hawaii??

wisdom angel — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:06:18 GMT

HI there! I am going to Hawaii for May and June - Big Island - and am wondering if anyone knows of any flaggers/teachers/flag makers that I can get come flags from and hopefully a lesson or two. Would love to learn how to use them, and where I'm from (Victoria), there aren't any flaggers around. So, I figure the chance to meet some in Hawaii is good. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Poi/Flags?

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:22:15 GMT

Anybody know where online I can get flags with poi handles with black plastic swivel clips and beanbag-like weighted corners?

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Flagging Folsom Street Weekend – Real Bad

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:02:21 GMT

Attention Flaggers and all Flow Performers

I wanted to be sure, for those of you coming to SF for Folsom Street weekend, and those of you attending many of the dance events, that you bring your flags and flow toys with you.

There will be an opportunity to Flag at Real Bad at Club 1015 on Sunday night, the party immediately following the street fair (www.realbad.org). The black light stage will be open from the start of the event until 10PM. The stage will close at 10PM to accommodate the very large crowds anticipated at the event. However, this year, the stage will re-open at about 2:30AM (depending on the crowds) to flaggers and flow performers, and will remain open until the end of the event. This is something new, and I hope it will make all of you happy to have an opportunity to get back up and enjoy the stage through the end of the event.

See you on the dance floor.

Jim ‘Juicy Fruit’ Hauck
Real Bad XIX Production Committee Member
San Francisco, CA

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lessons in l.a.?

Rai-Rai — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:29:08 GMT

I'm really interested in learning how to flag and fan, not interested in fire, just the beautiful art of spinning flags and fans. Anyone ideas?
Thanks!

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Any flaggers in Sac?

Bo — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:42:23 GMT

Hey, I'm Bo. I'm a fusion bellydancer, and I recently met my first flagger - also a bellydancer. She came from Florida to stay and take classes at the studio I go to for a while. Her flagging blew me away! I've always enjoyed watching poi, fire, staff, etc., but when I saw flagging I thought, I gotta try that. She let me play with her flags a bit, but then she moved on, and now... I'm sort of at a loss.

I tried making a set given her rough description, but after reading up on them in this Tribe and at Flagger Central, I can see that I didn't do it right - wrong fabric, wrong positioning of weights. And I'm also curious as to just how to learn how to do this. I can do some of the poi tricks I know, but so far, that's it, and not all of them seem to work with flags.

Anyone else in Sac? Any advice for a flagger on her own?

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flagging dimensions

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 04:47:12 GMT

hey guys
any one know of a good website for creating flags.. ie their dimensions and stuff. i know there was one that existed but i can't find it again.

thanks

liz

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Dallas Area: Skill Toy Event!

Gypsy_Fyre — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:48:27 GMT

Creativity in Motion: A day to Play!

Skill Toys in the park. 7-7-7 All Day!

We're having a get together for skill toy lovers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Hula Hoops, Poi, Flag, Staff, hacky sacks, whatever...come one come all!

Here's the tribe with the information as it comes together. http://tribes.tribe.net/creativityinmotion

Check out our e-flyer in the photo gallery.

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Texas Flagger Weekend - Memorial Day - Dallas

Wed, 02 May 2007 21:42:40 GMT

Greetings Tribe!

The 4th Annual Texas Flagger Weekend is coming soon! Once again we invite flaggers, fanners, and poi spinners to join us for a weekend of creation and dance. The weekend occurs May 25-28.

Online registration is now available at
http://www.flaggercentral.com/workshop_register.htm

Details for the weekend are at
http://www.flaggercentral.com/workshop.htm

We have a total of eight workshops and two demonstrations lined up for the weekend:
** Phillip Bryan will be teaching three tie-dye demonstration / workshops.
** Xavier Caylor will be teaching a tie-dye workshop, a beginning flagging class and a choreographed flagging piece.
** Daniel Van Olst will be teaching two intermediate flagging/transitions classes and a special tie-dye demonstration/workshop.
** Patric Nast will be teaching a fan-making demonstration/workshop.

Patric is coordinating housing for out of town guests, and has arranged for a special rate at the Belmont Hotel.

We look forward to another fun weekend of connection, creation, and growth.

Check out www.flaggercentral.com for more details and to register.

Hope to see you all there -

Peace and Light -

Juicy Fruit Jim

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The Church of Silk + The Garden Mystic are pre-partying for the Beach Burn!

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:43:55 GMT

Come one! Come all for Silky Worship with The Church of Silk!!!

Date & Time: Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:00 PM
Location: Derek "SHAKTI" Fowler's PB Pad
1557 Reed Ave.
Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA 92109

ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Garden Mystic will be spinning the gospel this weekend for all the silky devotees! Chris, Trent, and BLACKASS will roll out funky beats that will infuse your flags with the boogie that elevates us to the higher consciousness of rainbow love!

Then we'll all be off to the 3rd Annual Birthday Beach Burn, which is just around the corner. It’s a party all day long!!!
sandiego.tribe.net/event/3r...8747cc4c9

Come on out and let your rainbow joy fly free!
RED

Its the last chance for flags before Burning Man!!!
*Learn how to Tie Dye Silk
*Learn how to make and spin flags
*Make your own glamorous silk scarves, sarongs, clothes, purses, wall hangings, etc.

w- THE CHURCH OF SILK!!!
on Saturday, August 19, 1pm-6pm

There will be flags, scarves, jewelry and other items of adoration for sale, trade or barter so bring pretty fun things and whatever you like to drink.

Donations:
$35 for Church of Silk Glamour Kit (Weights, Silk and Instruction Booklet)
$25 if you bring your own silk you can use all the dyes you want. Order your silk products NOW at dharmatrading.com Be sure to wash the silk in RIT White Wash or RIT Whitener & Brightener so it really pops in the black light.

2006 Future Church of Silk Dates:
Saturday, October 14
Sat. November 18
Sat. December 9
or for private lessons call Shakti @ 858-775-8555

Need more info??? Call the Glamour Lines: Red Jazelle 760-809-1121 Amaya Papaya 858-344-6879

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!! Please bring your children, good puppies and other cuddly things
(but be responsible and keep an eye on them!)

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New York Visit - 12/8 to 15

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:05:36 GMT

---Hey flaggers. I am coming to NY on 12/8 and leaving on the 15th. That means I have at least one weekend and several nights to hit the town and flag, and you can bet I will have my flags with me. So, let me know - any special events going on? I would love to be part of the scene for the week and let my silks flow for fun.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Jim
juicyfruitjim@yahoo.com

http://www.juicyfruitjim.com/

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Flag Gallery

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:25:33 GMT

I have been working a bunch on new flags, and will post some pictures on here of my flags, but also invite you to look at my gallery. This includes flags I have made, as well as sets I have purchased and gift sets.

http://www.juicyfruitjim.com/photo_gallery/Flagging%20and%20Poi/My%20Flags/

Also, flagging pictures from events around the area are at:

http://www.juicyfruitjim.com/photo_gallery/Flagging%20and%20Poi/

I am really enjoying the art and getting more and more into. Totally open to teaching others and working with others on flag creation too.

Jim

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New pics

betty — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:09:23 GMT

i posted new pics in the tribe album its me spinning flags while suspended. i wish i had more pics of it.
betty

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Flag design and weights

sk1ppy — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:34:10 GMT

I'm new to flag flapping and I hope you can help me out. I've noticed that it's easier to flap with weights attached to my flags. Do you flap with weights? Where do you attach yours? Thanks!

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Flagging in the Park - San Francisco - Sunday, July 23, 2006

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:43:53 GMT

Beautiful weather, great DJ, great music, old friends - See you there!

~ Flagging In The Park San Francisco ~
Sunday, July 23rd
AIDS Memorial Grove
Golden Gate Park
DJ Luke Johnstone
1 to 4PM
Come enjoy the sun, music, flagging, friends, and fauna in the beautiful AIDS Memorial Grove, Golden Gate Park.

Donations of any denomination will accepted and given to the AIDS Memorial Grove: http://www.aidsmemorial.org
directions: http://www.aidsmemorial.org/getting_walk.html

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you tube group

sasss — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:35:00 GMT

hi

i've started a youtube group. join up and add any flagging vidz you have. i have 2 up there at the moment.

http://www.youtube.com/group/flaggers

peace.
sass

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Just posted new pics in album

betty — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:09:29 GMT

These are pics of me flagging at a fetish event. these are made from a wonderful cotton fabric i found in walmart of all places. I need to get more of it they have two other color patterns.

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what's new in your flagging world?

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:27:47 GMT

things have been slow on this tribe, but i always like to connect w/other flaggers, so...

what's new? what's new in your dance, in your fabric, in your community, in your perspective?

me: i'm nursing a rotator cuff injury, so not much flagging, but am doing shoulder exercises so i can flag for a community show/event next month.

what's new with you?

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what is fanning?

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 04:28:24 GMT

is it a different name for flagging?

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The Church of Silk @ The Storm Hold (N. County SD)

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:15:21 GMT

Come one! Come all! 4 worship @ your favorite RAINBOW Temple... The Church of SILK! This time we'll B in North County San Diego in Escondido. This should be good 4 anyone in LA who wants 2 join us~ the drive won't be nearly as far as when we held worship in Pacific Beach.

***************************************************
Dec. 3, 2005 12-5:00pm

Christmas is quickly approaching~ we suggest spreading rainbow joy all over your friends and family this year! We’ll have all the materials for making colorful flags, sarongs, and all sorts of scarves in different styles.

With prior registration we are also hosting a “batik” lesson in painting silk. Please note that it is an involved process, so in order to participate in this portion of the workshop we ask that you pre-register, and plan on arriving at the start of the day so that you have enough time to complete your project.

This time the Port-A-Church is on the road to The Storm Hold ~ the legendary stronghold of The Black Company. 928 Baron Pl., Escondido, Ca 92024

Flagging donation: $35
Sarong: $20
Scarves: $10-$20 (depending on style & size)
sandiego.tribe.net/event/Ch...31f43c43d
http://sandiego.tribe.net/event/Church-of-Silk/escondido-ca-92024/0262cf20-44b7-414f-91cd-31231f43c43d?nextpage=http%3A%2F%2Fsandiego.tribe.net%2Fhome

Your faithful clergy member~ Red Jazelle

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"Blueprints" for fans available?

Steven — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 02:06:52 GMT

Hi there, new to the tribe, but *quite* happy that I found something like this that exists. I've danced with fans, and LOVE IT, but I can't find *anywhere* on the 'net plans on how to make some of my own. I got a quick-and-dirty explanation/lesson years ago, but when I tried to implement thtose ideas, I found my memory lacking, and I created a monster. So, anyone know where or who has step-by-step instructions on how to build fans? Thanks!

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The Church of Silk

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 02:03:36 GMT

Calling all Flaggers!
The Church of Silk will be convening this Saturday bringing forth the rainbows of life in pinwheel beauty! We would love to accommodate out of town guests, please let us know if you’ll be staying in advance. OR! If you can’t make it we are lining up mail orders!!! A donation of $45 gets you a custom tie-dye set of flags delivered to your house with the weights tacked in. All you have to do is finish the sewing the weights and you’ll be off and flagging.

In luv always,
Red Jazelle

http://sandiego.tribe.net/event/ef7ae6b0-e597-4904-9a48-020859da8f74?r=10358

The Church of Silk (events » arts) Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 12:00 PM 97 RSVPs
***************************************************
Game on, or should I say FLAG ON, for THIS SATURDAY June 25!
It sounds like we are going to have a fantastic turn out~ nice doggies and sweet angel children are all welcome!!! The more the merrier! Please RSVP to me directly, or on this post so that we can make sure to have enough supplies set out for everyone.
XOXOXO
RED

PS~ if you can’t make it this month we are planning on having this workshop twice more, once in July and once in August. We’ll let you know dates when we solidify them.
***************************************************

Would you like to have a set of rainbows at your fingertips for dancing ~ day or night in the BLACK LIGHT?!?!

This Burning Man Fundraiser will promote The Church of Silk on our way to Psyche 2005. We’ll supply all the materials needed to create your own pair of flags! Everyone will tie-dye their own silk using the BEST black light reflective dies. Plus, we’ll be giving flagging lessons all day!!!

Suggested Donation: $25

Who: Shakti & Red & MaraMaG
When: Sat June 25th / noon ~ ???
Where: 1557 Reed Ave., Pacific Beach
BYOB / BYOfood for the BBQ

Please confirm attendance~

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got flags fer' sale?

155monkeyfist — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 23:01:34 GMT

looking for flags with grips attached to em... in the los angeles area...

alex

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transporting/storing your flags at a party

rftek — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 19:12:36 GMT

hi everyone
not to repeat the subject but::
how do you like to take your flags to a party?

for me it varies as a function of what kind of party it is. if it's a allnight psyfamily type event then i'll haul around a backpack loaded with multiple sets of flag/poi/water/gum etc. if its a club then i usually take 1 set of flags and store them in cargo pockets. i started thinking about developing something, last night we had fire practice then i stuck my fire poi and flags in the same backpack. ick, the flags picked up a tiny bit of whitegas/burny stench. it's gone away but i want to take a little better care of my flaggage than that.

anyone have great ideas for this? peace

-matt

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Phoenix Arizona

DaleV — Tue, 03 May 2005 16:13:18 GMT

I just got a set of Flags two weeks ago and I'm gonna start to practice spinning flagz at Steele Indian School Park, On Sunday nites at 6 PM to about 7 PM. I went and check it out last nite, and there is a nice grassy area just south of the water amphitheatre, If your interested in doing more spinning bring your flags and meet me at the park. I'll be looking forward to learn more move's from some of you guyz.

Hugz Dale

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great flagging resource

rftek — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 23:14:03 GMT

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SpinTribe/
i've learned much from this group!! join groups.yahoo and check out the archives, all kinds of great dynamic topics. dyes. flow. personalities.

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sweat + wind + flags == hard spinning!!

rftek — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 03:55:20 GMT

i've read somewhere (probably spintribe) that polychina silk is really good for spinning when your sweaty. can anyone verify this?

i was recently at a party and was pretty sweaty while spinning. the silk kept grabbing on the sweaty skin and sticking a little bit. not really a problem with the smaller flags but the bigger flags could get enough surface area to really drag and mess up the flow momentarily. i still absolutely love the habotai, it's what i started with and have played alot with.

if it was indoors with little wind this would not be a problem, this was a outdoor party with intermittent wind that kept bursting up at odd times.

peace!!

-matt

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got (black)light?

rftek — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:04:52 GMT

hi!

i was curious as to what everyone does for blacklights at the house.

practicing with the flags is definetly fun anytime, but it gets magical with some good even UV illumination. heres a explanations as to how the process of UV reactance happens. Or, what makes 'em pop soo gooood!

http://www.glowshop.com/glowshopsite/glowshop/GS_what_is_uv.html

so i have a couple of the walmart 3' flourescent fixtures mounted in a single wooden box for outdoor use. these work pretty good, they have a removable plexiglass cover for transporting the lights safely.
i've noticed that by far the optimal situation is have multiple light sources so you can get both sides of the flags lit up.

i've also been playing with some UV led's. these are promising, they throw pretty far. the main problem with them is the small beamwidth of the led. this means they really need to be clustered and placed at differing angles to get any kind of even coverage. i would like to make some braceletes that have a couple of these led's in them to wear while flagging. that's atleast worth a try.

theres a bunch of places that sell the led's online, look for high current types (30+ mA) if possible.

i'll post pictures of such led bracelets if they work out positively. otherwise you'll never hear about _that_ again.. ; )

-matt

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flag sale ending soon and new videos, link below

rftek — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:38:15 GMT

hi everybody, i wanted to let yall know that the on-going sale at http://www.tamingfire.com/catalog/ will be coming to an end 2/06/05.

we're currently offering discounts on our silk and PCS flag sets. check out our selection, we can work with you on designing custom PCS sets. i'm a active flagger here in central texas, i've created a number of badass PCS flags for friends in the austin area. i've really grown to love the PCS (poly china silk, sorry) ( i'm also fond of FLA and TLA's) (FLA=four letter acronym, TLA=.....three letter acronym!) fabric. it's super durable, so vibrant, consistent color fields across the fabric. the UV reactive colors hit so hard you won't believe its legal. seriously, the orange looks like it's on fire. we're offering a huge variety of colors, here's the link directly to the colors we can order:
http://www.tamingfire.com/catalog/product_pages/pcs-colors.html

*** finally!!! ***

we took some time yesterday and shot a couple flagging freestyle videos as well as tutorial loops. those will be coming online within the next few weeks. yesterday Leif did a huge update and placed 9 new fire/glow videos online at www.tamingfire.com.

peace yall

-matthew watkins

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flags for sale

rftek — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:36:04 GMT

hey! been a while since i checked out tribes.

checkout our site, www.tamingfire.com. hand dyed 8mm habotai (natural edges, fraychecked for flags) flags and tapestries. photos of flags in motion, fire dance videos, etc.

definetly still out there flagging in texas! tearin up a party near you:::

peace,

matt

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Poi Tutorials - As Prommised

Leif — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:44:41 GMT

Guys thanks for the patience with me as I finished these up. I will be trying to redo a few of the vids in the future as some people are expressing that there is difficulty in seeing the poi ends within the videos. Give us a little longer and we will be finishing up on the flag tutorials too. Here you go guys! http://www.tamingfire.com/tutorials.html

Tutorial Announcement as to Appear Elsewhere
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Taming Fire is proud to release a full free set of what we consider intermediate to advanced poi video tutorials. There are currently 20 particular moves, variations, and combinations provided. They have thumbnail examples of the execution of the move, text thoroughly explaining the dynamics and concepts of the move, and larger versions of the video provided for download (also provided in slow motion and occasionally from different angles).

The series is setup in a sequential fashion building on the concepts and principles founded in the tutorials before them. We have also added related categories showing you the move basis involved in the dynamics of each move, as well as a 5 star difficulty ranking scale to display the difficulty of each particular move. We have also indexed all of the quality online tutorial resources available elsewhere on the net, that we are aware of, for poi, staff, equipment development, and fire photography.

Are you interested? You can find them all at http://www.tamingfire.com/tutorials.html We hope that you find them to be a good resource which explains the moves and concepts in a clear and precise manner. Let us know what you think. And don’t forget to join the forum!

Regards,
Leif

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lessons online

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:55:37 GMT

check out http://www.homeofpoi.com/lessons/poi_lessons.php/poi/23

poi lessons online. is there an equivalent for flagging?

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other names?

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:49:27 GMT

it seems that there are other names for flagging. i hope so. i don't much like the term flagging or flag dancing b/c people who have no idea what it is think it is either a patriotic thing or semaphore flagging or something.
what are other name options?

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washing flags

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 02:51:55 GMT

do any of you wash your flags? i don't have silk flags, but wonder about washing the poly china silk or other poly or nylon flags. would they shrink? or would the drapery weights get funky?

btw, i flagged at pridefest this weekend and met a few other flaggers. one of them used denim hems or something instead of drapery weights. the other was the youngest flagger i've ever met. maybe 8 or 10 years old. he was awesome. :)

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dying

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 20:48:19 GMT

since matt brought it up, and i also want to know, has anyone had any experience in dying poly china silk or other synthetic fabrics? i haven't. i just look for a bright solid color.

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flag handles?

hannah — Fri, 21 May 2004 07:12:59 GMT

Has anyone one tried putting gromits on their flags and connecting handles with a swivel? I spin poi and am a little frusterated by the flags getting wrapped up all the time. I'd love to figure out a way to keep them from getting tangled all the time.

any thoughts?

Hannah

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post your flags

rftek — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 02:29:13 GMT

hi everyone, i would love to see what kind of flags yall are playing with. Mine are all 8mm habotai (??) china silk, roughly 42*36, weighted on the heavy side (i've been told).

Where did you obtain yours from? Did you make them? any advice you would like to pass on to other would-be flag craftspeople?

i've made (8 pair) all of mine, given about half of those away to various folks. peace

matt

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fabrics

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:23:30 GMT

hi all, i'm happy to be in this tribe and glad others have joined.
i don't do silk (have to kill the silkworms to make it) so i'm curious what fabrics besides silk others use. so far, my poly china "silk" seems to be the best as far as lightness but i have found various other materials, including nylon, which is not one i prefer.
also, i'm wondering if anyone has dyed their own non-silk fabrics and which ones work the best and with what kind of dye.

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i love flagging//introduction

rftek — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 01:14:02 GMT

hi yall
like the subject title says, i love flagging! i first saw someone flagging in 99 at a midsize raveyrave in austin,tx. i was entranced, then didn't see anyone flagging for quite a while. a while after i got into poi, which has a big scene in austin btw, and that eventually led back to flagging. the centrifugal force site was the first thing i found on the internet. every aspect of this thing (sport? hobby? lifestyle? ) is positive. from the creation, to performance, teaching, watching other people use your flags.

i'm fixing (texas, right) to make some new sets, i'll be trying out some new style designs. namely the french serti technique for painting/dyeing silk. basically you put this stuff called 'gutta' on the silk, its a dye resist. you outline your shapes with the gutta then apply the dye everywhere else. how is this different from say tiedyeing? tiedye is primarily a vat dye process, this serti technicque gives you high (relatively) resolution painting capability on silk. you use dye to color with, the dye gets steamset into the silk. if you just try painting on silk the dye/paint tends to run very badly, it just spreads out as thin as it can, very low resolution. i'll post pictures when i'm done, the first set will be geometric/abstract explorations of the technicque for myself.
peace -matt

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So whats going on?

apwilson — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 04:33:59 GMT

any flagging info of interest ?? I have a bit if tendonitis in my right arm. Its starting to be a issue... sorta sux...

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