U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) – Sewn Flag
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - Sewn Flag
- Official Fish and Wildlife Service design on nylon, made in the USA
- Appliquéd (satin stitch) and embroidered (fill stitch) by hand
- Single-sided or double-sided (double-reverse, double-paneled or single field double seal); pole hem, fringed pole hem or grommets
- 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN
Product Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Sewn Flag is appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop. Each color of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s official emblem is cut from fabric and satin stitched to the nylon field, lettering and fine detail are embroidered with a fill stitch, and the flag is made in the USA. Most sewn flags are finished with a pole hem for indoor and ceremonial display; order it with grommets if it will fly on an outdoor pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the FWS sewn flag single-sided or double-sided, with a pole hem, a fringed pole hem or grommets, in 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT or 52x66 IN. Review your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a bureau of the Department of the Interior. It manages the National Wildlife Refuge System, runs the National Fish Hatchery System, enforces federal wildlife laws and administers the Endangered Species Act. Its staff work at refuges, hatcheries and field stations in every state.
Choose Your Options
Every U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Sewn Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Mounting: A pole hem is a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole. A pole hem with fringe adds gold rayon fringe on three edges, the traditional ceremonial finish. Grommets are brass rings set into a canvas header, the standard finish for an outdoor flagpole.
- Single-sided or double-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag shows the design on both sides and is built one of three ways:
- Double-reverse: one layer of fabric, so the appliqué shows through on the back in reverse. The lightest build.
- Double-paneled: two panels sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. The heaviest build, and it needs the most wind to fly.
- Single field, double seal: one field with the emblem on the front and a second emblem tacked to the back, so the seal reads correctly from either side without the weight of two panels.
- Sewn construction: Each color of the emblem is cut from fabric and appliquéd to the field with a satin stitch. Lettering and fine detail are embroidered with a fill stitch. The result stands in relief and reads across a room.
- Size: 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN. For another size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Fish and Wildlife Service design: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Sewn Flag carries the Fish and Wildlife Service’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the mounting and size you order.
- Sewn construction: each element of the emblem is cut from fabric and satin stitched to the nylon field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered in fill stitch, so the design stands in relief and reads across a room.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Built your way: single-sided or double-sided (double-reverse, double-paneled or single field double seal); pole hem, fringed pole hem or grommets; 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN.
- Made in the USA: every FWS flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the mounting and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was created on June 30, 1940, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Reorganization Plan No. III merged two older bureaus inside the Department of the Interior: the Bureau of Fisheries, which traced back to the Commission of Fish and Fisheries of 1871, and the Bureau of Biological Survey, which began as an office in the Department of Agriculture in 1885. Both had moved to Interior the year before.
The Service inherited a conservation system that was already taking shape. President Theodore Roosevelt set aside Pelican Island as the first federal bird reservation in 1903, the Duck Stamp Act of 1934 began funding refuge purchases, and the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937 directed excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to wildlife restoration. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 gave the Service its best known modern responsibility. Today it manages the National Wildlife Refuge System and the National Fish Hatchery System.
About the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Flag
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Flag carries the agency's official emblem as the centerpiece of the design. The Service's emblem is its shield, and since 1999 the flying Blue Goose has served as the design symbol of the National Wildlife Refuge System. We reproduce it to the agency's specification, in the finish and size you order.
