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I realized that I wanted to create lasting images and signage that took advantage of a skillset that I’ve honed over the years--sewing and making. By no means is this a deÒnitive way of making fabric banners but since I’ve been posting images of my results on social media, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how I’ve made them. I wanted to show how easy it can be, and I’ve even put together downloadable, printable templates that can assist if you want to make them yourself.  \nI could have technically designed and printed these banners digitally, but I decided to take the time to cut and sew them instead. Why? Because there’s something about wanting to dig into the materiality of stu× and have a direct hand in a work’s creation that is hard to argue against. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not privileging the handmade over the digital – infact, much of my own artwork deals with digital technologies and incorporates 3 D scanning--but I do think that in this case, the slowed-down timeframe of having to actually make and sew something forced me to spend more time thinking about what it was that I was arguing for in the imagery and message of the work. I spent more time playing with the symbols, the colors, and the juxtapositions. The side e×ect was that I felt closer to the Ònal result and more invested in it. I’ll value these sewn banners more than a digital print, and I’m sure others who view them will, too. They’re not meant to be discarded, they’re meant to be kept and viewed.  \nA note on use and reuse of my banner designs: Feel free to use, remix, cut and paste, modify, and outright copy my designs for your own work, whether it be in analog, digital, or what-have-you form. They consist mainly of clip art that I reformatted and put together into new narratives, and I consider these Òles templates that others can reconÒgure in any way they want. You do not have to ask my permission to use them, but if you want to share any images of what you’ve made with them, I’d be delighted to see!  \nALSO: You can go directly to the entire Google folder of banner templates and designs here. They include all the ones detailed in this document, plus more!  \n[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6g_dTRVOZg6eHhTU0pvTHBDejQ?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6g_dTRVOZg6eHhTU0pvTHBDejQ?usp=sharing)  \nThousands protest out of control London housing market in \\#MarchForHomes protest  \nWHY MAKE FABRIC BANNERS?  \nThey’re practical and reusable. They last longer than cardboard signs, look great, and can double as snazzy wall hangings after the protest! Besides, who doesn’t want to see a great craftastic handmade fabric banner unfurled in public? As artists and makers we have a treasure trove of skills that can be put to use in this format.  \nThey fold down into small packages. Roll them, fold them, and stash them easily in a bag, under your arm, or wear as a shawl. Try that with a cardboard sign and it doesn’t work so well. Lugging a giant sign on public transportation can be tricky and impractical. And if you have to disperse quickly, folding up your banner is a faster way to disappear than looking like a giant moving cardboard target running down the street.  \nSu×ragette banners came in all sizes, designs, and shapes. View more at the Women's Library: Suffrage Banners Collection  \nThey reference a long history of textiles in tradition and protest. From the DIY painted fabric banner made for expediency, to the U.S. and British Su×ragette banners of the early 20th Century, handmade fabric banners have been held aloft and made by men and women for a wide range of causes. 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