I knew I should have asked the forum for more info at the time... Thanks! On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:48:36 -0400, Roland R. Irish III wrote > Except that on the right sleeve, it has to be reversed. See any > Scout uniforms, military, etc. and on the right sleeve, yes, it is > reversed! > The rational behind the 'lead with the field of stars' (and I've > researched > this over and over for Scout training and questions that came up) > is that when 'going into battle with the standard (flag) in front, > the flagpole > would be pointing ahead-as in 'charging forward' and the stars would > be leading the charge'. So that lead to always displaying the flag with > the stars leading forward. > "EXCEPT"...once the flag patch started showing up on military > uniforms, members of the VFW realized that this showed the flag IN RETREAT > because now the field of stars is facing 'backwards'. So this is the > only time the flag is allowed to be 'displayed' in reverse according > to the accepted standards. > (I think they have a website with all the correct info about the > flag, they have taken on 'proper flag' information, etc. as a > directive) That's why if you sew it the 'proper' way it looks odd- > because you are seeing it 'in retreat'. Reverse it and sew it the > way seen on uniforms-both Scout and Military. I've gone around and > around with this for years with people that didn't find the > documentation until I told them where to look. Roland > > On May 31, 2007, at 1:20 PM, oconnorco@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > If, by chance, you are embroidering a US Flag as a sleeve logo, one > > must > > always "lead with the field of stars." This is a traditional > > requirement > > (found out after I goofed), but I think it looks odd on the right-hand > > sleeve. Left looks best, in my opinion. > > > > -david O. > > > > On Thu, 31 May 2007 12:10:39 -0400, John Yaglenski wrote > >> We put it on the right sleeve. Seems to balance the logo on the > >> left out better - though I have seen it done both ways... > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Image > >> Embroidery Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:06 PM To: > > amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: [amayausers] Right or left sleeve?? > >> > >> If I am embroidering a logo left chest, should I also embroider left > >> sleeve or should it be right sleeve? Is there a standard? Thanks, > >> LuAnn @ Image Embroidery Because Your "Image" Matters > >> =========================================================== > >> > >> The AmayaUsers Mailing List > >> Website: http://www.amayausers.com > >> Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > >> > >> =========================================================== > >> > >> =========================================================== > >> > >> The AmayaUsers Mailing List > >> Website: http://www.amayausers.com > >> Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > >> > >> =========================================================== > > > > > > -- > > WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.com) > > > > =========================================================== > > > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > > > > =========================================================== > > > > =========================================================== > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > > =========================================================== -- WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.com) =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================