How to Construct a Section of the
World’s Longest Banner for Organ and Tissue Donation, 2012
The color of the banners is green for the cause. Material for the banner a medium green broadcloth is ideal, or a subtle green-on-green print cotton or poly-cotton.
Each Banner Section MUST be 100 cm (1 metre) banner, with 2 cm. seam allowances on each end. It is important that each section, once sewn, be exactly 1 m as the sections will be counted toward the record rather than measured.
1. CUT FABRIC
Cut the Banner to exact size. The required size for each individual Banner Section is:
- 104 by 33 centimetres , or
- 41 by 13 inches
Basically the banner sections are 100 cm (1 metre) with 2 cm sewing edges added to the two ends. This can also be measured as 39.4 inches, with ½ inch sewing edges. (See illustrations on page 3.)
2. MARK SEAM LINES
A very critical step is to clearly mark the sewing lines at exactly 1 m. You may do this with pencil or a thin-tip permanent Marker (e.g. Sharpie).
3. PREVENT FRAYING
GOLD fabric paint is to be used, in order to give all the completed banners a uniform look. The top and bottom edges of the Banner Section must be painted to prevent fraying of the fabric.
If you decide to frame the entire Banner Section with gold paint, please be careful to paint inside the sewing lines on the ends where it will be attached to other banner sections. Paint on the lines will make sewing difficult. If you are working with children or groups, please protect the sewing lines with a strip of green painters tape.
Fabric Paint often comes in small, squeezable bottles with an applicator tip. You may squeeze the paint along the edge, then use a brush to smooth it out to the edge. This is available in craft and fabric shops as well as the craft section of Walmart, etc. and is quite inexpensive. (A 2 oz/59 ml bottle cost me $3-5. A 1 oz bottle is more than enough to do several banners.) You may also use a regular acrylic paint, mixed with “textile medium” to make an inexpensive fabric paint (see photos at end of instructions.)
There is no specific width for the paint, it simply needs to go along the cut edge of the fabric – it can be narrow, wide, plain or fancy – up to you!
4. DECORATE and PERSONALIZE
You may add paint, magic marker, fused fabric cut into shapes, dye, embroidery, appliqué, etc. to personalize your Banner Section as long as these are flat to the fabric.
Please do not use three-dimensional embellishments (for example a teddy bear or other larger memory items), as the banner sections must lie flat when piled up.
Be creative:
- Use a quote about organ and tissue donation,
- Dedicate the Banner Section to a donor or recipient,
- Draw, paint, express your feelings about the importance of organ donation ,
- Have your group autograph the banner,
- Paint images that make you happy; Print images onto fabric and add,
- Finger paint, stamp, make handprints, footprints...use your imagination!
5. SEW
If you are making multiple Banner Sections (e.g. a school or group project), please sew your banners together along the sewing lines before sending/bringing them in. This will ease the burden on volunteer sewers in the mad rush leading to the Guinness Challenge.
Information for those unable to attend the Parade of Banners:
Please try to join and support a team from your province and bring if possible bring them to the NOTDAW Walk in your province.
For those that are mailing in their banners to Peace River :
6. SEND / DONATE to:
World’s Longest Banner 2012
Town of Peace River
Mailed contributions must be received by: April 1st 2013
For those that are mailing in their banners to Peace River –
Once the Guinness Book of World Records Challenge has been met, the banner will be divided into sections and your banner/banners will be given to a team or individual from your province. These banners will then be shared amongst Canadian organ and tissue donation education and support groups for future use in awareness efforts.
7. FIND MORE INFO about the Banner Project at:
Facebook: World’s Longest Banner for Organ & Tissue Donation
Twitter: longestbanner20
Web Page: worldslongestbanner.org (under construction)
World’s Longest Banner for Organ and tissue Donation, 2012
That's very thoughtful of them, it really works well for the cause. And considering how important this movement is for the ones involved I say that we should help them promote it. More people should be aware of the struggles that these people are facing.
ReplyDeleteThat's very thoughtful of them, it really works well for the cause. And considering how important this movement is for the ones involved I say that we should help them promote it. More people should be aware of the struggles that these people are facing.
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