1. If your flag is already old and valuable, bring it to the dry cleaners so that they can do the cleaning for you. This is highly advisable for those flags that have other materials that you don’t want to damage such as tassels and ropes.

2. If you are going to wash your flag by hand, try to be extra careful. Here’s a good way on how to wash your flag:

• Fill up a wash basin with cool water. You can also use the sink if you don’t have a basin - but you can use basically anything just as long as you can wash the flag there. Just make sure that it’s clean and safe to use because you don’t want to damage the cloth.
• You can use laundry soap as long as it’s not too strong for it might affect the vibrant colors of the flag.
• Cautiously scrub the fabric by hand and also focus on the part where there is dirt or stain. Prevent the fabric from puckering when you wash it by hand.
• After this, you can lay it flat on a clean surface or hang it to let it dry.

3. A stain remover can be used if there are hard to remove dirt or stains on the flag. Just be mindful when you use one because you might apply too much and may affect the color and overall appearance of the flag. It’s also advisable to test of colorfastness first before using a stain remover.

4. Do not use a dryer after washing the flag because it might damage it. You can lay it down on a flat surface and leave it for a few hours to dry.

Choose a good quality Nylon American flag. Nylon is the best choice of fabric if you want it to last long and to stand even the harshest weather conditions.

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But let’s go back to the thirteen red and white American flag stripes. It’s been said that those stripes represent the original thirteen colonies. It was stated before that one stripe represents one state but if there would be an additional state, a stripe should be added and that’s when the problem comes in. There would be irregularities in the size of the flag and it would not look good when the stripes are adjusted so instead of the stripe, the idea that a star is added came in instead of another stripe.

The thirteen colonies are Province of New Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut Colony, Province of New York, Province of New Jersey, Province of Pennsylvania, Delaware Colony, Province of Maryland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Province of North Carolina, Province of South Carolina and Province of Georgia. These colonies were considered to be a part of British America and they are what the American flag stripes represent.

Stripes were also considered to be a symbol of liberty and they were carried out by the Patriots after America declared her independence. Those stripes also mean America’s rebellion against British for many years. The early American flags show only stripes of red and white or red, white and blue and they were given more significance than the other parts of the flag that even mentioned in the National Anthem – “The broad stripes and bright stars.”

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