Forums > Help! > Spinning Flags - Where can i buy them in or around Manchester?
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Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
I'm looking for a set of spinning flags but i cant find them anywhere other than the HoP website, and i dont have the patience to be waiting 9 days for them
anyone know where to get any in or around manchester?
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1,453 posts
Location: Lancs England
yeh B&Q and a Fabric shop
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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1,453 posts
Location: Lancs England
sorry not much help
I'm sorry.I still suggest making them for yourself though
. as for equipment shops in Man no chance 
you can get fire poi and staff if you look hard enough (home design store and aflecks) but they are not of the best quality . Get your stuff form HoP or just make it yourself 
in my experience the best way 
you can just make them to suit you, as in how heavy, how long, the type of handles and all the stuff. 
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
2,530 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
any idea as to what i'd need to make them? like chain or rope and what kind of material?
We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams;
We are the movers and shakers of the world for ever, it seems.
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
chain and rope
What sort of flag poi are they? Just get a 2 big squares of fabric and spin them! You can sew on whatever hadles take your fancy and then get used to them and tune future designs to your liking. They can be triangle too if you like that sort of thing but square (or rectangle) is much better IMO.
You may want to attach some weight to the opposite corner from the handle but that's easy enough with extra material put into a lump and sewn into place.
If you do a search for flag poi vids it might come up with something you can see to inspire your design. But basically they're big flaps of material you hold onto and spin. Sometimes I just use the tea towels from the kitchen mid washing-up if I'm bored
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2,530 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
i just thought for some reason that spinning flags were like poi but jsut had a square or rectangle of fabric trailing off the poi rope
We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams;
We are the movers and shakers of the world for ever, it seems.
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
there are some like that but they have very short length of chain (rope whatever) that link into the corner of the flag, no more than an inch or two long. But I suppose it's not a bad idea, if you attached material to the top and bottom of your fire chains and took the wicks off they might work quite well but I don't think theyd spin like flag poi or look quite as nice in the air. Good luck on it, don't forget to let us know how you get on
Let's relight this forum
2,530 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
i might just buy some off HoP and be done with
We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams;
We are the movers and shakers of the world for ever, it seems.
discoverer of phat and poigling
292 posts
Location: North London.. England
perdy in london makes some lovelyflags... she goes to spitz on tues in london but this does not help. she has a web site but its not quite finished... not much help here either...mmm
i will see if i can get a number..... i will pm it to you
kev:)
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I make mine, it's easier that way.
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Location: Lancs England
just seen this
https://www.homeofpoi.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=3733
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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3,009 posts
Location: Bristol, UK
old instructions - also try doing a search in the search box at the top of this page.
2,530 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
thanks dom, but i saw that in another thread but it didnt really appeal to me.
thanks to the people that have helped but one of my mums mates has jsut bought me a pair of HoP for a late x mas prezzie
We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams;
We are the movers and shakers of the world for ever, it seems.
110 posts
perdy in london makes some lovelyflags... she goes to spitz on tues in london but this does not help. she has a web site but its not quite finished... not much help here either...mmm
Thats where got mine and they are looovvely:D
2,530 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
well if you give me the website when it's done i'd be very greatful,
cause i've heard on quite a few threads how good they are, so i might buy a pair and have them as my showing off flags
We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams;
We are the movers and shakers of the world for ever, it seems.
1,810 posts
Location: London
Havokist if you send me a pm with your contact number on I'll pass it to perdy. They really are quite beautiful flags (and she makes then to the colours that you want). You'd better get thinking about your colour combination honey
Mmmmm black and orange Lisa
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