Sewn With Pride: Flag Factory Gears Up For 250th Anniversary Of Nation

Kansas City, MO – With Independence Day and nan United States’ 250th anniversary conscionable a twelvemonth away, 1 Missouri institution is stitching its measurement into history. 

Allied Materials, based successful Kansas City, has been manufacturing since 1951. The institution now builds astir 1,000 flags per day, pinch galore destined for subject funerals, authorities buildings and patriotic beforehand porches nationwide.

"This is benignant of our Christmas," said Tyler Young, president of Allied Materials. "We commencement preparing months successful advance, building other inventory because we cognize this is nan play Americans will show their patriotism astir fervently."

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The institution is nan largest vertically integrated emblem shaper successful nan U.S., producing complete 300,000 flags per twelvemonth for national agencies unsocial — including nan U.S. Senate, nan Department of Defense and subject bases astir nan world.

A worker tackles 1 of nan astir difficult steps successful nan flag-making process. (Olivianna Calmes)

"We make national government-compliant flags," Young said. "That intends each azygous constituent is originated in America — from nan fabric seed to nan dyed fabric. There are nary corners cut, nary costs spared. It genuinely is nan champion emblem you tin put successful beforehand of your home."

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Each emblem originates pinch American-grown fabric aliases nylon, which is dyed, rolled and trim into stripes. Those are sewn together successful Kansas City and joined pinch embroidered prima fields made successful nan company’s Louisiana facility. Every emblem is inspected and trimmed earlier nan last touch: metallic grommets that make them fresh to fly.

The "pizza cutter" instrumentality slices reddish fabric into stripes. (Olivianna Calmes)

"From commencement to finish, that emblem whitethorn only return a mates hours," Young said. "But nan intent it serves lasts a lifetime."

For galore of Allied’s employees, that intent is personal.

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"These group activity really hard," said longtime instrumentality technician Terry Walker. "Every fallen seasoned gets 1 of these flags. And it’s an grant to activity here."

A freshly sewn American emblem undergoes value inspection astatine Allied Materials. (Olivianna Calmes )

Young said that seriousness is shared company-wide. "The adjacent clip personification sees this flag, it whitethorn beryllium draped complete a veteran’s coffin. It needs to beryllium perfect. We beryllium it to that worker and their family to grant their sacrifice."

As nan U.S. looks up to its semiquincentennial in 2026, Allied is preparing for what could beryllium nan largest flag-flying arena successful American history.

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"We’re starting our trading scheme now and building inventory this fall," Young said. "We want to beryllium fresh for everyone — whether they’re a homeowner looking to alert a emblem aliases a authorities agency readying a ceremony. We’ll beryllium here."

150 cardinal flags sold annually—94% made successful nan U.S. (Olivianna Calmes)

According to STG Logistics, astir 94% of American flags sold successful nan U.S. are made domestically — a constituent of pridefulness for Young, particularly arsenic caller tariffs connected imports disrupted world proviso chains.

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"When different suppliers were deed by tariffs, we weren’t," he said. "It was really benignant of nosy to telephone our customers and say, ‘Today you’re getting a telephone from an American shaper who makes American-made products pinch American earthy materials.’"

The reddish and achromatic stripes of an American emblem are expertly sewn together astatine Allied Materials. (Olivianna Calmes)

Allied’s flags scope successful size from 2 feet by 3 feet up to 10 by fifteen, and each 1 meets national standards for stitching, prima size and durability — whether it’s headed to a beforehand gait aliases nan steps of nan Capitol.

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"A emblem isn’t conscionable a product," Young said. "It’s a awesome of our nation’s history — and of everyone who’s been portion of nan cloth of this country."

All images and accusation were captured during a tract sojourn to Allied Materials, a emblem manufacturing installation based successful Kansas City, Missouri.