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Making a flag isn't just about what happens in a flag factory. Two things make a flag: the meaning it has built into it, and the way we respond to those meanings.

The flag is made up of a number of parts:

Hoist - The half of the flag nearest to the halyard (that is the rope by which a flag is raised and lowered).

Fly - The half of the flag farthest from the halyard.

Canton - The place of honour in a flag is the upper half of the hoist. It is also called the First Quarter and sometimes the Upper Hoist.

Second Quarter - The upper half of the fly.

Third Quarter - The lower half of the hoist. It is also called the Lower Hoist.

Fourth Quarter - The lower half of the fly.

Find out more about flag making and the history of Flag: http://www.australianflag.org.au/makingflags.php