Pole pockets and street pole banners
Street pole and boulevard banners live on hardware that varies by municipality. The pocket has to fit the bracket you actually have.
A pole pocket is a hem sewn wide enough for a rod or a bracket arm to pass through, and the only dimension that matters is the one on the hardware in front of you. Municipal bracket systems differ, and a pocket cut to a generic size is a banner that either will not go on or flaps because it is loose.
So we ask for the bracket, or a photograph and a measurement of the rod, before we cut. We then add the pocket allowance on top of the visible artwork so the design is not swallowed by the hem, which is the other common failure: a banner where the top of the wordmark disappears into the pocket.
Street pole work is almost always a program rather than a piece. Banners go up in pairs on each pole along a run, they get replaced by season, and the sizes repeat. We hold the specification so the autumn set matches the spring set and a replacement for a damaged one is a reorder rather than a redesign.
Frequently asked questions
- What size should the pole pocket be?
- Whatever your bracket needs. Send the bracket spec, or a photo with the rod diameter measured, and we will cut the pocket to it and add the allowance so your artwork does not vanish into the hem.
- Do you supply the brackets?
- Usually the municipality or the BIA already owns them, and replacing hardware is rarely what you need. We print and finish to the hardware in place. If you are starting from nothing, tell us and we will help you spec it.
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