The seamstresses work under industrial light in a North York office building. They pass their work clockwise from station to station, first cutting giant slips of red and white fabric, then stitching on a maple leaf, then sewing all the parts together and hemming the edges.
By the end of the day, perhaps as many as 10 enormous flags measuring 12 by 6 metres — and many more of smaller sizes — will be added to the stockpile. This has been the routine for the better part of five months: hundreds of flags a day, five days a week, February to June.
