Back to all Order of the Arrow Vigil Sashes Identifying and Measuring Vigil Sashes This is how I have measured sashes The sash length is determined measuring from the top edge to the bottom, with the sash opened.   NOTCHED FELT ARROWS     SHORT  LONG-THIN LONG-THICK VARIETIES OF FELT ARROWS   EMBRIODED CLOCKWISE         EMBRIODED SCREEN PRINT FELT SMALL TRIANGLE   COUNTERCLOCKWISE     VARIETIES IN ARROWS IN CLOTH SASHES COUNTERCLOCKWISE CLOCKWISE     Lined and Unlined Vigil Sashes The earliest Vigil sashes had a lining or cloth backing sewn on the back of the felt sash. This is an important feature and helps identify the Vigil sash as something ’special”. Ordeal/Brotherhood sashes are not lined. A sash in a display case can be identified as having a backing, without removing and turning it over. Look for stitching going the length of the sash on the edges.   A Partially lined sash. The sash has a lining but the triangle does not. An unlined sash.   You often don’t need measurements to spot details and differences in the arrowhead or shaft of an arrow. Many sashes are about the same width, just compare the amount of felt above or below the arrow.   Back to all Order of the Arrow Vigil Sashes