[SML] : Washing, retreating velour

[Duncan Mahoney]

My go-to vendor for this is  Fabric Flameproofing in Glendale CA.  They did a pair of velour drapes for us this summer, good looking result and a fairly short turnaround of about 2 weeks


Duncan Mahoney
Director of Technical Direction
Associate Professor of Theatre Practice
University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts




Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:19:31 -0800
From: Ben Thoron SML <bthoronsml at gmail.com>
To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: [SML] Washing, retreating velour
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I had always hoped to avoid actually needing the answer to this question:
Which companies handle washing and re treating velour stage curtains?

we had an unfortunate experience with a borrowed main drape, we successfully steamed some stubborn wrinkles out, by applying steam to the upstage side of the drape.

The downstage side was wrinkle free, but filled with ugly blotches, think hives.

The image is here:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_photos_wWKdD9BK3kWfTScE9&d=CwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Tjw-e9vsp0Zk7f-MYdE5ew&m=TMc-M3huyG5g5aNVNgdXa4qjCbRw_3FxDMJKNT5owzI&s=343gqoQtzpyWRBA_e2NbL-aPl7h5YnJFc3ygO2JFzbg&e= 

So sad.  I'm pretty sure that washing won't fix it, but the owner wants us to try.

Ben

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