<div dir="ltr">Just a comment - nap down will collect less dust. Nap up - blacks are blacker and colors are richer. I've always specified nap up. To see difference, go on your stage, turn on a front light, and grab a leg or traveller and lift it up to compare. It's made believers out of school drama teachers and school administrators among others.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM Regina Gagliano via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Excellent advice as always. <br></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Ross, if you decide to purchase, here are some common specs.</span></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default">
<span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span></span></span>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in;background:transparent">
<font color="#000000" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">All
fabrics </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">shall be
</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">inherently flame
retardant and meet or exceed NFPA 701 Small Scale requirements.</font></font></font></p><p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in;background:transparent"><font color="#000000" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">Certificate
provided upon payment in full. All pieces </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">shall
</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">be properly labeled
with date, size, location, cleaning and FR information. 50% Fullness
provided by 3" box pleats 12" o.c., one #3 grommet centered
on each pleat and at top corners as needed. One snap hook per grommet
provided for the Grand </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">and
travelers.</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt"> All
other pieces to have one 36" long #4 black tie per grommet,
Borders and Valance </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">shall
</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">have one white tie to
indicate center.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in;background:transparent">
<font color="#000000" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">Tops
</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">shall be </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">finished
with 3" poly webbing, Sides </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">shall
be </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">finished with 2"
doubled hems, sides of Grand shall have half-width fold-backs.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in;background:transparent">
<font color="#000000" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">Bottoms
of Borders and Valance shall be finished with 4" lined chain
pockets, #8 jack chain installed. All other pieces shall have
6" lined chain pockets, #8 jack chain installed.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in;background:transparent">
<font color="#000000" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><font size="2" style="font-size:10pt">Nap
shall run down, seams shall not fall on the face of any pleat.</font></font></font></p><p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0in;background:transparent"></p></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">If you decide to build in house here are a few extra things to consider.<br></div></div><div><br><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Any fabric with a nap is a challenge.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">
<div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Brushed fabrics like 15 oz Encore, Athena or similar are much easier to handle than velour.<br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">They're brushed so there's no pile and knit rather than woven.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">The selvages are laser cut so the sides don't really need to be hemmed.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">They are lighter than most velours. <br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">
<div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"> </div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Ask for 12 x 12 architect swatches.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Let your stitchers test how many layers their machines can handle.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Common
construction (2" doubled side hems, 2" fold at top, 3" box pleats
falling on a seam, all sewn onto webbing) can result in 12 or more
layers. </div>
</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">One option is flat sewn panels, one width of fabric, no side hems, multi-grommet tops, single layer bottom hems. <br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">They can be hung flat, with grommet fullness or even swagged. <br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Relatively simple to make but you will still need a well-lit, flat, Square work surface, preferably large enough to lay out each panel to check to finished size and square-ness. <br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Most household machines can handle the bulk of the webbing, even at the corners where it gets folded over.<br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">They store and clean well, too.<br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div>
</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"> Last- Do consider 3" Black Heavy weight Polypropylene Webbing instead of jute.
<div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Jute is inexpensive but it can shed. </div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">A lot.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div>
</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">HTH</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Gina Gagliano</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Retired Rag Wrangler and long time lurker<br></div><a href="mailto:rmgagliano@gmail.com" target="_blank">rmgagliano@gmail.com</a><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span></div></div></div></div>
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