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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Locally (Vancouver BC), we send to the local drape manufacturer (Stage Fab), and they send it out to Coits Cleaners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Beware, they will shrink. But if cleaning more than 1 drape, they won’t shrink the same amount!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Our velour drapes, when washed and fire treated, came back shorter, some only a few inches, and couple came back 6” shorter! Hard to trim their pipes now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">You should also re-treat the drape(s) as well, since the washing will remove the previous treatment (unless they are IFR). But they’ll still shrink.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Spot cleaning? Scrape the paint off (cut it off the knap) with a razor blade?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Good luck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Andrew M. Riter</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Phone 604 822 2372</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:andrew.riter@ubc.ca"><span style="color:#1F497D">andrew.riter@ubc.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Stagecraft <stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel A. via Stagecraft<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 27, 2025 8:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Daniel A. <dan@danayers.net>; Paul Theisen <petheisenjr@aol.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [SML] Curtain cleaning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On-site or Reynolds are my two go to cleaners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dan Ayers</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM Paul Theisen via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">What is everyone doing to clean stage curtains [Commando Cloth, Duvetene, etc.] in the event they get paint, stage blood, etc… on?<br>
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