Thanks Pat --- Patrick White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Brendan" writes: > >Yes it's the newbie trying to be cheap question > again, > >I found that fabricland in Toronto stock raw cotton > >muslin in 3mx25m rolls ( about 3.3 yards x27 yards > or > >so ) and it's cheap to! you can buy it per meter > but > >it is unwashed. They don't sell large bottles of > dye > >tho does anyone know other suppliers of dyes to > make backdrops? > > My wife does a lot of sewing, so I get steeped in > the unwashed-fabric > handling stuff all the time. The first time you > wash the fabric, expect it > to shrink -- the cheaper the fabric, typically the > more it will shrink -- > and to twist (i.e. uneven shrinkage) and for any > unsewn edge to ravel > (probably not much of a concern). > I think craft stores sell a lot of the fabric dying > stuff these days, so > you might try there. As mentioned, RIT dye is the > common brand. If you > want a pattern, you can also paint on it -- I'm told > acrylic paints won't > wash off and don't require heat setting (although I > think I'd heat set it > anyway). > Lastly, check the color of the muslin. There's > bleached (i.e. white) and > unbleached (light tan and cheaper than the bleached > kind) and various > weights (thinner being more sheer and cheaper). For > a background, I'd think > you'd want bleached muslin as you can then make it > any color with > appropriate lighting and probably even the thinnest > will suffice. > > Let us all know how this works out. 3m wide muslin > isn't common, but it > isn't exactly uncommon either. What you learn might > help a bunch of others > get a studio started. > > hope that helps, > patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . >
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