cfmonk Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hi guys, I'm looking for a supplier of ivory star cloth to cover the roof in a 12m wide marquee. Anyone know anybody? All my usual suspects have drawn a blank. Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Does it HAVE to be ivory??Surely the point of star cloths in general is that the stars are more effective when in the blacks...? I appreciate the marquis aspect, but I've seen several jobs like that - all with blacks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeggie Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 just being a pain and not answering the original post, but possibly use a normal star cloth, then cover in front of this with a white gauze or scrim right up against the fabric? would provide the impression of white in daylight, but shimmer at night.? beyond that, I'll keep wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LampTramp Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hi!There is a company in the midlands that have white star cloths.It's fiber optic. Does it need to be ivory in colour??It comes in a flight case and they can transport it to you. The cloth is quite thin..If you need more info then PM me as I gotta find the contact number again!!!Oh!! Its around the £150 mark to hire....transport etc is down to the client.Hope this helps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biskit Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 just being a pain and not answering the original post, but possibly use a normal star cloth, then cover in front of this with a white gauze or scrim right up against the fabric? would provide the impression of white in daylight, but shimmer at night.? I saw exactly this done a few years ago. It 'sort-of' worked, but we found it almost impossible to keep the white scrim close enough to the cloth in all areas, so some 'stars' were more like blobs! We were hanging ours straight down, I imagine this would be even more difficult on a marquee roof! Another option... could you make your own? It sounds like you may have difficulty getting hold of one, so if your client wants it enough, your budget may stretch to having some white drapes made with fitted backings, and installing LEDs and cabling yourself. It is pretty straightforward. If you can recover most or all of the cost in the initial hire, you're on to a winner if anyone else asks you for one in future! Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 just being a pain and not answering the original post, but possibly use a normal star cloth, then cover in front of this with a white gauze or scrim right up against the fabric? would provide the impression of white in daylight, but shimmer at night.?We actually do this quite regularly on stage, as it gives a nice mix to the options - ie colour the gauze with stars behind it, or project onto the gauze or swipe the gauze out for the full black sky look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 just being a pain and not answering the original post, but possibly use a normal star cloth, then cover in front of this with a white gauze or scrim right up against the fabric? would provide the impression of white in daylight, but shimmer at night.?We actually do this quite regularly on stage, as it gives a nice mix to the options - ie colour the gauze with stars behind it, or project onto the gauze or swipe the gauze out for the full black sky look. Indeed, but try attaching it to the roof of a marquee, starcloth AND a tight gauze on the front of it. Probably doing this on ladders or cherry pickers, ain't going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeggie Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 yep, with that in mind, it became a slight pain of a post rather than a genuine option... unless you can be bothered to stitch it to the cloth at intervals? thus giving the tension across the fabric. though tbh, I'd be more inclined to go for the option that lamptramp supplied. unless you fix the starcloth loosely, and use only a led starcloth, then let the scrim/gauze have the cloth resting on it's surface. the top might be a bit blobby, but the rest should be ok? AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyb Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hi guys, I'm looking for a supplier of ivory star cloth to cover the roof in a 12m wide marquee. Anyone know anybody? All my usual suspects have drawn a blank. Cheers, Chris Custom Covers, based in Southampton make, sell and hire marquee linings, including two channel ivory starcloth roof sections. http://www.customcovers.co.uk/ I know this as we do the lighting for them at the Showmans Show. Anyone going down this year? If they will not deal with you directly, we have an account so can source it for you if necessary. Good luck andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfmonk Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hi Guys, Thanks for the replies. Has to be ivory, not white. Black is no good, I have black star cloth, they want ivory. AndyB: Custom Covers make and sell them but I have spoken to them and they won't dry hire them to people who don't already own them because they need looking after in a very special way so I have a wet hire price off them but is, as you can imagine, pricey. My team and I were all going to go to the Showman's Show (have a couple of tents up there) but we have got a job on instead and money has to come before fun! Any more ideas about the ivory star cloth? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzette Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 When you say you have tried your "usual suspects" does that include people like Hawthorn, Acre Jean etc. ?? If not -- try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineerTom Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 As others have pointed out (and you're no doubt realising) ivory cloths are hideously impractical and so very rare and expensive. I've just had a word with the guys in our shop (the company I work for also own a starcloth makers) and they said that they would struggle to keep it clean even whilst it was being assembled and really couldn't imagine the workload involved in keeping one clean that's out on hire. In the past I've seen plenty of roofs that are black starcloth with a white / off white scrim in front to give the effect you want. As a one-off yes this is complicated but off the top of my head I can think of a way the constituant parts could be made / adjusted so that it was practical for marquee's but still gave you a useable black starcloth everywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktownend Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Covers and Linings, also in Southampton (think they're a different company to Custom Covers!) - www.eventinteriors.com look like they'd be worth asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejm1 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.leisure-interiors.com/ or http://www.interiorfx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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