Thanks for stopping by CG.
I had invested in 2 more of the cheapo (15 - 20 €) printed fabric backdrops which you get deliverd folded
and was thinking some time about how to get the fold lines flattened and how to store them. They are 1.6 by 2 meters in size, a little small for the big girls but excellent for E&I and the minis.
As you can see in the former post, I found a solution, that backdrop has no foldlines.
I went to a home inmprovement market and was looking for PVC pipes for waste water plumbing. I found 39mm (1 1/2") in 2 meters length (3 € per piece). So I cut off the thicker end, put some double-sided tape on it and bonded the top of the backdrop to the tube. Flattened out any fold lines at this stage already (that is the tricky part if you are alone)
Then I wrapped the backdrop on the tube taking care that the fabric is flattened out at the fold lines.
Stored it somewhere flat (under the bed, on top of your wardrobe) et voilà, the fold lines are gone.
- Tube with wrapped backdrop
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- Setup with installed blind
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As you can see in the setup shot, I have mounted an inside blind above my balcony door/window, the backdrop tube can be easily clamped to that blind which eases hight adjustment. The studio "floor" is my dining table which is just a little less in length than the backdrop in width.
Hope this helps