STRIPEY FABRIC

[lesclarke]

(Not sure if someone gave this a mention a while back, or at least mentioned red white curtains.)
I was near, so I popped over to Ikea yesterday, seemed like a potentially uncrowded day, and it was. Someone had told me they had striped cottons.
They have several ranges, ELISABET, SOFIA, SONJA. a mixture of subtle and very bright stripes.
It is 100% cotton and whilst nowhere near the thickness of canvas, could possibly be used on an indoor booth.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10120653

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80116718

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10117052

[Richard Coombs]

November 2008
Just wanted to add my vote to Prof Eeks in favour of PRMIA AWNINGS who have just provided me with 3 meters of red and white striped canvas , to add to the stuff I had lying around the workshop to cover a new Booth.

Very good fast service , and very reasonably priced. ( I certainly overpaid on the last lot I got from elsewhere !)

My Fold-up booth that I only ever use indoors is covered in a thick , but non waterproof printed calico type fabric.
When I built this one , I made the cover this way for cost concerns.

But there is so little difference in the price of that sort of fabric , and what Prima charge for thier canvas , that I will alwys use canvas in future , even on an indoor -only booth.


Best Wishes Richard

[Professor Eek]

Prima do offer fantastic value and (added bonus) they are very nice people.

The IKEA fabric is very good quality as well - I've had an Edwardian Gentlemans swimwear outfit made from the eye catching orange and green stripe - very becoming it is too!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1 ... =638261243

[lesclarke]

I do like those colours.

[Pat Plant.]

Since the subject of booth covering has been raised, I'm more than happy to pass on to anyone interested, small samples of the red/white material sold by Cosalt,up here in Lowestoft. This waterproof product is, I know, used by Bryan C. and mentioned elsewhere by Geoff F. on this site.
These small pieces , of which a sample was sent a while back to Richard C. are as a result of me 'chopping' my own booth down by about a foot..... Life is now so much easier !
Pat Plant.

[Richard Coombs]

I didnt realise that was where the sample had come from Pat ( I had thought it was a bit that Cossalts had sent you that you had passed on)

Thanks again for that , that really was kind.

You have jogged my memory too ..it was Cossalts where I last bought canvas. Just so you know too Pat ( in case you ever want to make another booth or a spare cover) Prima Awnings canvas is identical to Cossalts ...and about half the cost.

Credit Crunch or no , that is quite a big saving however small a booth you are building.

Best Wishes Richard

[cobaltblue]

a company called forest fabrics has wine and yellow coloured canvas, it ia however only 16" wide
web http://www.forrestfabrics.co.uk