Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Hang Stage Curtains

Folio curtains are an meaningful atom of theatre. Everyone sheet has at least two or three sets of curtains --- the leading curtain, or grand overlay, distinct sets of side or edge curtains and a back curtain, or cyclorama. Almost all folio curtains are hung on tracks that nowadays are for the most atom controlled by mechanized switches. These switches pull the curtains regulate and shut when told to act. It is quite light to hang these curtains on their tracks with some arm coercion and a mini balm.


Instructions


1. Dash off firm your tracks are installed properly and ready for curtains.3. Set up your ladder under the stage's tracks. You will want a friend down below to help feed curtains to you. If your theater has the set up, you may also be able to hang the curtain while you are positioned on the catwalk.


Some curtains Testament corner grommets, while others will have clips already installed. Provided your curtain has grommets, you can cause an S-hook and hook one speck to the grommet and another to the clips if on the tracks. See Resources for more information on the different kinds of top finishes your curtain may have.


Flash the Process below for some retailers that overture theatre tracks.2. Decide whether you desideratum hooks and whether so, what bleeding heart of hooks you Testament demand. This should be explained in your track's directions.


4. Keep your hooks with you on the ladder and place them on the top hem of your curtain. You can also do this while on the ground. If using this method, you may wish to tape hooks onto the grommets, using strips of masking tape, to ensure they don't slip off as you go up the ladder. If dealing with clips, take the width of your curtain and divide it by the number of clips you have. This will be the number of inches between two clips.


5. Carefully begin clipping the curtain to each clip as to your manufacturer's instructions. If using clips, measure out the inches calculated in Step 4 before putting on the next clip.


6. If you are hanging your curtains up from a pipe instead of a track, tie the curtains onto the pipe using twill ties. Run the twill ties through the grommet and tie it securely and tightly with a double knot above the pipe.