Wrinkled Muslins

Hello all,

 

I've got two 10'x20' muslins I'm about to set fire to. When I first

got them, they were great. But now, I guess the honeymoon is over.

After stuffing them in their storage bags a few times and taking

them back out, they look terrible! They've got more wrinkles than

O.J. Simpson's alibi! And steaming them smooth again is a real

hassle. And even then they aren't 100% smooth.

 

Does anyone have a better way of either storing them wrinkle-free

(yeah right) or a better way of getting rid of the wrinkles?

 

Thanks in advance. Boy, canvas backgrounds are looking better and

better...regardless of the cost!!!! :) And be on the lookout for my

muslin fire-sale!!!! :)

 

David.

Seamless paper:-)

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I have an industrial strength steamer - everything is flat after it does its job. How are you steaming the muslin?

Hey Beepy,

 

I'm using an industrial steamer as well. The kind with a hose and a steaming wand at the end. The trouble with my set up is that it is 20' long so that I can have my subject stand on it and be "seemless". In otherwords, it covers the line where the wall meets the floor. And as my studio is only 10' high, its tough to steam as you have to kinda have to steam and move the muslin up to get the next section.

 

David.

 

P.S. Anyone got a match? :)

If you have a studio, roll them on long paper cores or wooden dowels and store them that way, having got the wrinkles out first with the steamer.

 

If you have to take them on location, and you can't take them on the rolls, I can't think of a better way. You're supposed to just work with the wrinkles, putting them OOF, but of course, that doesn't help you with the part that is just under your subject.

Yep - I hear you David... Been there, done that... The rolling them up suggestion is

interesting, Nadine...

Thanks for your response, folks.

 

Hi Nadine. OOF? What's that?

 

Thanks.

 

David.

In my experience rolling muslins on tubes or dowels doesn't work. The material bunches, which itslf causes wrinkles. I'm also looking for a solution to this problem.

Out of focus. Get a bit of distance between the subject and the b/g if you can, and then use selective focus to isolate the subject.

 

I've made muslins better by putting them in a drier with a damp towel for about 30-45 minutes and getting them right out and hung. There's also Downey wrinkle releaser (at least in the US).

 

If you give up on them, you can always get someone with too much money to pay you to hang them in odd places.