I fitted the 12 foot long buckram pelmet today, and took it straight back down again as it was horrible once up. It's gone all wobbly down the length, so when you stand under it and look up, you get a "lovely" wave effect. Obviously this isn't what the client wants, and as I expected she agreed with me to take it back down.
I've never made one before and can only assume the buckram isn't as dimensionally stable down a long length as I expected. The pelmet depth is only 11 inches so I guess that won't help. The smaller pelmet is perfect, and I made both the same way, so I'm guessing the problem is that 12 foot is just too long for buckram at this narrow width. At least, that's what I think went wrong. Is there anything else that could have caused this? I thought when I was making it up that the buckram seemed a bit warped and twisted - perhaps I've not treated it correctly and have caused this?
I'll replace it with an upholstered wood one, as straightness is extremely important to this client. I think a wood one's the only way to go to salvage the situation and get me paid for the whole job!
I've never made one before and can only assume the buckram isn't as dimensionally stable down a long length as I expected. The pelmet depth is only 11 inches so I guess that won't help. The smaller pelmet is perfect, and I made both the same way, so I'm guessing the problem is that 12 foot is just too long for buckram at this narrow width. At least, that's what I think went wrong. Is there anything else that could have caused this? I thought when I was making it up that the buckram seemed a bit warped and twisted - perhaps I've not treated it correctly and have caused this?
I'll replace it with an upholstered wood one, as straightness is extremely important to this client. I think a wood one's the only way to go to salvage the situation and get me paid for the whole job!
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