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Permalink Reply by Katherine Graham Sarlson on February 14, 2011 at 12:43pm

HI.  I'm a silk painter (both wearables and framed) and do the gridwall thing.  I'll confess that by September I get tired of lugging those puppies to shows to set up.  However, they are worth their weight and really help my display because they provide so many options.  I hang waterfalls for scarves in one area, framed materials elsewhere.  If you get 24" wide gridwall, it is easily stackable in a van and each piece is not too heavy (maybe 20 lbs.).  They also help stabilize my booth.

 

I've gone through racks and other creative ways to stage my booth but the gridwalls just seem to work for me. 

Permalink Reply by Chris Brady on February 25, 2011 at 12:04am

Curious--which color of gridwall do you use?  I've been thinking that white would blend in with the canopy walls (when I use them) and would make my aprons "pop" more, but then I try to imagine black or chrome.  What's your theory?

Permalink Reply by Janet Romans on February 24, 2011 at 10:53pm

I design children's clothing and matching doll clothing, and I've gone through quite a few display styles until I found one I like.  My husband and I have made some hinged wooden racks - they fold up to only a few inches thick so they fit easily in my van.  They've got wood strips every four inches or so, which enables me to put shelves and/or clothing rods wherever I'd like.  Sometimes I have full dresses; other times I have skirts.  The flexibility is wonderful, especially when I get to an indoor show and discover my space is 12X6 rather than 10X10, for example.  Best of all, since they are made of wood, I can carry two at a time for loading and unloading.  

 

I don't know if this makes a lot of sense; I'll try to find a picture of the actual shelf units and post it.  (they're hard to see clearly in my booth shots behind the product)

Permalink Reply by Chris Brady on February 25, 2011 at 12:06am

I'd love to see a picture of them--sort of picturing something like pairs of stepladders but with more closely set "steps" that you stick rods or shelves through.  Yes--modular items are great for when you have to change your layout.  I was surprised what a difference an indoor 8 x 8 space made for my display area.

In a few weeks I'll be at an Ikea store and hope to find something there that might work.

Also seriously considering buying a 6x10 cargo trailer so that I can hang my stuff up during transport instead of folding it in plastic bins, then ironing everything again and again.

Permalink Reply by Janet Romans on February 25, 2011 at 9:29am

I use a car top carrier - we load it on top of my van, and all my hanging clothes (in garment bags, of course!) lie flat and fully extended while I drive to the show.  It totally solved the ironing issue, gives me tons of room in my van for display pieces and bins of "non-iron" work, and is a heck of a lot cheaper than a trailer.  Of course, it gets pretty full, but I make sure to have representational pieces of every style in there.  I bring extra stock folded in my bins to replenish my racks, but it really cuts down on the ironing.

Permalink Reply by Chris Brady on February 25, 2011 at 9:57am

A car top carrier is something I hadn't even thought of!  I will check into that. How deep can you safely pile your garments?

Right now I have a 4Runner, which is not the biggest vehicle to haul stuff in.  I've been thinking of getting a  small (6x10), used cargo trailer so that I could hang everything on wheeled racks for transport, switching to nicer display fixtures in the booth.  Plus, I could outfit it with a fold-down cot and table, inside lights, and the rudiments of a kitchen for camping.  Out here in Idaho I have to drive a loooong way to get to decent shows and camping is cheaper than motel rooms.   On the downside, it would make for more complicated load-in and load-out with the trailer and backing it up--would have to practice in a parking lot on a Sunday, I suppose!

Permalink Reply by Katherine Graham Sarlson on February 25, 2011 at 8:33am

The white gridwall virtually disappears into the white tent walls.

 

I have black gridwall, which (mostly) disappears into my background material.  Either way, it is so unobtrusive that you don't notice it. 

 

Having 2 and a half walls of gridwall really makes my tent feel a little more secure, especially in those high wind days.

Permalink Reply by Jaynie Hay Ramsey on January 10, 2012 at 12:23pm

Hello everyone I'm new o this site and love it. I make purses, sweatercoats, mitten, leg and arm warmers, wine totes, etc. from recycled sweaters, sport coats, ties etc. ( It is dangerous to change your cloths at my house.)I've been doing shows for 3 years.  I love them. Discovered its very important to find just the right shows.  I need to be at more upscale shows.  But not the real high end.  My display walls I made my self. I had grids, but, I'm over 60 and had a terrible problem seting up.  To heavy and hard to handle, (cuts and bangs). I designed them, with my cousins help. They are made from latis and pvc pipe.  Love them, easy to seup, light weight, can spray  them down to wash them. And I put feet on them to stablize them , even weights if windy.  But I usually zip tie them to the tent frame out side. But, Ihave trouble not letting it to cluttered.  I need waterfalls, but they won't work on my walls.  Any ideas on displays.  I'll post pictures inthe next message.  I've  been having trouble uploading them and losing everything. Iove this site!

Permalink Reply by Jaynie Hay Ramsey on January 10, 2012 at 12:33pm

how do you upload pictures, what sizeo they need to be ?  Help!

Permalink Reply by Cheryl Lamon on February 9, 2012 at 10:35am

  I have found gridwall to be the best for me also, but you are right about them being heavy.  I also have shelf accessories that attach to them for some of my product.   A great way to display your product.  I would suggest that you use nothing taller than 6' x 2'.   I have some 4' pieces that I set on those tables that fold in half.  I then put a drape over the table and can store my extra totes underneath and no one knows they are there.  

Cheryl  

www.cherylsfabricgarden.com

 

Permalink Reply by Janet Romans on April 10, 2012 at 8:22am

Going to try to upload a picture here...

There!  We made the lavender racks out of 1/3; just repainted them for this week's show.  They're so lightweight I can carry two at a time.  The shelves, of course, are adjustable, so I can move them about as needed, and put extra shelves between the racks as necessary.  They're hinged, so I fold them flat and secure with a bungee cord, and they easily fit in my van, taking very little space.

They were a bit time consuming to make and are a royal pain to paint (okay, I admit it, I paid my daughter to repaint them!), but they were inexpensive to make - less than $100 - and really easy to move.

Permalink Reply by Chris Brady on April 10, 2012 at 9:58am

That is a very appealing display!  I like the small sections which allow for sensible grouping of items.  Curious about sizes: how tall, how wide?  Also, what is 1/3---1" x 3" perhaps? 

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