I have a display question for fiber artists. I hand dye silk (Shibori) and have just decided to move to using pro panels with waterfall racks. Initially i had thought of putting each piece on a hanger, and hanging them on the waterfall racks so they cascade down neatly revealing the pattern in the silk but my business partner suggested instead to just hang the silk from the waterfall hooks in loose knots, allowing me to place 2-3 waterfall racks per panel. I should have taken pictures of my playing with the displays in my basement, but i did not, so these are pictures on the internet of examples of the ideas... hangers, vs loosely knot hung. Which appeals more?
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Sorry to hear that...was this the show at the Novi Center? They did a feature on it yesterday morning on the local NBC channel. Maybe the weather was just too nice and everyone was outside working on their yards or something...better luck next time.
Thank you all, yes that was my booth at Great Lakes Art Fair this past weekend. High hopes, but sleepy show... low on buyers, we just barely made back booth, and covered lodging. But this was true of all of the artists we spoke with at the show. We made 1/3 of what we made last year there. Kind of painful, but that is the nature of the beast!
Nice! I'd walk right in and touch and feel these ... and LOVE the AFI sticker, Barbara. Hope the show was good for you.
Nice shots, Barbara...are these both from your booth? It looks like you've displayed the scarves both ways and it works for me...beautiful!
I REALLY like the use of the mannequin! And draping through the grid looks lovely.
This was my attempt to improve my display, some waterfalls, some scarves draped through the grids. What are your thoughts?
That's a great booth shot, Connie...love all the ways she has her scarves displayed. I agree with Manda, I like the idea of being able to see all the colors and the displays set up so that I don't feel intimidated by touching the product. If they are neatly folded and on a hanger, I'd be less inclined to want to unfold and try on. So, I'm voting for the (loosely) knotted photo as opposed to the unfriendly hanger photo.
Here is one of my favorites, Barbara. It is the booth of Ana Petercic and I took the photo at the Krasl Art Fair -- so this is an outdoor booth, albeit the weather was perfect:
I like all the different ways she has displayed her scarves, etc.
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