How To Make A Curtain Backdrop Frame

Trim your pipe to size using the miter box and saw.

How to make a curtain backdrop frame.

This will connect to the 2nd set of t connections. For example if the curtain panel is 63 inches long cut each pvc pipe 69. Use the two elbow connections to attach one 6 ft piece to the two 7ft pieces. We ll start with the frame.

Step 1 pvc pipes are. We used four 4 foot pipes for the horizontal sections and eight 1. Dislodge the top bar of the stand from one elbow and place the fabric on top of the bar. Add a t connection to the bottom of each 7ft piece with the middle part facing in towards the rest of the backdrop.

Home movie showing how to cheaply and easily make a 100 x 84 fabric curtain backdrop. Start at the bottom with two 1 5 foot sections. The curtain acts as a neutral backdrop preventing audience members from viewing scene changes that would otherwise distract from the setting. Place double sided tape on the fabric to create a seam.

Scrunch up the fabric for a draped look rather than a flat backdrop and add an additional panel of fabric. If your performance calls for a retractable curtain but you have limited space you can build a simple portable stage curtain frame with pulleys in time for curtain call. If you are in a tight location the 2 and 1 lengths can be combine to make a shorter foot as illustrated to the right. Our backdrop consisted of a couple parts the frame and the fabric.

Add a t connector to each 1 5 foot section by twisting until you have a. Silver fabric curtain. Insert the two 3 pipes in the bottom of the t connections. Add the fabric to the pvc backdrop stand.

Now add a 4 foot section horizontally between the two. Reinsert the bar and elbow. The 2 and 1 lengths are interchangeable as feet for the backdrop.