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Step 5Fabric Curtains
To cover the PVC frame I thought the easiest thing would be to make fabric panels that would go over the top of the frame. To fasten the panels to the PVC I chose to use Velcro. I found 15 foot rolls of velcro at Jo Ann's fabric for a reasonable price.
The one problem with my method of covering the frame is that I do not know how to sew, nor do any of my friends. Nor do any of us own a sewing machine. I probably should have thought this through more! Purchasing a sewing machine was more than I wanted to do for this project, but I did remember about fabric tape. Fabric tape can be used for hemming items without actually sewing anything. When heated by an iron it basically melts, forming a bond with the two pieces of fabric as it cools.
As a heads up to anyone thinking about something similar, this took a lot of fabric. It was ~$120 worth of fabric to cover the entire booth. And making fabric panels with the use of fabric tape takes a long time. It certainly works and will get the job done, it just took me twice as long for this portion of the project as I thought it would. I think the sewing machine is definitely the way to go, but fabric tape will work.
For the electronics enclosure I used 6' pieces of fabric with velcro strips on the top and bottom of the panels. It took 3 panels total to completely enclose the frame. The PVC frame for this part had matching velcro attached all the way around the top and bottom. When the panel is connected to the velcro you can then tighten the panel by turning one of the pvc pipes.
Once the electronic panels were completed I cut out a square area in the front panel large enough to display the monitor and the camera. An 11x17" picture frame just happened to fit perfectly over the cut fabric edges, and I was able to hold the frame in place with thumb tacks. This left it easy to assemble/disassemble.
The other half of the photo booth frame would require a two 12' long fabric panels. These were made to drape over the top of the frame, and attach both sides to the bottom pvc pipe along the floor with velcro. One side of each panel was sealed using the tape so that it presented a smooth finished look when people walked into the booth.
Once all of the fabric panels were completed I made two door panels and one photo backdrop panel to match the color of our wedding.
The one problem with my method of covering the frame is that I do not know how to sew, nor do any of my friends. Nor do any of us own a sewing machine. I probably should have thought this through more! Purchasing a sewing machine was more than I wanted to do for this project, but I did remember about fabric tape. Fabric tape can be used for hemming items without actually sewing anything. When heated by an iron it basically melts, forming a bond with the two pieces of fabric as it cools.
As a heads up to anyone thinking about something similar, this took a lot of fabric. It was ~$120 worth of fabric to cover the entire booth. And making fabric panels with the use of fabric tape takes a long time. It certainly works and will get the job done, it just took me twice as long for this portion of the project as I thought it would. I think the sewing machine is definitely the way to go, but fabric tape will work.
For the electronics enclosure I used 6' pieces of fabric with velcro strips on the top and bottom of the panels. It took 3 panels total to completely enclose the frame. The PVC frame for this part had matching velcro attached all the way around the top and bottom. When the panel is connected to the velcro you can then tighten the panel by turning one of the pvc pipes.
Once the electronic panels were completed I cut out a square area in the front panel large enough to display the monitor and the camera. An 11x17" picture frame just happened to fit perfectly over the cut fabric edges, and I was able to hold the frame in place with thumb tacks. This left it easy to assemble/disassemble.
The other half of the photo booth frame would require a two 12' long fabric panels. These were made to drape over the top of the frame, and attach both sides to the bottom pvc pipe along the floor with velcro. One side of each panel was sealed using the tape so that it presented a smooth finished look when people walked into the booth.
Once all of the fabric panels were completed I made two door panels and one photo backdrop panel to match the color of our wedding.
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