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Paint By Number?

12/11/2011

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This past Friday I got together with Orlaith to work on the decor some more.  We got the shadows and highlights done one the last panel, and I got the "lead lines" for one of the windows finished.  You can see it to the right.

I want to thank everyone who has helped with this project - we're making great time, and the four panels should be done in plenty of time for Twelfth Night in Shchattentor.  The main thing left to do (other than painting the "stained glass) is to texture the PVC pipe frames to look like stone.



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For those of you who are wondering, the panel frames were constructed using ten foot lengths of PVC cut to make an approximately four feet (47", if memory serves - I don't have my diagram in front of me) by six feet (69.75") rectangle.  There's a three inch connector under the bottom bar that hooks into four foot (two feet on either side) stabilizing feet.  The muslin panels are measured to fit with a channel on the top (that's maybe 2 inches) and then stretched on the frame to create the channel on the bottom.  There are also side loops that are  approximately two inches by seven inches.  I hemmed these using the side of my presser foot as my allowance and then we pinned them to the panels to create the necessary side tension.  Then the whole thing got taken off again to go into my sewing machine one more time.  I can't even guess at the dimensions of our brick template right now - but I can later if people are interested in making their own panels.

Our original ideas was to be able to connect the panels together to make a room.  The four we have right now have elbow joints at the top (as opposed to t-joints) so that they are stand-alone, but there is no reason why they couldn't get switched out.  We also still need to purchase caps for the ends of the feet, to make them look a bit more finished.

If you have questions about the way the frames/panels are put together, just let me know!  I'm happy to share.

In Service,

Lady Leah of Schattentor

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