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[nathansminis]

Hi everyone, looking for some quick help.

My sister is organising the works new year party for saturday night, and i've been delegated to prop design and construction. (curse my creative ways!!)

I need to sort out some barriers to go down either side of the red carpet at the entrance.

Now, working for M&S, my sister can get the poles sorted no problem, the standard crowd control Tensator poles will suffice, but i dont think the seatbelt style ribbon will work.

Where can i get a few meters of thick red rope to complete the look? Dont need fancy clips on the ends, thats why gaffa tape was invented.

Its too late to order anything unless its nextday delivery, and i can spray some suitably sized rope red if needs be, i just dont know where to get anything.

Sort of 40 - 50mm in diameter? and decent enough looking?

Help me awesome members of TMF.

I will include pictures when setup if you like.

(Ive made a fancy 'paparazzi' silhouette with strobe lighting for added entrance effect!!!)

Thanks in advance.

[Juju]

I bought some thick red rope from Robert Dyas a few years back. Won't tell you what for.

Also check Wickes, B&Q & Homebase.

[WRLondon]

I bought some thick red rope from Robert Dyas a few years back. Won't tell you what for.

Also check Wickes, B&Q & Homebase.

Lol

Edited by WRLondon, 11 January 2011 - 04:08 PM.

[nathansminis]

I bought some thick red rope from Robert Dyas a few years back. Won't tell you what for.

Also check Wickes, B&Q & Homebase.

Haha!! I will try Robert Dyas, and Wickes. Nothing that thick in B&Q and Homebase.

Incidentally look at the picture used in one of the places selling the pukka stuff: Clicky!

[minisilverbullet]

Get your mini bodging head off and get you haberdashery head on: Spray painting rope! Just dye it!

[nathansminis]

Get your mini bodging head off and get you haberdashery head on: Spray painting rope! Just dye it!

need to find some rope first, any besides, havent got the skills for that. and mini bodging!! how very dare you

liking 'haberdashery' though....

p.s. Did you get your bullet arches from ABS?? if so, what the quality like? comes to 100 quid including VAT and postage. Im extremely tight!!

[minisilverbullet]

Dying involves boiling the fabric on the cooker with the dye or adding it to the washing machine!

I always had a chuckle while entering the haberdashery department of john lewis!

My bullet arches are original. The car is a German import ltd edition "silverbullet", the arches where either fitted at the factory or by some random German wholesaler or dealer. They were found on alot of the German import editions.

They like the word haberdashery are definitely underused.

[nathansminis]

Dying involves boiling the fabric on the cooker with the dye or adding it to the washing machine!

I always had a chuckle while entering the haberdashery department of john lewis!

My bullet arches are original. The car is a German import ltd edition "silverbullet", the arches where either fitted at the factory or by some random German wholesaler or dealer. They were found on alot of the German import editions.

They like the word haberdashery are definitely underused.

cheers for the info. i will look into dying them. thanks for the idea, and info on arches. i may still get myself some.....

[Beej123]

There are places that hire out this type of thing, there should be someone by you, just google for barrier hire and you should see some sites offering red rope with stands.

Its a nightmare to get hold of to buy ive found and ive been event planning for 2 years!

[roofless]

couple of places I've bought them from in the past.............

http://www.shopfitti...P49770F276914A/

http://www.discountb....com/ROPES.html

[Bungle]

stop changing the subject

now back to Juju and rope

[nathansminis]

Thanks for the links guys, trouble is, at 20 quid a piece the non-existent budget cant deal with buying 4/6. and hiring is the same problem, plus i need it for saturday!

I need a cheap roll of suitably sized rope. Ill hunt round the diy stores later.

Cheers so far.

[maggies_minder]

stop changing the subject

now back to Juju and rope

haha
i dont think anyone else had even had a second thought about what she said.

[ad53ggz]

Thanks for the links guys, trouble is, at 20 quid a piece the non-existent budget cant deal with buying 4/6. and hiring is the same problem, plus i need it for saturday!

I need a cheap roll of suitably sized rope. Ill hunt round the diy stores later.

Cheers so far.

That thick is likely to be boats unless you wind a few of the cheap thinner ropes together to make a thicker one.

[maggies_minder]

as for the rope, could you not use a tow rope sprayed/dyed red?

or your local junior school gym, my junior school had them on those wall mounted climbing frames, ---- this option is a joke.

unless your desperate,