Fixings
Ties, webbing and eyelets, where cloth meets hardware. Worn ones are replaced or reinforced.
Maintenance and inspection
Drape maintenance and inspection, kept performance-ready
We look after the drapes already hanging in your venue: a piece-by-piece review of fabric, stitching, fixings and fire treatment, then repairs, cleaning and re-treatment where they are needed.
The Drape Selector
Spec your drape
before you call.
Answer five quick questions. The Drape Selector matches fabric, fullness and opening style to your space, then turns it into a spec ready to send to the makers.
- Five questions
- No email gate
- Quote-ready spec
01What is the job?
House curtain
Masking legs
Cyclorama
02Which fabric?
VelvetIFR
Wool sergeIFR
MoltonNDFR
03How full should it hang?
Flat
75%
100%
04How does it open?
Traveller
Guillotine
Tableau
05What size?
FabricWool serge
FR classIFR
Size12.0 x 7.0 m
SpecReady →
Step 1 of 5 · The job
The review
Four checks, piece by piece
Our drape review is the soft-goods part of the Venue Systems Health Check. It is a review of condition: what we found and what we recommend.
Stitching
Seams, hems and headings. Loose runs and strained seams are resewn by our machinists.
Fabric
Wear, marks, fading and damage across the full drop. Cleaning is matched to the fibre.
Fire treatment
We check the treatment record and look for signs it has failed, such as tide marks from water. Anything due is booked for re-treatment.
What you receive
A report, and the work done
4checks
On every piece we review
12months
Our default between reviews, sooner for hard-working stock
1report
After every visit, drape by drape
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| The report | What we looked at, what we found and what we recommend, piece by piece |
| Repairs | Small repairs on the visit where access allows; larger sewing repairs come back to our workshop |
| Cleaning | Matched to the fibre |
| Re-treatment | Booked through our fire treatment service when it is due |
| The next review | Set before we leave: 12 months by default, sooner for touring drapes, hire returns and busy halls |
- Track, hoists and rigging above the drapes: Venue Systems Health Check →
- Treatment coming due? How fire treatment works →
On the bench
Caught early, made good
Cleaning a large painted cloth 
A grey velvet drape, hung for cleaning 
A frayed seam, ready for the bench 
Checking a beaded drape on the truss 
Larger repairs are sewn in our workshop
Questions
Maintenance and inspection, answered
How often should stage drapes be checked?
Our default is every 12 months, and sooner for stock that works hard: touring drapes, hire returns and busy multipurpose halls. It is our recommendation, and we set the next date at each visit.
What do you check during a drape review?
Four things, piece by piece: the fabric, the stitching, the fixings where cloth meets hardware, and the fire treatment record and its condition.
Does the review certify our drapes?
No. It is a review of condition, and the report sets out what we found and what we recommend. Where re-treatment is done, the certificate states it was applied by a trained and competent technician.
Do you check the track, hoists and rigging too?
Those are reviewed by Theatre Safe Australia in the same Venue Systems Health Check. Reveal is part of TSA, so one conversation can cover the whole stage.
What happens if you find a problem?
It is fixed or scoped. Small repairs and cleaning happen on the visit where access allows, larger sewing repairs come back to our workshop, and treatment that is due is booked for re-treatment.