The aluminum rods!
I mentioned that every booth gets 3 aluminum cross bars. Each also gets 4 aluminum uprights,
UNSIGHTLY aluminum uprights.
One can hang a drape in front of them---see the right hand booth.
Many of us put scrunchies on them---like hair scrunchies---on the left.
These are fabric tubes made out of the latest stuff. Here American Jane has classic American gingham for her scrunchies to coordinate with her prints in primary colors.
Some people make new scrunchies every market. They are useful after market as you will have a 3-months supply of quilt sleeves for hanging.
Jan Patek has a variety of short scrunchies in red and black tied with a nice stripe anchored to the neighbor's pole. This looks cute but the stripe's real purpose is in preventing her whole booth from falling over. We've been known to hang too many quilts from the taller aluminum cross bars.
You make your scrunchies out of what you are selling.
OR
Sweetwater used a net-like scrim to wrap their poles.
It adds a romantic look to their booth.
And they can re-use it at spring market.
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As some-one who will probably never get to see this in person I am finding thus fascinating - a real insight x
Very interesting. At Festival of Quilts in the UK, the shell system has square metal frame uprights on the corners of the blocks, but almost no one covers them - its like they are somehow invisible, or part of the aisle and not your space.
Just curious...does anyone remember who the first person was to cover their poles at market with scrunchies?
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