Re: reflective material

[pancho hasselbach]

Yes, that's what they call it in Germany too, in german of course. It's 
the fabric kites are made of, I can get it here from a shop that sells 
stuff for making kites. Lots of colours, the other day white was sold 
out but they said they'd order some. Black is also available, and the 
stuff is really thin and light. They also have those fiber glass, I 
think a nice softbox isn't that different to make from a kite.

Cheers,
pancho
John Forbes wrote:
Sounds like spinnaker cloth.  Trouble is, spinnakers are often not white.
John
On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 04:24:29 -0800, Keith Whaley 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  wrote:


Kevin Waterson wrote:
Some time ago I posed the questin
Just curious what the white fabric is on all these soft boxes and  
reflectors.
Looks like some sort of taffeta..
  To which William Robb replied
Rip stop nylon,
 I asked about fabric stores here in Australia and nobody had heard
of it.

[...]
So, my question is what fabric has this reflective quality?
If it is Rib Stop Nylon, what is it?

I have no idea, however, and I hope you don't mind this correction,  
but... on the theory that if you know what it IS, you can better  
describe it to a fabric shop. The other thing is, you have to be 
talking  to someone who knows his or her fabrics, not just a clerk...

Rip (with a P) Stop nylon is a fabric designed to not rip when 
snagged.  It was/is used in outdoor situations where one might run 
trails going  thru brush and have branches tearing at your clothing or 
back-pack  material. It is woven so that any snag like that will not 
propagate a  tear or rip. Hence, Rip Stop!

I do hope that helps in some small way...
keith whaley
could somebody send me a sample that I
might try to find some in the .au fabric barns.
 Kind regards
Kevin