Scrim Jim / Floppy Cutter Fabric

[mothmachine]

I got this 4x4 Scrim Jim set.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1220035-REG/westcott_1891_n_4x4_scrim_jim_cine.html

I know I could've just assembled it myself with PVC pipe but I thought this expense was probably worth it for the extra portability and ease of attaching the included silk and reflector fabrics.

But I really don't want to pay $150 for a westcott floppy cutter 4x4 (8x8) fabric! Anyone just make one themselves from Duvetyne and sewed on some velcro? That should be pretty easy right? Not that I know how to sew but if I can get my wife to do it...yeah?

 

[Imamacuser]

Here's a DVinfo thread where a guy made a DIY scrim.

 

[forbyfiev]

Advantage Grip Slippers might fit. something like 75$ for a floppy rag.

 

[mothmachine]

Thanks. Those have elastic corner attachments, the scrim jim fabrics attach with velcro -- I guess the bands might work too.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/184869-REG/Matthews_169028T_48x48_Floppy_Cutter.html
$150 for fabric with velcro on the ends. Like so many things the price is twice as high as it should be.

 

[forbyfiev]

yeah the Slippers are just a cheap quick solution. There's nothing that uses velcro except ScrimJim
here's Duve:
http://www.rosebrand.com/product128...id=1&info=Commando+Cloth+%26+Duvetyne+Fabrics
buy 2 yards of the 118" or 3 yards of 54" (keep the excess -useful on set). the lightweight may be okay, but yes light will get through it. add price for velcro and shipping.

 

[Justin Kuhn]

I've got the same set and the same problem. There are some on Ebay.

 

[Bern Caughey]

I have Advantage Grips collapsible 4x4 kit, & doubt the ‘Slippers would fit a Scrim Jim.

Matthews makes a similar system, the RoadFlagsII, but never used it, & the ‘Slip-On’s are not much cheaper than Scrim Jim’s rags.

 

[mothmachine]

I've been pretty discouraged by the high cost of egg crate fabrics, but I just found this really cheap kind that Adorama sells: https://www.adorama.com/fpec3648.html
$50 for 36"x48"! Why is it so cheap?

I wonder if there's any reason why I couldn't just clip the edges of the fabric to the Scrim Jim frame. Or possibly it will just work as is because it has velcro already. I've got a 4x4 and 4x6 frame, two of these grids would fill the entire 4x6 frame.