Check out this website:
www.dennymfg.com Denny Manufacturing specializes in all manner of photographic backgrounds and props.
In their last newsletter ( receivedthis morning) they advertised this product:
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"Denny Manufacturing is proud to introduce our NEWEST backdrop material.
PRINTED VELVET BACKDROPS
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Watch our NEW Velvet Printed Backdrops in use and see for yourself.
Fleece-like surface
Tough knit woven backing
Renders an unsurpassed vibrant and beautiful color
Hangs straight
No sagging
No glare
Wrinkle resistant
Sizes 5x6 and larger
Sewn hem loop option
Looks 3-Dimensional when photographed
The vibrant colors and tonal depth help create a phenomenal photography result to last a life time.
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So...aside from the advertisng hype let me explain: I have a long experience with many kinds of studio and portable backgrounds.There are hardly any woven fabrics or materials that are truly wrinkle free. Lots depend on the type of textile, the thread count,the length and flexibility of the fibers and threads that it is made of. Mostly, once the fibers break, so the speak, due to folding or creasing, that's the end. Sometimes irong or steamng will restore the material but, in the case of painted or printed backgrounds, the surface my be marred due to the heat or moisture. You may not want to steam or iron the background every time you fold it for transport.
Velevet or velveteen is less like to wrinkle. If you need a sold color you can find it a fabric store and make you own. If you require a scenic or painterly background, the aforementioned compamy can supply it. Since velvet tends to eat light, it is less likely to show minor creases, especially in darker colors. How you light the background and whether it is in or out of focuse also influences the results.
Another alternative is to find a knitted or jersey-like fabric.
I have used a few cloth foldable backgrounds, however, I prefer to use window shades for portable use- i buy large white, black or gray ones and paint them myself. I have also had very large canvas or muslin foldable backgrouds- even the best of them wrinkle and they weigh a "ton"- it's a 2-man job to hang them unless you have a portable crane. Getting them back into the bag ain't lots of good fun either.
Denny has been aroud for a long time and the offer good customer service. It seems that the hit on a nice material. If you call them the might be able to make a custom color, scene, or pattern for you.