Jason Johnston , May 11, 2006; 03:24 a.m.
1. Place the Botero 5x7" muslin background in front of you (facing
away from you) and then rotate it until it is laying horizontally on
its side.
2. Gripping the background with the top and bottom (now the left and
the right sides), pull the two sides slowly toward you until the
background begins to fold. (Note how the background folds itself into
two distinct cicles resembling a figure 8.)
3.Take the circle nearest your head and push it away from you so that
it folds down into the circle laying on the ground. The Botero 5'7"
muslin background is now folded and ready to be placed inside it's
carrying pouch. Cheers. :)
Folding the Botero Colapsible 5x7" Muslin Background
Todd K. , May 11, 2006; 09:15 a.m.
Whats next? How to tie our shoelaces?
David Schilling - Chicago, Illinois 
, May 11, 2006; 09:22 a.m.
Kind of like what you see here: http://www.backdropoutlet.com/catalog/flexout_video.htm
I love my flex-outs, super easy to transport/store....I throw 2-3 in my car for the wedding day even when I'm planning on using my large canvas. Sometimes you just don't have the space for the stand and/or portable strobes and you can support these against the wall on a chair or the larger ones from the floor.
For really good prices check the Ebay outlet store for Backdrop Outlet.
portable flex-out
David Schilling - Chicago, Illinois , May 11, 2006; 09:35 a.m.
Todd.....for people that are used to folding the larger reflectors and even the sun shades for car windshields, folding the smaller flexouts isn't too difficult. The larger ones can be a real bear to fold and even with the diagrams, it can take awhile to master the process...after you're used to it, it's kind of like riding a bike or "tying your shoes".....
Marc Williams 
, May 11, 2006; 10:32 a.m.
If only those things were as easy as tying your shoe laces.
I've watched assistants struggle with the bigger ones and almost get tangled up in them : -)
It's even more fun folding a 5" light tent.
Thanks Jason.
David Schilling - Chicago, Illinois , May 11, 2006; 11:08 a.m.
Did a quick google: looks like B&H has some really good prices as well (link)
Jaimie Blue - Asheville, NC , May 11, 2006; 12:46 p.m.
Like the film clip! When I worked for my long time ago commercial photographer he had and still has the reflectors that fold like that. At first I struggled with them and he would get so angry watching me struggle. It was a great accomplishment when I finally got it. Cheers!
Christopher Appoldt , May 11, 2006; 04:09 p.m.
I've got the even larger one, with the pull-out floorpiece...it's like wrestling a python, and it doesn't come with instructions...so on Day One, I was all sorts of perplexed.
Trial and error, and it's up and running. Cool things to have.
Edward Ingold 
, May 11, 2006; 08:35 p.m.
Todd, I'd pay to see you fold one for the first time. It would provide 45 minutes of entertainment - I'd go home smiling and you'd go home with the thing stuffed under your arm. This little video clip is excellent.
Richie Boone , May 12, 2006; 03:34 p.m.
Jason--YOU ARE THE MAN--
it used to take me like 10 tries before I got it.
GREATLY appreciated!
