How To Hang Textiles On The Wall

It works better with fabric that has a larger weave that allows the tack to pass through without damage.

How to hang textiles on the wall. It is also important to wash and completely dry your fabric before hanging. Needing to find a hanging method that did not require holes in the wall he sewed velcro tabs to the textiles then attached 3m command picture hanging strips to those and placed the corresponding strips on the wall. Try to get the fabric hanging straight along the corner and the wall trim. Let the fabric overlap along the wall trim and down the corner by 1 2 in 2 5 5 1 cm so that there is excess.

If you aren t concerned with holes in the wall nails or push pins provide the easiest method for hanging a tapestry. Fabric may be shifted if necessary to make sure pattern lines up. Line fabric up at the top with adjacent panel and smooth the fabric down and away from that side. Use a level to keep the line straight.

To really take this look up a notch though look no further than fabric wall hangings which add a unique three dimensional texture to your walls that they might be missing. Velcro 3m command mount. Maybe you have already taken a liking to the gallery wall trend. Use roller to apply starch to wall where next fabric panel will hang image 1.

Draw a pencil line on the wall representing the width of your textile. Let the fabric dry completely. For rugs and heavy tapestries draw the line 1 2 inch below the hanging height mark and 1 inch narrower than the textile width. In fact many wall hangings are so stunning they can hang on their own and don t have to be surrounded by tons of other pieces.

Select a board that will fit in the rod pocket in the back of the tapestry. The panels should overlap each other slightly about 1 4 image 2. Prepare the fabric. Then cut the lengths of fabric to fit the wall allowing about 2 inches of extra fabric at the top and the bottom and along wall edges.

Position the fabric against the wall. Get a step ladder and hold the fabric up against the corner of the wall so that it runs vertically toward the floor. Weighty textiles and tapestries may need more support and a baseboard will help secure the piece to the wall. Position the tapestry on the wall and slip a nail through the fabric near one corner.