How To Hang Textiles On The Wall

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How to hang textiles on the wall.

Fabric may be shifted if necessary to make sure pattern lines up. Prepare the fabric. Line fabric up at the top with adjacent panel and smooth the fabric down and away from that side. It works better with fabric that has a larger weave that allows the tack to pass through without damage.

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. Draw a pencil line on the wall representing the width of your textile. 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. Get a step ladder and hold the fabric up against the corner of the wall so that it runs vertically toward the floor.

Try to get the fabric hanging straight along the corner and the wall trim. Eric jacobson has just sent me notes on a hanging method he has discovered for small tribal bags and trappings. If you aren t concerned with holes in the wall nails or push pins provide the easiest method for hanging a tapestry. It is also important to wash and completely dry your fabric before hanging.

The panels should overlap each other slightly about 1 4 image 2. 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. Position the tapestry on the wall and slip a nail through the fabric near one corner. 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. Hand washing is usually best because machine washing may fray the edges. Select a board that will fit in the rod pocket in the back of the tapestry. 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. Mark the hanging height the spot where you want the top edge of the textile on the wall with a pencil. Weighty textiles and tapestries may need more support and a baseboard will help secure the piece to the wall. Use a level to keep the line straight.