How To Hang Textiles On The Wall

Hand washing is usually best because machine washing may fray the edges.

How to hang textiles on the wall.

Position the fabric against the wall. 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. Select a board that will fit in the rod pocket in the back of the tapestry. 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 tapestry on the wall and slip a nail through the fabric near one corner. Use a level to keep the line straight. Mark the hanging height the spot where you want the top edge of the textile on the wall with a pencil.

Line fabric up at the top with adjacent panel and smooth the fabric down and away from that side. Velcro 3m command mount. The panels should overlap each other slightly about 1 4 image 2. Get a step ladder and hold the fabric up against the corner of the wall so that it runs vertically toward the floor.

Maybe you have already taken a liking to the gallery wall trend. 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. Draw a pencil line on the wall representing the width of your textile. Fabric may be shifted if necessary to make sure pattern lines up.

Try to get the fabric hanging straight along the corner and the wall trim. It works better with fabric that has a larger weave that allows the tack to pass through without damage. Use roller to apply starch to wall where next fabric panel will hang image 1. 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.

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. Eric jacobson has just sent me notes on a hanging method he has discovered for small tribal bags and trappings. Weighty textiles and tapestries may need more support and a baseboard will help secure the piece to the wall. If you aren t concerned with holes in the wall nails or push pins provide the easiest method for hanging a tapestry.