How To Display Fabric Wall Hanging

How to hang a tapestry 8 different ways.

How to display fabric wall hanging.

Most antique and vintage textiles are suitable for hanging on the wall. Use nails or pushpins. Use nails or pushpins. 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. Try to get the fabric hanging straight along the corner and the wall trim. Lap quilts doll quilts and smaller wall hangings are easily displayed by stitching corner pockets into the back side at the top. Position the fabric against the wall.

The easiest way to hang a tapestry. Hang from a rod. You can hang textiles on the wall using rings or casings that slip onto a rod or by affixing strips of hook and loop tape to both the textile and the wall. Pick a color thread that matches the dominant color on the tapestry so that you cannot see the stitches from the front.

Sew along the edges as well as in other areas to fully support the weight of the tapestry. 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. No unsightly thumbtacks please this method works well with. After all they are artwork and sometimes the obvious is the right way to go.

You can also combine the frame and velcro methods by stitching velcro to the frame and.