How To Hang Hooked Rug On Wall
The easiest way to hang a rug on a wall is to purchase 4 tack strips which are thin boards with sharp tacks sticking from them.
How to hang hooked rug on wall. Hanging a rug using a curtain rod. Firstly rug size matters. Fold half of the rug over the pipe so that the rug is draping down on both sides. A simple way to hang your rug hooking on the wall.
As you can see this is something you can do yourself if the rug is small to medium sized and not very heavy. This method only works on small pieces such as the wrong sized stair riser i hooked recently. For a freely hanging rug you only need to attach the top edge of the rug. Hang the rod on the brackets that came with the set.
Secondly you need to be extra cautious while dealing with oriental rugs so to prevent damage to both the rug and the wall. However if you are planning on attaching the rug all over to the wall you will have to repeat the same on all 4 sides and that s it. I m describing this method as a way to fix a mistake. The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod.
Try to place it so it hangs roughly in the middle of the wall. Then cut the tack strips to the length of each side of the rug and coat them in a clear finish or with paint to prevent damage to the rug from the wood acid. If you are hanging the rug over a large piece of furniture balance it between the ceiling and the top of the furnishing. For a larger or heavier.
A heavy cotton casing may be sewn onto the back of the rug again this should be hand sewn if hanging a handmade or antique rug to form a tube through which the curtain rod may be inserted. March 12 2018 by cindi gay. When holding up the twine it should form a triangle with the pipe and rug at the bottom. Benefits of hanging rug on wall.
Hang the rug via the twine on a nail or stud on your wall. Sew an extra length of rug binding along the top directly over the rug binding sewn on to cover the edge of your backing. Hence the more massive the rug the heavier it tends to be. Rod method 2 then of course there is the sheath or pocket way to hang a rug.
I whipped it with my usual finishing technique instead of folding the edges back and whipping.