It is also important to wash and completely dry your fabric before hanging.
How to hang large fabric on wall.
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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 which you can trim away later.
Here are a few ways on how to hang a tapestry.
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You can also try sliding a rod with finials which looks similar to a curtain rod through the pocket and place the rod on wall mounted brackets.
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.
There is a myriad of ways that you can use to place your tapestry on the wall.
Try to get the fabric hanging straight along the corner and the wall trim.
Fabric may be shifted if necessary to make sure pattern lines up.
And most of these techniques are simple for even the most basic diyer.
Ways to hang a tapestry.
Get a step ladder and hold the fabric up against the corner of the wall so that it runs vertically toward the floor.
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.
Use roller to apply starch to wall where next fabric panel will hang image 1.
Line fabric up at the top with adjacent panel and smooth the fabric down and away from that side.
To hang a tapestry with a rod pocket slide a piece of baseboard into the pocket then hang the tapestry on the wall by drilling screws into each end of the baseboard.
Use a rod to hang your tapestries that have pockets in the back.
This is also a great method if you have a curved wall or don t want to put holes in the fabric.
Hand washing is usually best because machine washing may fray the edges.