How To Hang A Hand Hooked Rug

Then scout out some nice scraps of wool fabric you ll need half a pound for each square foot of your rug.

How to hang a hand hooked rug.

The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod. The hook should be towards the top of the rug while the sewn edge should be towards the interior of the rug. I whipped it with my usual finishing technique instead of folding the edges back and whipping. Tie the loose ends of the twine together outside of the pipe.

This method only works on small pieces such as the wrong sized stair riser i hooked recently. Don t use raw wood or un coated metals like nails to hang your rug over time this will also damage your rug. Stay away from sticky adhesives. Hand stitch across the top and bottom of the binding leaving both ends open so you can slide a small dowel or curtain rod through the pocket.

Hanging a rug using a curtain rod. 3m strips stuck to back of sticky velcro since i had already sewn on the velcro strips a difficult task that i was not going to undo i added the hook side that has a sticky back. When holding up the twine it should form a triangle with the pipe and rug at the bottom. Hand sew the hooks into the rug.

Once you re prepared. 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. Make sure to only sew into the back of the rug so that the stitch doesn t show on the front of the rug. When the rug hangs the hook should not be folded over itself.

It can always get dusty on the wall. We recommend that you still clean your hanging rug every few months using a vacuum attachment. Sew an extra length of rug binding along the top directly over the rug binding sewn on to cover the edge of your backing. Hang the rug via the twine on a nail or stud on your wall.

A nail hanging rug would pull itself apart.