The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod.
How to hang a latch hook rug on the wall.
It won t necessarily be any faster but it won t require some of the tools and skills you d need if you were wanting to weave the same thing.
Latch hooking a rug is simple relaxing and fun.
Plus you can customize the size of your wall hanging very quickly.
Make your own rug pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started.
Attach the hooks to the studs.
Purchase a latch hooked rug.
Sew an extra length of rug binding along the top directly over the rug binding sewn on to cover the edge of your backing.
You can easily find the studs in your wall with a stud finder.
Use binding to finish the edge of a latch hook rug.
Rod method 2 then of course there is the sheath or pocket way to hang a rug.
After detecting the studs center the rug along two studs.
For a larger or heavier.
Hang the rod on the brackets that came with the set.
Then tie a piece of rope to the ends of the dowel to hang it.
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.
The finished product can be used as a rug made into a pillow or hung on the wall as decoration.
Latch hooking is a method of crocheting using a latch hook needle latch hook canvas and yarn.
There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from.
If your rug is heavier you will probably need a sturdier hook to hang it on.
For a freely hanging rug you only need to attach the top edge of the rug.
When hanging a heavy rug you need to place the hooks along the studs in the wall for added support.
If you want to hang your finished latch hook rug leave the ends open on the top piece of binding and insert a small dowel rod through the hole.
As you can see this is something you can do yourself if the rug is small to medium sized and not very heavy.