How To Hang A Rug On The Wall With Velcro

Using velcro to hang your area rug on the wall is currently the method preferred by many museums including the textile museum.

How to hang a rug on the wall with velcro.

Then guide your needle carefully through the rug fibers. Measure length of the rug you are hanging and go slightly shorter by about 1 8th inch for the length of the wood. Cut the board so it is smaller than the width of the tapestry. Velcro tape consists of two separate strips.

To hang a round rug on the wall you would use push pins or command strips. Measure and adhere the same length of velcro strip to the wood. Attach the fuzzy side to muslin fabric and then to the back of your rug. Next stretch it out left and right and place additional push pins there.

Get a 2 inch wide velcro. This method can be used on heavy weight rugs with success and without causing damage to the rug. Slide the board into the pocket. To hang your navajo rug use a 2 wide velcro just need the one sided grabby side and a strip of thin wood molding to adhere the velcro to.

Staple the rough side of the velcro tape to the wood. Mark where the screws will be inserted and drill holes. Use the velcro method to hang a rug as a tapestry on a wall. Mount the rug on the wall by aligning both halves of the velcro strip and pressing firmly in place.

First mark where you want the rug. In order to hide the stitching use a thread that is close in color to the rug. Put the top of the rug there and put a push pin or command strip there. Fold the sides of the tapestry back and screw.

Cut a piece of thin wood to match the width of the rug. Repeat steps 1 4 if necessary to add more velcro in lines down the rug or around the sides. Sew the fuzzy soft side of the velcro to your muslin strip and sew the muslin strip directly to the back of your rug with a whip stitch preferably using a carpet thread that matches a color in your rug.