How to Hang a Tapestry 7 Ways
Here’s how to hang your tapestry with ease.
Wall tapestries are a great way to decorate a bare wall and to showcase your personality. In order to display your tapestry for all to see, you need to choose the right method that’s the easiest for you and that ensures your tapestry stays firmly in place. Wondering how to hang a tapestry? Here are seven ways to do it!
1. Slide in a Rod
Rods can add extra flair to your tapestry display l with decorative ends that peek out of the fabric. If you opt for a rod tapestry, simply slide the loops over the rod before mounting it on the wall. Using a rod will allow you to drape your tapestry and avoid having to puncture the corner of the fabric to get it to stay.
If you’re looking for a more subtle way to hang tapestry, pushpins do the secretive trick! Locate the place on your wall you’d like to hang your tapestry then poke through the corner of the tapestry’s fabric with your pin, then push it into the wall. To have a really secured tapestry, it’s best to use a pushpin on every corner to tack it firmly to the wall.
Fabric fastener strips are an even more discreet method for hanging tapestry. Fabric fastener come with two strips, each with an adhesive backing on one side and the fabric fastener on the other side. Stick the adhesive side of one strip to the wall and stick the adhesive side of the other strip to the back of the tapestry.Push the fabric fastener side of both strips together to connect and keep your tapestry hanging firmly on your wall.
A beautifully decorative option for hanging tapestry is to turn your fabric into a piece of wall art. Picture frames with detailed designs or bright colors can highlight your tapestry while adding more style to your wall. Plus, it’s a very secure method that will keep your tapestry in place.
For a more boho-style tapestry, use hooks. Hook tapestries drape from a string that’s connected to a wall hook to give the tapestry more of a laid-back vibe instead of being pressed flush against the wall.
Looking for a simple way to hang tapestry that doesn’t involve any sort of hardware? You can create a hardware-free installation method by making your own canopy over your bed! Simply drape your tapestries over your bed’s frames for a whimsical look in substitute of the traditional chintz fabric.
Make it easier on yourself by choosing a tapestry with included hardware. Wall-hanging tapestries with included hardware come with either hooks or rods that can be mounted on your desired location on your walls – no searching for hardware needed!
Ready to hang your tapestry? First, find the one that fits your style!
