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 circular rug on a wall.
Measure the width of your rug and cut the velcro and muslin accordingly.
Why yes that is a rug on the wall and by the time you re done reading this post you ll want to hang yours up too.
Attach anchors to the wall using a drill and screws.
Then pin the bottom.
This method can be used on heavy weight rugs with success and without causing damage to the rug.
Insert a suitable rod.
Of course round rugs need to be handled a bit differently when hanging them with carpet tack strips you will need to use two or more more strips the widest in the middle and shorter pieces tapered in size toward the top of the rug to ensure there won t be any flopping.
To hang a round rug on the wall you would use push pins or command strips.
After the rug is completely in place and centered on the rug hanger tighten all of the screws until the rug will not move when lightly tugged.
This is what you will be attaching directly to your rug for protection.
Attach the tape to the back of the rug in the same way as for a smaller rug.
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Be sure to screw into a wall stud where possible.
First mark where you want the rug.
Pass a bar through the strip and hang the rug.
Buy a few yards of 2 inch wide velcro at a fabric or crafts store or online.
Decide where you want the rug to hang and carefully mark the spots on the wall where a screw will be inserted in which to secure the rug hanger.
First cut the tape into 12 inch sections and attach the sections to the rug 1 2 inch apart.
Purchase some unbleached muslin.
Sew muslin to the top of the rug.
These gaps permit the use of additional brackets and prevent sagging.
Attach rod support the brackets to the wall aligned with the gaps in the.
Hanging heavy weight rugs.
Put the top of the rug there and put a push pin or command strip there.
Next stretch it out left and right and place additional push pins there.
How to hang your rug on the wall.
Sew fabric to the top of the rug forming a tube.