How To Hang A Rug On The Wall With Velcro

Attach the hard side of velcro on a piece of flat wood with the help of a staple gun and stick to the wall.

How to hang a rug on the wall with velcro.

Cut the board so it is smaller than the width of the tapestry. Mount the wood to the wall using a drill and screws and attach the velcro together to hang the rug. Fold the sides of the tapestry back and screw. Repeat steps 1 4 if necessary to add more velcro in lines down the rug or around the sides.

Staple the rough side of the velcro tape to the wood. Measure length of the rug you are hanging and go slightly shorter by about 1 8th inch for the length of the wood. Next stretch it out left and right and place additional push pins there. Measure and adhere the same length of velcro strip to the wood.

First mark where you want the rug. Mount the rug on the wall by aligning both halves of the velcro strip and pressing firmly in place. Use the velcro method to hang a rug as a tapestry on a wall. Then guide your needle carefully through the rug fibers.

Slide the board into the pocket. Mark where the screws will be inserted and drill holes. Get a 2 inch wide velcro. Velcro tape consists of two separate strips.

To hang a round rug on the wall you would use push pins or command strips. Using velcro to hang your area rug on the wall is currently the method preferred by many museums including the textile museum. This method can be used on heavy weight rugs with success and without causing damage to the rug. Attach the fuzzy side to muslin fabric and then to the back of your rug.

In order to hide the stitching use a thread that is close in color to the rug. The hook tape and the loop tape. Put the top of the rug there and put a push pin or command strip there.