How To Hang A Handmade Rug

The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod.

How to hang a handmade rug.

Don t use raw wood or un coated metals like nails to hang your rug over time this will also damage your rug. Repeat steps going across to the other end of the rug. Just choose a heavier anchor size for the weight of your rug. If you are attaching the hooks to studs you may need to sew multiple canvas strips into the back of your rug leaving a small exposed space for the rod to rest on the hook since the hooks may not be at the end of the rod.

A heavy cotton casing may be sewn onto the back of the rug again this should be hand sewn if hanging a handmade or antique rug to form a tube through which the curtain rod may be inserted. We recommend that you still clean your hanging rug every few months using a vacuum attachment. Once you re prepared. I used four clips to hang an 8 foot rug.

Stay away from sticky adhesives. Use measuring tape to determine the width and length of rug as well as the available wall space along which it will hang. It can always get dusty on the wall. Based on scale and proportion of rug and wall also decide proper orientation.

A nail hanging rug would pull itself apart.