How To Hang A Hand Hooked Rug

Hand sew the hooks into the rug.

How to hang a hand hooked rug.

When holding up the twine it should form a triangle with the pipe and rug at the bottom. This method only works on small pieces such as the wrong sized stair riser i hooked recently. Then scout out some nice scraps of wool fabric you ll need half a pound for each square foot of your rug. When the rug hangs the hook should not be folded over itself.

It can always get dusty on the wall. The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod. Hang the rug via the twine on a nail or stud on your wall. The hook should be towards the top of the rug while the sewn edge should be towards the interior of the rug.

Hanging a rug using a curtain rod. Hand stitch across the top and bottom of the binding leaving both ends open so you can slide a small dowel or curtain rod through the pocket. A nail hanging rug would pull itself apart. To get started buy a hand hook it ll cost around 1 25 from a crafts supply store.

3m strips stuck to back of sticky velcro since i had already sewn on the velcro strips a difficult task that i was not going to undo i added the hook side that has a sticky back. I whipped it with my usual finishing technique instead of folding the edges back and whipping. Stay away from sticky adhesives. Once you re prepared.

Rod method 2 then of course there is the sheath or pocket way to hang a rug. Don t use raw wood or un coated metals like nails to hang your rug over time this will also damage your rug. Tie the loose ends of the twine together outside of the pipe. Sew an extra length of rug binding along the top directly over the rug binding sewn on to cover the edge of your backing.

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.