How To Hang A Persian Silk Rug

Lay your run on the floor facedown.

How to hang a persian silk rug.

Create a casing which is a tube or sleeve of heavy cotton or linen cloth into which you will slide the rod or pole that you ll use to hang the silk rug. Hanging heavy weight rugs. If you want your rug hanging freely measure how wide the top of the rug is that you want to hang. Attach rod support the brackets to the wall aligned with the gaps in the.

Pass a bar through the strip and hang the rug. First cut the tape into 12 inch sections and attach the sections to the rug 1 2 inch apart. Sew the fabric onto the back side of the carpet along the edge you wish to hang atop. Insert a suitable rod.

Attach the tape to the back of the rug in the same way as for a smaller rug. This should be attached close to the top of the rug. These gaps permit the use of additional brackets and prevent sagging. Cut the width of the cloth two inches shorter than the width of the silk rug.

Properly hanging a silk rug will preserve and display its workmanship. Coat the tack strip s in a clear finish or with paint and let dry. Also if there is a lot of walking on the rug the color could fade and the embroidery could be damaged you may therefore want to hang a persian oriental silk rug on a wall. Measure the width of the silk rug.

For most rugs the total cost to hang your rug will be under 10 00 this process usually works great unless you rug is very fine in which case it could potentially cause some damage. Once the damage has occurred there. Using a level to ensure the strip is entirely straight attach the piece to the wall using nails or screws. Due to the high cost of silk silk rugs tend to be small and or be made with a combination of silk and wool or silk and cotton.

Obtain this measured length in tack strips. You simply screw the strips into the studs of your wall. The strip that you attach to the silk rug should be slightly shorter than that silk rug s width. You will size the velcro according to this measurement.

If you want to secure it from all sides measure the top bottom and both sides as well. It is also important to know that silk rugs stain easily so you want to avoid putting the rug where there is a lot of foot traffic. Cut your velcro to size. The rug on the left is one of the most expensive persian silk rugs sold.

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. The second method of hanging a rug should be used for large and heavy weight rugs. To protect your rug from the wood and nails paint or seal the rug strip and let it dry completely. Silk rugs are so exquisite and finely made that most owners display them on the wall rather than the floor.

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