How To Make A Tapestry Into A Rug

When using casings hand sew casings made of heavy cotton linen or cotton twill rug across the top of the back of the rug or tapestry.

How to make a tapestry into a rug.

Staple about every 10 inches through the front of the rug into the wood. On the top end of the rug take your scissors and rip out the seam of the folded band edge of the rug. Three and a half years ago i saw a rug online that was made out of old tapestries and decided i d like to make my own the original photo is below but unfortunately i don t have the original source. Then insert a metal rod which is shorter than the width of the rug or tapestry into the casing.

Cut or have the 1 x 4 cut down to the width of your rug. To create the seamless rug tapestry wall hang. They can be integrated into the rug by taking a flat head screwdriver and running it around the edges where the carpet pieces meet. You will probably have a lot of carpet fibers showing on the underside of the rug.

How to hang the tapestry. How to make a felted sweater shrug give new life to an old sweater in a few simple steps by turning an outdated sweater into a sweet bolero style shrug. Make this sweet and super easy project for under 15. Work from the underside of the rug pressing the cut out pieces firmly into the base.

Lay the rug on top of the wood with about 3 going past the top edge of the wood. Mine was folded twice so i unrolled it folded it over once so the cafe rod would fit inside and hot glued the edge back down to the back of the rug. Referring to marks on the wall hold the upward facing half of the cleat in position then use a drill to secure into place with 4 inch drywall screws through the cleat and into the stud. Create a bohemian style runner rug using just floor mats and fabric scraps.

Use casings or velcro on the back of the tapestry or rug to hold it even tighter in place when it s framed.