How should I put up my woven wall hanging?

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I needed something interesting to fill a blank wall in my living room, so I started to weave a wall hanging (the instructions I found online show you how to use a piece of cardboard as a loom). I'm not at ALL finished with this yet (clearly), but as I get closer to the end, I realize I have no ideas for how to hang it??

Should I use a wooden hanger, a stick from the yard, a thin copper pipe and string?? I would love some creative inspiration, because I think this needs something to really make it pop. PLEASE share any ideas you think might look nice. (My living room has white walls, mostly dark wood furniture, and one grey colored cupboard.)

Mary Bennett · Answer

I would use a wooden dowel rod that you could either paint any color you'd like it to be, & use one of the colors of the yarn to attach to each end. You will have to make a slit in the end of the dowel rod to slip the yarn into(I would make it double stranded for strength), make a knot as close to the bottom of the end as possible. I think this would work, & look great! Also thanks for this idea! I may do this myself when I finish a pair of booties I am crocheting for a sick friend..

Susan Lightcap · Answer

Longtime handweaver's 2 cents' worth: www.marlamallett.com has great instructions for hanging weavings. If the piece is heavy, you'll want to use galvanized pipe or copper with a piece of rebar inside it for strength.

DawnandTravis Baxter · Answer

Get a curtain rod and you can put ant ends on that you want that will change with your decor

Cathey DeRosa · Answer

I used the dowel rod method myself on a hug scarf from Uganda. It worked beautifully.

Nancy · Answer

Your piece doesn't look that heavy. I would use a stick.

Cathy · Answer

I like the stick from the yard approach.

C · Answer

Why do you need a rod at all? It doesn't look heavy so why not just get a couple of those plastic hooks that stick to the wall and attach it so it hides them in the back? Let your art piece shine on it's own. Otherwise my vote goes to a curved stick.

Mcgypsy9 · Answer

I have been gathering the materials to weave one, no actually two of these as well. I am going to leave about 3 inches of yarn on each end of them and then glue them on cardboard (colored or something decorative like paper) and put them in frames to hang.

Donna-Lynn Garland · Answer

You should sew a sleeve on the back to keep the shape. Then you could use any of the ideas above. Personally I like the curtain rod as you will get the wall attachments. To put the sleeve on take a piece of fabric about 4' longer than the width of your fabric and about 4'' long. Turn the short edges under twice and stitch them the piece should now match the width of your piece turn each long end under1/2'.you can now sew this to the top of your work and use any rod( this all can be don by hand). It helps stabilize the work so it does not stretch. Donna canada

Janice · Answer

It will all depend on how the top is finished. If you will need sturdy support because the finish piece is rather flimsy you should probably mount it on a wooden board by either staple gunning it on or carpenter nailing it or glueing (if it lends itself to that method). Then you could either add wall hanging support hooks to the wood or carve out (drill out) some holes that nails on the wall could sit in or on. Good luck. Janice

Oliver Edwards · Answer

Woven wall hanging is creative wall art. To hang them is not an easy task. Usually, you can use small curtain rod or the stud to hang them.

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