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HOMES>DIY>Craft Projects

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Fabric wallhanging

Erin Michael
Friday, February 17, 2012
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Time:

less than 1 hour

Difficulty:

Easy
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Materials

  • Fabric of choice
  • Save-A-Stitch adhesive hemming tape, $6.99 for 15m, Spotlight
  • Iron with steam control
  • 2 lengths of dowel, cut 10cm longer than the width of your wallhanging
  • Scissors
  • String & hook
A fabric wallhanging makes a great bedhead and it's easily changed and affordable, too, so you can update the look of your bedroom in an instant.

Step 1 Measure the height of your wall and width of your bed to decide what size fabric you will need. We used a piece 1.4m wide x 1.5m high.

Step 2 Place hemming tape on the side edges of the fabric and fold over to create a hem. Using a hot iron with steam, iron over folded fabric to secure hem. Make sure hemming tape doesn't move between fabric.

Step 3 Once both sides have been hemmed, place dowel on top of fabric and fold fabric over to create a tube. Apply hemming tape to top edge of fabric and iron in place, leaving enough space for dowel to slide in and out.

Step 4 Trim bottom of fabric to desired length, and repeat hemming process using a dowel to weigh down and straighten out bottom of wallhanging.

Step 5 Tie a length of string at two points on both ends of the dowel.

Step 6 Hang fabric wallhanging from a hook above bed. Voila!
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