Command Strips for hanging fabric on wall?

[cat_mioux]

My daughter bought me a beautiful Aztec fabric which I want to hang on the wall.

She's been back from Peru for 2 years now and I still haven't done anything. It means handsewing a 'tunnel' at the top of the fabric then going to Bunnings and buying a flat piece of dowling ....

I want a temporary solution so I wondered if those 3M command strips will hold it up? It's not a heavy fabric.

Has anyone tried this with fabric?

[imastawka]

Not sure about command strips.   What about poster hangers if it's not heavy?

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_trksid=p4634.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC0.A0.Xposter+hangers&_nkw=poster+...

[danger.will.robinson]

A couple of nails, piece of string and some wooden dolly pegs. Or plastic pegs, but I thought the old fashioned dolly pegs might suit the fabric better.

[cat_mioux]

I'm renting so banging nails into the walls isn't an option. I just want a temp solution until I get my butt into gear and do it properly.

I could have used Command hooks, string and pegs but I didn't have any hooks, just the strips.

Well ... I've done it. I've measured and stuck 5 strips on the wall. I'll wait till I get back from work tonight before I attach the fabric, just to give the strips time to adhere to the wall.

Fingers crossed 

[blackcatt222]

I have done exactly that, cat

I have quite a heavy big wallhanging above my bed, attached with the command strips..
The only problem I had was trying to get the adhesive side of the strip to attach to the material.. As the weight dragged it down ..but i just glue gunned the material to the sticker

You wont have that problem if your piece of material isnt a heavy

My wallhanging has been on the wall for nearly 18 months..so it will work for you

[**meep**]

the weight shouldn't be a problem, just not sure how it will stick to the fabric.

[**meep**]

Personally I would have used a hook (Command brand) and hang the fabric like so: (if i got the idea right)

[blackcatt222]

I am not sure whether the pic shows..if it does, that is my big heavy velvet hanging above my bed..
It is quite large, as wide as a queen sized bed..so there is a fair bit of weight there

I did end up gluing the material to the command strip..lol
But it hasnt fallen down in all that time

[**meep**]

ah, ok, thanks.

i imagined it more of a scroll type hanging with the piece of dowling through the "tunnel".

just ignore me lol  

[**meep**]

those strips are very strong.  when we rented, i used them to hang up a huge, heavy painting (not above the bed just in case) it stayed up until we moved a couple of years later.