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  • Hanging Fabric Panels
  • Hanging Fabric Panels
    From "Creative Wall Coverings"
    episode DCWC-105


    One thing the room desperately needs is adequate light. Sophisticated sheer fabric is hung at the window, and a boarded-up panel over the door is replaced with a pane of glass.
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    Materials:
    Fabric panels
    Measuring tape
    Scissors
    Fusible bonding tape
    Glue gun
    Iron
    Wood lattice
    Power drill
    Masonry drill bit
    Anchor bolts
    Lead fishing weights

    Steps:

    1. Measure and cut fabric depending on desired width of panels.

    2. Hem the bottom edge of fabric panel, using a fusible bonding tape. Set with an iron, using dry heat.

    3. Wrap top edge of fabric twice around a thin piece of wood lattice, using either fusible bonding tape or a glue gun to adhere the fabric to the wood.

    4. With a drill, predrill two holes in the wood lattice to insert the sleeve for a 1-1/4" anchor bolt.

    5. Measure to determine where the lattice will go, and predrill holes in the cinderblock walls. (Be sure, when drilling into cinderblock/concrete, to use a masonry drill bit.)

    6. Line up the holes in the lattice over the holes in the cinderblock and drill into place.

    7. Line bottom hem of fabric with lead fishing weights (figure A) to help the panels hang right and to add to the industrial look (figure B).
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    Figure A

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    Figure B

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    The space above the door contained a solid-wood panel. Replacing the wood with a glass pane brought much-needed light into the room.



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