Well those who have bumped into me lately know that I have been stressing about the best long term method of hanging up the felt pieces. As fellow felters may know hanging felt can nearly be as time consuming as making it in the first place!
Anyway, we have considered and then subsequently discounted a number of different methods such as a rod and hooks stitched into the back of the felt (these were then discounted as over time they pull the surface of the felt and look unsightly) and a fabric sleeve on the back of the felt which is then used to feed the rod through the felt (this was also then discounted due to some people saying the stitching of the sleeve shows through and the rod leaves an impression on the front of the felt).
Anyway, latterly we have been considering a velcro solution and yesterday I started to trial heavy duty stick on tape which would stick to the back of the felt and then the opposite piece of the velcro would then stick to the wall.
I am getting much happier now that my trial piece of felt has now been attached to a piece of plywood for 24 hours and shows no sign of peeling off the wall! This may be the solution that we need to attach these 18 pieces to the wall. Watch this space for further updates !
Did you end up using sticky back velcro on the felt and on the wood boards as a permanent solution?
Hi Marie,
Sorry only just got this message – don’t know why? Anyway we ended up using velcro and small tacks in strategic places as a permanent solution on a wooden board and it seems to have worked! The pieces are still firmly stuck. In fairness I was worried about this for some time.
Cheers
Susan Hibbert