A carpeting specialty is the use of silk. There are many ways to use silk in home decor and design. You can hang it on a wall, in a window, or even in a courtyard!
Silk is a very physical material. When you look at silk fabric, it seems to glide along easily.
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Buy hooks for the walls
Before you can hang the silk onto the hooks, you must buy two different kinds of hooks. The first type is called a floor-standing hook. These are usually around six inches long and can be mounted on a wall or ceiling.
The second type of hook is called a wall-hanging hook. These are usually around eight inches long and can be mounted on a wall or ceiling.
Both types of hooks require special ways to mount them on your window or doorframe. Once these are in place, you are ready to start hanging!
When using the floor-standing hook, make sure to use at least two hands to hold the bar in place while you screw in the other end.
Make sure that the walls are sturdy enough to hold the weight of the silks
When hanging a silk at home, make sure that you have enough space to do so. It is important to have enough room to do so, as well as have something to hold onto.
To create space for your silk, you must first determine how long you will need to hang yoursilk. Then, make sure that you have enough room to do so!
You must also be careful when cutting the silk. You want to keep the width of the cut slightly wide so that it does not get stuck while hanging. Slice the length slightly shorter than the length of the hangable portion of the silk.
Finally, let go of any pressure before letting go of the hangand-cut your silk! When hanging at home, this includes using safety equipment such as safety pins or e-hingers to prevent damage.
Check the wall for studs
If the roof is made of a thin material such as a roofing slate, you should check the wall for studs to attach the aerial silk to.
If the roof is made of wood or asphaltic acid paper has been used to indicate a window or door. If not, you can still hang the silk!
You can check if the wall has studs by making a sharp turn with your silk and checking if it holds. If it does not hold, change materials and try again!
Once you have checked that the wall has some strength, next is to find a way to safely assemble your silk. You can do this by putting together two lengths of silk together and checking that they are secure.
Buy mounting hardware
Before you can start hanging your aerial silks at home, you must buy and use mounting hardware. These hardware can be tricky to find if you do not have them at home.
Many companies now offer their products as online downloadable software downloads or in downloadable form access is not available for all devices. Therefore, most companies now offer their products as hard-copy printable forms or kits.
These kits usually include everything needed to hang the silk on the wall with a screw-type fastener or by using a universal mounting system.
Take down the silks and wash them
Once the silk is done, it is time to take them down. This can be done in several ways, but the best is to just wash them away.
You can use a machine-washing method, or you can actually dry-clean them and put them in the oven to heat and dry. You can also hand-wash them if you are careful.
Either way, they must be taken down completely from the bottom of the rope to the floor! There are some ways of doing this, like with a pulley system or by a ladder type of hang system.
Let them dry completely
Once your silk is dry, it is time to hang! There are several ways to do this. You can use the traditional way of hanging with a clothes hanger or a pretty wire hanger. You can also use the bottom-up method, where you place the silk on a drying rack and then put down a sheet of waxed paper to move it around as it dries.
The easiest way to use this method is to place one ball at the bottom of the heap and two more on top, all three quickly drying.
Put the silks back on the stands
When you are finished hanging the silk, it is time to put it back on the stands! This is where you take your blue ribbon and hang them from a roofline or another structure.
This is also the same as when taking them down, because now they are just silks and not a T-shirt. You must do this twice- once to take the silk off and again to store it.
Once you have done this, then you can display your silk. You can either leave them flat or add some design details such as embroidery or threading.
Hang the wall hooks
Once you have your silk hanging system set up, the next step is getting the silk caught in the system. This requires some work, but is very rewarding!
When you have a large piece of silk that requires several hooks to secure it, start by putting one hook through the bottom loop of the silk and then two more through the next loop up. Continue securing three more hooks through the silk until it is secured. This takes about five minutes per piece of silk!
Now that you have your five minutes of beauty back home, take your time to do another round of press-in at least six more minutes on each piece of Silk.