I've seen a gallery sew a strip ( the width of a sleeve) onto the back of
large hook rug pieces and adhere Velcro to that with an opposing 1x4
anchored into the wall with the receiving Velcro.

However, i have never seen anything like that in any of the museums I've
worked in.

Leonard

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 11:53 AM Renee Walker Tuttle <
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> No, no, no. As a textile conservator I would not use any adhesives of any
> kind on or near any textile. Textile conservators sometimes use adhesives
> during treatment but that is only in worst case scenarios done buy an
> extremely knowledgeable professional.
> Best,
> Renee Walker-Tuttle
> Renaissance Conservation Services
>
> On Jul 12, 2021, at 9:13 AM, Regina Gorham <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Hey all,
> Has anyone heard of hanging a rug using Velcro?  A former colleague was
> visiting at some museums out west, who's staff said that they use Velcro,
> no-sew, to hang their rugs. In doing some digging online, I couldn't find
> any example of a museum using non-sew, adhesive Velcro - has anyone heard
> of this?
>
> Any help you all have would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Regina
>
> Regina Gorham
> Collections Manager
> Kalamazoo Valley Museum
>
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