How to hang a thin cotton wall tapestry? Pushpins?

[Subhuti]

Hi
I want to cover a cracked plaster wall in my bedroom with one of the beautiful batik cotton wall hangings here


http://www.fullmoonloom.com/


... But how do i hang them so they don't look sloppy? I bought some pushpins and was going to try that. But it may look sort of college dormish.

Also, should I hang the top flush with the ceiling ormleave a border? Which would look better?

FYI, I am not handy...

Thank you ladies!

[cristeen]

To look the best, i'd put a muslin sleeve (just a tube) across the top edge. You want it to be in 3 parts, with a break an equal distance from each edge. Once thats attached, you slide a dowel or a yardstick through that sleeve, and where you see the dowel in your gaps, thats your placement for your tack/nail.

Hopefully that made sense. Its how you hang a quilt, and iim sure you could find more thorough instructions w google.

[JesKace]

The way the previous poster replied sounds like it would be the best way.  That way it's not droopy in some areas.  It would give it a nice straight top and just flow down the wall nicely :)

[gmvh]

In a similar vein to what the others have said, can you get a dowel that's as long as the piece and wrap the batik around the dowel and staple gun the fabric to the dowel and then hang the dowel?

[Subhuti]

Ok, so it sounds like I should have a form for the wall hanging.  I could purchase a long strip of light wood (I think they are used for crafts) and use that as the cheapest, easiest to cut method.  I could then use push pins right above that.  I could also nail the wood to the wall, but that further breaks down the wall, which isn't that bad.

Thank you!!!!!!!! Wise women!