Hang Fabric On Wall With Liquid Starch

Keep working one sheet at a time following the same steps over and over.

Hang fabric on wall with liquid starch.

Pressed it and trimmed the edges. Standing on a ladder un pin a small section from the top of the leftmost fabric panel on the wall then roll on liquid starch to the exposed section of the wall in a thin layer. Trim edges and cut fabric. Trim the paper to the beginning of the pattern repeat.

Take the roller and cover the wall where the fabric will be hung. I rolled the painted wall with the liquid starch spread the damp washed fabric on the wall and smoothed it out not heavy cut it a little larger than needed to begin with. Pour some liquid starch in a cup dip a brush in and then paint it all over the wall you re going to cover. Pour the liquid starch into the tray and cover the roller in starch.

Attach the sheet of paper to the wall matching up the vertical. Trim the sheet to your required length. Instead of using wallpaper paste i used liquid starch and a tiny bit of water. After everything is in place i rolled another layer of liquid starch on the fabric which dried to a glazed finish.

Next day i poured the starch in a tray that is used for prepasted wallpaper and accoridian folded the fabric into it. Make sure wall is clean and free from any nails or screws. Remove fabric s raw edges using scissors or a rotary cutter cutting mat and a yardstick or. After pre washing the fabric don t worry if it gets wrinkled cut off the selvage edge with nice sharp scissors to.

Pour the liquid starch into a paint tray and run the roller. Before adding the liquid starch shut off any electrical outlets in the room. Take the roller and cover the wall where the fabric will be hung. Place a drop cloth over the floor where you will be working.

Using liquid starch to hang fabric can get messy. Before purchasing your fabric measure out the space you re going to be covering to determine just how much fabric. Patch any holes and remove outlet and. Apply a light layer of liquid starch to the walls using a roller.

Mushed it around a little and then put it on the wall. Pour the liquid starch into the tray and cover the roller in starch. I washed and dried the fabric first for shrinkage. Smooth the fabric down to.

This next step can be done a few. Cover the wall but not so much that it is dripping. Adhering the fabric to the wall 1. Roll starch onto.

Before adding the liquid starch shut off any electrical outlets in the room. Press a piece of fabric against the wall then paint more liquid starch over that.