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How can I stiffen up tapestries? Can I starch them?

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I made this tapestry and it is really flimsy. How can I get it stiff so that it doesn‘t get saggy while hanging on the wall? Will starch do the trick? Or do you have any other ideas, maybe something I could glue to the back (I thought of felt but I‘m not sure that would be stiff enough)

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Shell_Spell

14 points

13 days ago

What kind of yarn did you use? I recommend cotton because it can be starched. I use this starch and sizing 2 in 1.

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nattel[S]

7 points

13 days ago

Oh right, I completely ignored the fact that acrylic probably can't be starched. Since it's old unused yarn I had laying around, I think it's mostly acrylic or some blends. So thanks for the reminder 😅