Question for my readers

[baronessekat]

Is anyone aware of a safe way to hang an antique quilt on a wall to display it WITHOUT causing damage?

I have inherited several antique quilts (close to 200 years old) that I would like to display on a rod or the like behind headboards in the bedrooms. But I can't think of a way to do so without causing damage.

I went to JoAnn's yesterday and I was told that the way to hang a quilt was to sew a rod pocket onto it for the curtain rod to slide through. I pointed out that wouldn't this cause damage to the fragile fabric and got "oh."

So I bring the question to my friends here.

Anyone got a clue?

Comments

[baronessekat.livejournal.com]

The quilts are in remarkably good shape. Only a little bit of deterioration along a couple seams due to age and having actually been used as intented (the oldest of the quilts still has the muslin "beard guard" sewn over the one end).

I am leaning towards installing big decorative curtain rods and doing the laying the quilt over the rods way of displaying.

I know mom had at one point taken the quilts to the amherst colonial museum for appraisal. Maybe I can find time to go there on a Saturday and ask how to display them. Or call the Buffalo Historical Society.

But if you are willing, I would appreciate it if you can contact the EK laural and ask her advice.