How to hang rugs.

I have a tapestry on my wall. It is meant to be hung, unlike a carpet, which can be hung or put on a floor. It is hanging with Velcro. One strip of the Velcro is on the back of the tapestry. The other is on a 1x3 board so the the tapestry is supported along its length. It is the long edge of the tapestry which is supported, unlike rugs which are usually supported by the narrow end. The top edge of the board has eye hooks, which then slips onto another set of hooks on the wall. I didn't come up with this myself. The artist who made the tapestry prepared it and sold it with this hanging system in place. I don't know whether putting a Velcro strip on the back of a silk Persian would be the thing to do. I would want to check with a store which sells them, or even an antique dealer. I like Alberts's idea with the tack strip. The more tacks the better so that each holds less weight.

I checked at a carpet store and they used a staple gun and a 2"x2" piece of wood.
Nice rug too.

We use a variant of the Velcro method described by Markphd on several Navajo rugs to good effect. Velcro is attached to the back of the rug, (a light stitch done by a rug restoration specialist or any quality framer experienced in museum quality preparation). Velcro is also then glued onto a piece of wood which is nailed into the position - much easier to level a piece of wood!

Another alternative not mentioned here is to attach loops to the rug and then hang it from a rod. This can be quite decorative (eg wrought iron with finials etc) if that works in your home.

For smaller pieces a UV plex display box cover. The rug is mounted to a complimentary silk or linen backing then the box goes over it. I mention it because it is a nice way to handle a small piece (up to 2x3 or so) that won't hang well on its own. Obviously this approach negates any acoustical benefits of hanging a rug.

Have a nice rug store sew a sleeve on the upper back of the
rug-on the side you want to hang it from. Then use a hollow pipe of about an inch, push the pipe through the sleeve and then simply hang the rug with two heavy duty hooks in studs. You may have to cut access slots for the hooks to get around the pipe. This causes the rug to hang about two inches away from the wall, which creates a directional look (I don't know of this is what you want). This is first hand experience-I have an extremely heavy Belgian wool rug that is hanging in the living room, and I even used a copper pipe that was laying around the basement, and it is solid as a rock, with no sag. Very nice! -Fish

Thanks for all the input guys. i think im going to go with Alberts way. Quick and painless, just the way i like it. Im not too worried about the visual impact(i listen in complete darkness with my eyes closed) its all for sonics.

Boss302-Im heading over to the new place this evening and will measure the room so you can answer my orientation question better. With the new room i have free reign on room treatments so that and a new tt are the next upgrades.

thanks