I'm in need of some help. I use gridwalls as part of my display. I am going to be doing an inside show next month and need to back those gridwalls with fabric so that you can't see behind them. I tried to use adhesive velcro but they don't really attach to the gridwall - too much open space. Does anyone have a clever idea? I want it to look very nice and professional - clean lines - no clamps showning - etc for this show. I use the inside of the gridwalls for hanging jewelry so I don't want to sover the inside. Also I am trying to figure out a way to hand flat jewellry forms to the gridwalls. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
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Hi Diane,
You must have a different type of gridwall from what I have, because I attached the velcro to the back of the top bar and to the back of the bottom and it stuck instantly. My grids have a solid bar running across at the top and bottom - maybe yours don't.
I will be using my new look (with panels behind the grids) for the first time this weekend at the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach. We'll see how it goes - and how the sheer fabric holds up to salt air.
Hope you get this figured out.
Kathy Rose
Diane Wright > Kathy RoseSeptember 21, 2010 at 5:48pm
No, my gridwalls do not have a solid bar at the top or bottom. That would be what I need so I have to figure out another way to attach. Good luck this weekend.
That’s a tough one, with having to keep the grid exposed on one side.
Do you sew? I’m thinking, hem the fabric on all sides, slipping a small diameter dowel into at least the top and bottom hems (the sides might be too long, and it is probably not necessary ). Then hand baste the top and bottom, close to and right above or below the dowels, with a loose running stitch, right onto the grid verticals. If you don’t want to hem, or just want to save time, you can get no-sew glue at fabric stores. You’d still need to hand baste the fabric onto the grids, though.
Diane Wright > Linnea LahlumSeptember 21, 2010 at 9:00am
Thanks - I don't really sew - like on a machine - but since I do bead weaving, any hand sewing I can do. I am going to try that and see if that works for what I need.
Linnea Lahlum > Diane WrightSeptember 21, 2010 at 10:01am
The glue hemming stuff does work pretty well. I used some as an “emergency” hem on a table cover before I left for a show, meaning to hem it the right way when I got back. Never “got around” to doing it the right way. Two years later, and it’s still holding up.
The reason for the dowels…thought I should just mention this…is so you can pull the fabric taut and have the fabric be very smooth. I’d stitch the top one onto the grids first, then pull the bottom edge down, and then baste that.
Hi Diane, Most people make the covers to go over the top like a pillow case so that both front and back look good. For an easy solution, use adhesive backed Velcro to attach fabric to the front of the grids. Or wrap the fabric over the top and use safety pins.
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You must have a different type of gridwall from what I have, because I attached the velcro to the back of the top bar and to the back of the bottom and it stuck instantly. My grids have a solid bar running across at the top and bottom - maybe yours don't.
I will be using my new look (with panels behind the grids) for the first time this weekend at the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach. We'll see how it goes - and how the sheer fabric holds up to salt air.
Hope you get this figured out.
Kathy Rose
Do you sew? I’m thinking, hem the fabric on all sides, slipping a small diameter dowel into at least the top and bottom hems (the sides might be too long, and it is probably not necessary ). Then hand baste the top and bottom, close to and right above or below the dowels, with a loose running stitch, right onto the grid verticals. If you don’t want to hem, or just want to save time, you can get no-sew glue at fabric stores. You’d still need to hand baste the fabric onto the grids, though.
The reason for the dowels…thought I should just mention this…is so you can pull the fabric taut and have the fabric be very smooth. I’d stitch the top one onto the grids first, then pull the bottom edge down, and then baste that.
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