kawaii fabric

Today we bring you a few ideas to embellish your home using fabrics, so this post is especially dedicated to fans of decoration, DIY, arts and crafts and, of course, kawaii fabrics! All sewing enthusiasts know that home itself is an ideal field of practice for their decor projects. Most of us usually start by making relatively simple home textiles, such as cushion covers, tablecloths and napkins, etc. However, there are other very simple textile projects, more innovative and with a huge decorative potential, tagged as “fabric wall art” or similar names. They use gorgeous fabrics to embellish walls, in the way of paintings or hanging tapestries.

You do not need a big budget, nor be an experienced DIY enthusiast, to get great results. There are many wonderful projects where you do not even need to know how to sew. It is even possible to use very different leftover fabrics or small fabric bundles to make a kind of textile collage, based on combining small pieces. The key is to combine them with taste! One of the ideas we like best here is using round frames of different sizes to super easily and quickly frame the fabrics we want to put up on our wall.

These are SO pretty! Image courtesy of Ritzy Bee

Most of you will already know about embroidery hoops, those round frames originally used to keep fabric in place while embroidering it. Usually, you can find cheap hoops in dollar stores. It is not necessary to fix the fabric with any extra element (glue, staples, etc.), as the hoop itself is made of two thin wooden rings that act as a frame. We just need to put the fabric between both rings, and tighten the wing or butterfly nut that comes built into the frame. In the images included, you will see some great examples that we found on the Internet.

Aren’t these gorgeous? Image courtesy of Natalie from homesweethideaway.blogspot.com

Another very simple way to show off your fabrics is to fix them on canvas stretchers (slightly heavier) or corkboards (very light). These framing materials are usually rectangular in shape; depending on fabric type, a strong stapler may suffice for attaching the fabric to their sides and back, or it may be necessary to use mod podge. Of course, if you have old picture frames, photo frames or any thin boards with framing clips at home, you can also get good results. With most of those, you will also need staples and/or glue to attach your chosen textile design onto the chosen frame.

They can be festive too! Image courtesy of Sarah K. Benning

You can decorate any room of the house! Image courtesy of Kelly Oribine

Finally, if you have a large piece of a somewhat strong fabric, or a sewing/DIY textile project (a fabric wall hanging, a small quilt, etc.), you can hang it on the wall by fastening it to two wooden slats, one above and one below. Wooden slats may not only differ in their geometric section, but also on the material used, its color, finish etc., and thus will change their look upon your wall. You can use varnished or painted slats, but also vintage rustic sticks of untreated wood.

Which idea do you like most? Are you willing to put some of these into practice? If you have already tried, or decide to give it a go, do not forget to send us some images of your finished project, please. You know how we love to see and share them!

You can place these all over the house. Image courtesy of Lauren Conrad

This is STUNNING. Image courtesy of Anu from nalleshouse.com

Get creative! Image courtesy of Heather Schoegler for snapguide.com