Help A Newbie Hang The Tack Room Curtains!

[alterknowbetter]

Just got my first set of tack room curtains! Yikes! Now what do I do? Can anyone offer advice on how to put them up?

The stalls that we usually end up in are metal pipe on the top and plywood on the lower half. Obviously I cannot simply staple them to the top and sides so how do you attach them?

[katie16]

Sorry, I cannot be of assistance, our stalls are always wood so we staple them. But I am looking forward to reading what others offer for solutions in case I am ever in need!

[Portia]

Get long pieces of wood (about 3'' wide, 10-12' long for standard stall sizes) and tie them to the metal bars using plastic zip ties. Once you have the wood up, staple the drapes to the wood. Keep the wood for future use. (My trainer rigged up a container on the side of her trailer to hold them)

[ponymom64]

Some of the newer drapes have grommets, so if yours have those - you can use zip ties to tie them to the metal bar on top

[superpony123]

We attatch ours to peices of wood (sorry, I don't have dimensions. I just usually end up helping out set up the curtains so this is all i recall) and we stapled them to that, I think. then we used zip ties to attach the wood to the stall poles.

[Rue Belle]

We soak our drakes in a wheelbarrow before we hang them at the show. We staple them to wood wet, and when they dry, they are super tight and wrinkle free. I also got a hand held steamer, and that also does the trick.... not as well.... but they are not as heavy to put up. good luck

[Seven-up]

We soak our drakes in a wheelbarrow before we hang them at the show. We staple them to wood wet, and when they dry, they are super tight and wrinkle free. I also got a hand held steamer, and that also does the trick.... not as well.... but they are not as heavy to put up. good luck

Interesting trick!


I'm trying to come up with a way to make a folding plywood backing so that I could keep drapes permanently attached to it. That way I could just unfold, attach plywood/drapes combo to wall, and steam out wrinkles. It's a good plan in my head, but I haven't been able to make it happen yet.:lol:


OP, you can get thin strips of wood, like 1" by 2" or 3", and then either zip tie or duct tape around the edges of the metal stalls. I like duct tape better, it's a little more secure. Then staple drapes to wood. Then you just bring the wood strips with you where ever you go.

[CBoylen]

The best way is to make it a two person job. One person pulls as tight as possible while the other staples. Make sure you know which is the outside of the drapes, a friend of mine once spend a good deal of time putting up an entire tackroom inside out. ;)

[jaslyn1701]

If your drapes have grommets and the top poles are metal - try using shower curtain hooks. It worked great and they hung straight and saved a ton on zip ties.

[alterknowbetter]

Thanks everyone! I will be off in search of boards this week.

Good lord, I never even gave a second thought to WRINKLES! It's just going to be me and someone else who's never put them up before as well, trying to do this for the first time in a few weeks. Not sure that we are ready to deal with soaking in the wheelbarrow or a steam iron - although both great ideas to keep in mind for the future!

[Seven-up]

If you can pull it tight (w/2 people as suggested) and attach it firmly (w/staples to wood) then any wrinkles will be gone in a matter of hours. If they are just loosely draped and flap in the wind, then wrinkles are more noticeable and don't get stretched out.