Summary
A woven wall hanging adds texture to a blank wall in a way a framed print cannot. The tricky part is that "wall hanging" covers everything from a $25 printed panel to a $2,500 original artwork, and the shops rarely make that clear. We opened five Australian shops and counted what is real, what it costs, and what is actually in stock today. Stock turned out to be the biggest problem of the lot.
The short answer
The five shops worth checking for a woven wall hanging in Australia are Fansee Australia, Gleemium, Wander & Wild Home, Ramble Interiors and Greenhouse Interiors. Fansee is the cheapest with the best availability. Gleemium has the biggest handwoven wool range. Wander & Wild does natural fibre and coastal. Ramble Interiors is the Australian-made option. Greenhouse Interiors sells original artist pieces, if you can catch one in stock.
We checked all five on 24 September 2026. Every price and stock figure below came from the shops' own live listings that day.
What this article covers
- How we checked these five shops
- A side-by-side price and stock table
- A write-up of each shop, with what stood out and what to watch
- Woven, knotted or printed, and how to tell them apart
- What size to buy, and how to hang it properly
- Whether a wall hanging really helps with noise
- How to keep one looking good
- Frequently asked questions
Key takeaways
- Stock is the real issue, not price. Across the five shops, hundreds of pieces are listed and a good share of them cannot be bought. At Greenhouse Interiors only 4 of 55 fibre pieces were available.
- The price range is enormous. $24.95 at the bottom, $2,500 at the top, for things all called a wall hanging. Knowing which tier you are shopping in matters more than which shop you pick.
- Australian-made costs roughly five times more. Ramble Interiors, made in a Newcastle studio, runs $429 to $669. Imported handwoven pieces sit between $60 and $140.
- A "wall hangings" category is not all woven. Greenhouse Interiors' collection includes vintage tennis racquet wall art. Read the material, not the category name.
- Woven, knotted and printed are three different things. Weaving builds the pattern from the threads. Macrame knots cord into open patterns. Printed is a flat picture of a weave.
- It will not soundproof anything. A thin hanging flat against a wall takes a little edge off echo at best. That is worth being straight about.
How we checked these five shops
We opened each shop's wall hanging collection and went through it listing by listing, asking four things:
- Is it actually woven or knotted? We separated real textile work from printed panels and from things that are not textiles at all.
- Can you buy it today? We counted what was in stock, not what was listed.
- What does it really cost? Live prices, with the lowest, highest and middle of each range.
- Do they say where and how it was made? Shops that tell you get credit. Shops that stay quiet, we say so.
No shop paid to be included. Gleemium publishes this blog and is listed second, so treat that entry as our own shop and check the numbers on the links.
Quick comparison
| Shop | Pieces listed | In stock | Price range | Middle price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fansee Australia | 75 | 72 | $24.95 β $129.99 | $49.99 | Cheapest, almost always available |
| Gleemium | 74 | 46 | $63 β $239 | $100 | Biggest handwoven wool range |
| Wander & Wild Home | 54 | 40 | $25 β $1,250 | $139 | Raffia, jute and coastal looks |
| Ramble Interiors | 12 | 12 | $429 β $669 | $499 | Made in Australia |
| Greenhouse Interiors | 55 fibre pieces | 4 | $129 β $2,500 | $149 | Original artist works |
Checked 24 September 2026 on each shop's live site. Greenhouse Interiors lists 91 items in its wall hangings collection; 55 of those are fibre or textile pieces and the rest are other kinds of wall art.
1. Fansee Australia β cheapest, and nearly everything is in stock
Price range: $24.95 β $129.99 Β Β·Β Middle price: $49.99 Β Β·Β In stock: 72 of 75
Fansee focuses on macrame and fibre wall art in cotton cord. Of its 75 pieces, 55 mention macrame and 56 mention weaving, so it is genuinely textile work rather than printed panels.
The striking number is availability. Seventy-two of 75 pieces were in stock, which is far better than anywhere else on this list. If you want something on the wall this month rather than waiting for a restock, this is the practical answer.
What stood out: the middle price is $49.99. That is roughly half Gleemium's middle price and a tenth of Ramble's.
What to watch: at $24.95 for the cheapest pieces, these are made at volume rather than one at a time. That is fine, but it is a different thing from a piece an artisan spent days on, and the listings do not say where they are made. Judge them on how they look, not on craft story.
π fansee.com.au/collections/wall-hanging-macrame
2. Gleemium β the biggest handwoven wool range
Price range: $63 β $239 Β Β·Β Middle price: $100 Β Β·Β In stock: 46 of 74
Disclosure: Gleemium publishes this blog. Same checks, same live numbers as everyone else, including the parts that do not flatter us.
Gleemium lists 74 wall hangings, woven by hand by artisans in North India. Of those, 48 are wool and 43 involve cotton, with 8 hand-knotted macrame pieces. The pattern is built into the weave rather than printed on top, and several use tufting or punch needle so parts of the design sit raised above the surface.
Pieces that were in stock when we checked include the handwoven geometric cotton wall hanging at $73, the bayadère stripe cotton hanging at $73, the handcrafted abstract wool hanging at $108 and the loop and pile wool hanging at $128.
What stood out: range and texture. Wool tufting and cut pile give a depth that flat cotton and printed panels do not have, and there are more handwoven wool pieces here than at the other four shops combined.
What to watch: 28 of the 74 pieces were sold out, which is 38% of the range. Most are single pieces with one in stock, so the one you like may not come back. This is also not Australian-made; if that is what you are after, Ramble Interiors is the honest answer.
π Shop Gleemium wall hangings
3. Wander & Wild Home β raffia, jute and the coastal look
Price range: $25 β $1,250 Β Β·Β Middle price: $139 Β Β·Β In stock: 40 of 54
Wander & Wild works in natural fibres rather than wool. Across 54 pieces, 20 mention raffia, 12 mention jute and 9 mention seagrass, often combined with cotton macrame and hung from timber. The result is pale, loose and textural, which suits a coastal or beach-house room far better than a dense wool panel does.
The price spread is the widest of any shop here: $25 for a small piece up to $1,250 for a statement one.
What stood out: the material mix. Nobody else on this list does raffia and seagrass properly, and those fibres read completely differently from wool in a bright room.
What to watch: 19 listings describe pieces as handmade, but not one of the 54 says where they are made. If Australian-made matters to you, that silence is worth noticing.
π wanderandwildhome.com.au/collections/wall-hangings
4. Ramble Interiors β made in Australia
Price range: $429 β $669 Β Β·Β Middle price: $499 Β Β·Β In stock: all 12
Ramble Interiors is a small studio in Newcastle, New South Wales, where the pieces are made by hand in linen. The range is deliberately small: 12 wall hangings on the day we checked, and every one of them available.
Prices run from $429 for the smallest to $669 for the largest portrait pieces.
What stood out: everything is in stock, which no other shop here manages at this level, and it is genuinely made here rather than imported and styled as artisan.
What to watch: the price. $429 is the entry point, which is about six times Gleemium's cheapest and seventeen times Fansee's. You are paying Australian studio labour, and that is what Australian studio labour costs. Whether that is worth it is a real decision, not an obvious one.
π rambleinteriors.com.au/collections/wall-hangings
5. Greenhouse Interiors β original art, if you can catch it
Fibre pieces: 55 of 91 listings Β Β·Β Price range: $129 β $2,500 Β Β·Β In stock: 4
Greenhouse Interiors represents artists rather than manufacturing a product line, and its handwoven pieces are one-off works. The four fibre pieces available when we looked were priced at $640, $740, $1,450 and $2,100.
Two things are worth knowing before you click through. First, the wall hangings collection holds 91 items but only 55 are fibre or textile work; the rest is other wall art, including a set of vintage tennis racquet pieces at $149. Second, only 4 of those 55 were in stock. That is not a criticism of the shop β original artworks sell and are not remade β but it does mean you are browsing a gallery archive more than a catalogue.
What stood out: these are actual artworks by named artists. Nothing else here is.
What to watch: availability and price. Come here when you want one particular piece and have the budget, not when you need something on a wall this weekend.
π greenhouseinteriors.com.au/collections/wall-hangings
What we changed since the last version
This article was first published in August 2026 and rewritten in September 2026. Three things changed:
- Adairs came out. The category page we linked to now returns a "page not found" error, so we could not verify anything and have replaced it with Fansee Australia.
- We added real prices. The first version gave prices for Gleemium only and described the other four shops without numbers. Every shop now has a verified range.
- We corrected the noise claim. The old version said a wall hanging "softens the sound in a room". That overstates it, and the section below explains what actually happens.
Woven, knotted or printed?
These three get sold under the same words and behave completely differently.
| Type | How it is made | How it looks and feels | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woven | Yarn passed over and under on a loom, so the pattern is built from the threads | Dense and solid, often with raised tufted or looped areas you can feel | $60 β $2,500 |
| Macrame | Cord knotted by hand into open patterns | Light and lacy, with gaps you can see the wall through | $25 β $180 |
| Printed | A photo or graphic of a weave printed onto flat fabric | Completely smooth, no relief, often slightly shiny | $15 β $60 |
The quick test on a product page: look for a photo taken from the side or at an angle. A woven or knotted piece throws small shadows across its own surface. A printed panel is flat no matter how the light hits it. If every photo is dead-on from the front, that is sometimes why.
What size to buy
The rule that works: a hanging above a sofa or bed should be about two thirds the width of the furniture underneath it. Narrower than that and it looks like an afterthought. Wider and it crowds the room.
For a standard three-seater sofa around 210cm wide, that puts you near 140cm. For a queen bed at 153cm, aim for about 100cm.
Before you buy, cut newspaper or butcher's paper to the size and tape it to the wall. Live with it for a day. It takes five minutes and saves a return.
How to hang it
Most woven pieces come on a timber dowel and weigh well under 2kg, so this is easier than people expect.
- Use two hooks, not one. Put one near each end of the dowel. A single central hook lets the dowel bow and the fabric sit crooked.
- Hook the dowel, not the fabric. Hanging it by the weave itself will stretch and distort it over time.
- Check the weight on the packaging. A standard plasterboard hook handles a few kilos, which covers almost any wool or cotton hanging. Heavy jute or a large artwork is a different matter β find a stud or use proper anchors.
- Adhesive hooks work if you cannot drill, but buy for more weight than you need and press them on a clean, dry wall.
- Hang the bottom about 15 to 20cm above the sofa back so the fringe is not resting on cushions.
Will it help with noise?
A little, and less than you have probably read. A wool hanging does absorb some sound energy, and heavy fabrics do more than thin ones, so it can take a bit of the harshness off a bare, echoey room.
What it will not do is soundproof anything or fix a boomy room. Absorbing lower frequencies takes real thickness, and acoustic panels are generally mounted with an air gap behind them for exactly that reason β a common guide is an air gap at least as deep as the panel itself (GIK Acoustics, Acoustics Insider). A one-centimetre textile sitting flat against plaster has neither.
So buy one because you like how it looks. If echo in the room is the actual problem, a rug, curtains and a bookshelf will do far more.
How to look after it
- Keep it out of direct sun. This is the big one. Australian afternoon light will fade natural dyes unevenly, and you end up with one pale side.
- Vacuum gently on low with a brush head, or take it outside and shake it. Every month or two is plenty.
- Spot clean only. A barely damp cloth, a little mild soap, then let it dry flat before you rehang it.
- Never machine wash wool. It will shrink, felt and lose its shape, and there is no undoing that.
- Comb the fringe with your fingers now and then rather than brushing it, which frays the ends.
- Roll it, do not fold it, if you ever store it. Folds leave creases in wool that are hard to shift.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I buy a woven wall hanging in Australia?
Fansee Australia is the cheapest at $24.95 to $129.99 with almost everything in stock. Gleemium has the biggest handwoven wool range at $63 to $239. Wander & Wild Home does raffia and jute from $25. Ramble Interiors makes them in Australia from $429. Greenhouse Interiors sells original artist pieces from $129.
How much does a woven wall hanging cost in Australia?
Across the five shops we checked on 24 September 2026, prices ran from $24.95 to $2,500. Mass-made macrame sits around $25 to $80. Imported handwoven wool runs roughly $60 to $140. Australian-made studio pieces start near $429, and original artworks go past $2,000.
What is the difference between a woven wall hanging and macrame?
Weaving passes yarn over and under on a loom to build a solid fabric, so the pattern comes from the threads themselves. Macrame knots cord into open, lacy patterns with visible gaps. Woven pieces feel denser and warmer; macrame feels lighter and more airy.
How do I know if a wall hanging is really woven?
Look for a photo taken from an angle rather than straight on. Woven and knotted pieces cast small shadows across their own surface because the texture has depth. A printed panel stays flat in every light. Also read the material in the title β words like faux, effect, look or print are the giveaway.
What size wall hanging should I buy?
About two thirds the width of the furniture below it. For a three-seater sofa around 210cm, that is roughly 140cm. For a queen bed, around 100cm. Tape up paper cut to size first and look at it for a day before you order.
How do you hang a woven wall hanging without damaging the wall?
Use two hooks, one near each end of the dowel, rather than a single hook in the middle. Most wool and cotton hangings weigh under 2kg, so a standard plasterboard hook or a good adhesive hook is enough. Always hang it by the dowel, never by the fabric.
Do wall hangings help with noise?
Only slightly. A wool hanging absorbs a small amount of sound energy and can take the edge off echo in a bare room, but it will not soundproof anything or fix low-frequency boom. Proper absorption needs thickness and an air gap behind the panel, which a thin textile flat on a wall does not have.
How do you clean a woven wall hanging?
Vacuum gently on a low setting with a brush attachment, or shake it outside. Spot clean marks with a barely damp cloth and mild soap, then dry it flat. Never put wool in a washing machine, as it will shrink and felt.
Why do so many wall hangings show as sold out?
Because most are one-off or small-batch pieces. A handwoven hanging is not restocked the way a mug is. At the shops we checked, availability ranged from 96% at Fansee down to 7% of the fibre pieces at Greenhouse Interiors. If you find one you love, it is usually the only one.
Sources
- Fansee Australia β Macrame Wall Hangings collection, accessed 24 September 2026
- Wander & Wild Home β Wall Hangings collection, accessed 24 September 2026
- Ramble Interiors β Wall Hangings collection, accessed 24 September 2026
- Greenhouse Interiors β Wall Hangings collection, accessed 24 September 2026
- GIK Acoustics β How thick should acoustic panels be?
- Acoustics Insider β Do you need an air gap behind your panels?
Prices, stock and ranges were checked on 24 September 2026 and will change, especially at shops selling one-off pieces. Confirm on the shop's own site before you buy. Gleemium publishes this blog and is listed second; we have shown our own prices and our 38% sold-out rate on the same terms as everyone else's, and pointed you elsewhere where another shop genuinely does it better.
