Alternatively, you could put whole figs on wooden skewers and hang them in the sun, using clothespins to attach the skewers to branches or to a clothesline. [1] X Research source
If you hung up your figs instead, you won’t be able to protect them with the cheesecloth.
If the figs remain a little sticky, you can finish them in the oven.
If your oven doesn’t heat to such a low temperature, set it at the lowest possible temperature and keep the oven door partially open.