How To Make A Table Runner In Simple Steps
Making a table runner may be exactly what you need to give your dining table, coffee table or any other table you have in your home a new look. Traditionally, they have been used to dress the dining room table; but being so versatile, you can decorate any surface with them.
Do you dare to make a beautiful and original table runner? We assure you that it is much easier than you think. You will need few materials, a little skill and imagination. Are you ready?
How to make an easy table runner
To make a table runner it is advisable to use a sewing machine. In this way, you will ensure perfect finishes. If you don’t know how to use it, you can ask a friend to help you or take your table runner ready with pins to a dressmaker who can do the job.
Materials needed for a 160 x 80cm table
- Fabric 200 x 45cm
- Thread
- Scissor
- Pins
- Sewing machine
Step by Step
- First, it is important to overcast the edges of the fabric to prevent fraying. To do this, use the sewing machine with an overcasting foot or a zigzag foot .
- Once you have the overcasting ready, it’s time to prepare the corners. Mark the hem about 1 cm on the fabric.
- Then fold the corner inward, making a triangle. It is important that you make sure that you have achieved a right angle.
- Hold the triangle with one finger and in the meantime, fold the fabric at the hem you marked in point 2. Make sure both hems are straight and secure with pins.
- Make the four corners and pin all the way around the table runner.
- Machine sew with a normal foot and voila!
Can I make a reversible table runner?
Yes of course! In decoration it is possible to do absolutely everything you can think of. Making a reversible table runner is a bit more complex, but not impossible.
Necessary materials
- 2 different fabrics for the road, of the same size
- 1 hot melt interlining, the same size as the path
- Bies (optional)
- Sewing machine
- Thread
- Needle
- Pins
- Iron
How to do it?
- Lay the interfacing on the table with the shiny side up.
- Place one of the patterned fabrics on top of the interfacing, with the pattern facing you, and secure with pins.
- Iron very carefully, especially if you use plastic-headed pins. It is very important that you do not use steam because you will ruin the glue.
- Place the bias flush with the fabric and baste. If you don’t want to attach a bias, don’t worry. By sewing both fabrics and turning them over, your path will be perfect.
- Place the second patterned fabric on top of the first patterned fabric. The idea is that both prints are one on top of the other. Secure with pins.
- Sew the outline, leaving one end to flip.
- Iron the table runner.
- Sew the open end by hand and you’re done!
Ideas for making a table runner
- You can prepare a path for the length of your table or for the width, in this case it is advisable to make two.
- Do not hesitate to combine fabrics: a path with a center of another fabric can be very beautiful.
- The tips of the table runner can be straight or spiky, it’s your choice!
- You can incorporate details to your liking in the tips or peaks of the path: buttons, sequins, pebbles.
- Paint the fabric by hand if you are good at it, it will be beautiful!
- If instead your thing is to embroider, what are you waiting for to make an embroidered decoration?
- Crochet lovers can make this super original and delicate project.
- Keep in mind when calculating the size of your table runner that the drop of the tips must be at least 10 cm. On each side.
What do you think of our ideas? We hope that with this explanation, creating your own personalized table runner will be very easy for you, and you will be encouraged to do it!
