burlap table runner

A couple of weeks ago I was browsing on Pinterest when I ran across this from Antique Chase:

Antique Chase - Hand Knotted Burlap Table Runner



I pinned it immediately, knowing this would add a pretty rustic touch to our Vermont getaway.

Doesn't it feel great to pin something KNOWING you'll actually make it?

I measured my table, adding 6 inches for overhang and 12 inches for fringe on each side. I rushed to Joann's and came home with...

the much less rustic oyster colored burlap. I really do struggle with this rustic thing...

At any rate, I layed everything out to measure...



and I really do need to start using my table more. My helper - yeah - not really all that much help.

I only wanted my runner to be 18 inches wide, so I cut my bulap 37 inches wide and made a seam starting 12 inches from one end of the runner, ending it 12 inches from the other end (for the fringe). I turned it right side out and pressed it.

This part, pulling the cross threads, is slightly tedius - but only slightly. I pulled enough for 12 inches of fringe, but in retrospect, 9 inches would have been plenty. It's all a matter of preference.

Knotting is easy, just try to make sure they're uniform and face the same direction.

And voila, you're done - quick and easy table runner.

When I put it on my table, it fit perfectly and I was feeling pretty happy. But then, as I was walking by our little sunroom I remembered that I had been meaning to get something to protect my antique table from the sun.

Soooooo

The runner is a bit too long for this table - which would be an easy fix - except that I kind of like it this way.

No - I really like it this way!

Do you ever make something and then like it better when you use for a different purpose?

I am really enjoying my new table runner!

I am joining:

Little Red House for Mosaic Monday

A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday

Thanks for dropping in!