A few weeks ago I was in Pottery Barn and found a jute table runner.? I had been looking for one and was very happy to find it on sale.? I brought it home and it was way too big for my table.? I love the texture of?jute, burlap, etc?and kept looking for one, but didn't want?to pay lots and lots....?Last night?I saw this post by Kristen @ Ella Claire Inspired?and was so excited to make a runner myself.
I went to JoAnn's today and bought 4 yards of burlap.? I followed Kristen's directions and it turned out great!
I started out by washing it with Tide and some bleach to get rid of the smell.? I had to do a second load with a little more Tide and two rinses.? It still smelled a little, but wasn't horrible.? I took it outside and draped it over some chairs for about an hour.? Before I brought it back in the house, I really tried to shake it out.? There were burlap fibers flying everywhere!? :)
I then did a rough measurement of it, pulled a string from it and cut carefully along that line.? I cut it down the middle with the same technique.? Because it was so long, the string broke a couple of times.? I put on my reading glasses (haha!) and used a pin to find the string and started carefully pulling it again.? Once I had it out, I again carefully cut lengthwise.? I made it about 20" wide by 90" long for my 80" table.
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I ironed it with my eurosteam.? I tried to use a normal iron set on Silk, as Kristen did, but wasn't getting anywhere.? It came out nice and smooth this way.
I set it on the table and did a final measurement.??? I cut it so it'd hang a few inches over the edge of the table.??After that,?I carefully pulled about 8 strings off, one at a time, to make the fringe.? This part was really easy.
And that was it!!?
I paid $10 for the burlap and can make two runners.? $5 for a runner is perfect in my book!? It sure beats paying $50 for the one at Pottery Barn.? Thank you Kristen!I?was in Michael's today and found?this bird/candle holder for 90% off.?
I added some topiaries that I made and now have a simply decorated table for fall.? Now if I can just keep the cat out of there....? :)
Thanks for your visit!?
Pam
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