When my friend Jeanine Caron married her
British boy, Joe, I knew I had to have something special to offer the
newlyweds. As it happened, I had a set of four vintage napkins that had
been in Jeanine’s Montreal apartment, which she gifted to me before she
moved house to London. (She gave them to me because I loved them so
much, so only two went into this runner. Two are still with me!)
As it happens, I knew just the person to help me incorporate this sentimental textile into an heirloom linen: Maya Donenfeld. As Maya says, “I love taking something old and transforming it into something fresh and new.”
Jeanine and Joe’s table runner features rescued coffee sacks on either
end. The heavy weight keeps it in place and minimizes the likelihood of
a breeze sweeping it up at an outdoor event. Burlap, a rustic and
humble fabric, balances out the more decorative middle. Its durability
and strength anchor the runner symbolically, as well as aesthetically.
The focal point of the runner is a vintage linen piece that was once a
part of a trousseau. The blue embroidery echoed the napkins’ blue floral
fabric perfectly; the fact that it was replaying its original role as
wedding linen felt just right.
As you gather elements for your project, consider using a ribbon from
a mother’s wedding dress, a scrap from a grandmother’s favorite apron,
or cherished vintage napkins from a dear friend, as we did in this case.For the full tutorial: http://www.etsy.com/blog/weddings/make-an-heirloom-table-runner/
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