DIY: Burlap Holiday Table Runners
- 30m Prep Time
- 0sCook Time
- 30m Ready In
A DIY burlap table runner with fringed ends and embroidered string, decorated with fresh flowers and greenery for a festive holiday table.
Ingredients
- burlap cloth
- 1 size-6 quilting needle
- 2 pieces white cotton string, yarn, or embroidery thread
- fresh flowers and greenery
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 1 of 4 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 10.8 mg
- Iron: 0.22 mg
- Magnesium: 13.5 mg
- Phosphorus: 23.4 mg
- Potassium: 223 mg
- Zinc: 0.13 mg
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- burlap cloth
- 1 size-6 quilting needle
- 2 pieces white cotton string, yarn, or embroidery thread
- fresh flowers and greenery
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Measure the combined length of your tables. Cut a piece of 14-inch-wide burlap about 20 inches longer than that total length. If starting from a new roll, first trim off the hemmed end to get a raw edge.
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Step 2.
On one short edge of the burlap, make a 4-inch cut parallel to the length, about ¼ inch in from the long edge. Repeat on the other side of the same short edge, creating two cuts 4 inches apart.
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Step 3.
Using your fingers, loosen and pull out the crosswise burlap strings between the two cuts, one at a time, until you have 4 inches of fringe. Set the pulled strings aside. Repeat the cutting and fringing process on the opposite short end.
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Step 4.
Thread a size-6 quilting needle with a 3-foot-long piece of white cotton string, yarn, or embroidery thread. Center the string and knot the two ends together. Position the runner with a fringed end facing you.
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Step 5.
Starting on the back side of the runner, poke the needle up through the burlap about ½ inch from where the fringe begins on the right side. Pull the string through until the knot stops it. Then poke the needle back down through the burlap from the top about 1 inch to the left of where it came out. Pull taut. Continue this up-and-down stitch at 1-inch intervals, moving left, until you reach the left edge, ending with the needle going down. Tie a knot on the back side and trim the string ends. Repeat this embroidery on the other fringed end.
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Step 6.
Thread the needle with a 6-foot-long string, knotted at the ends. Starting at one end, embroider a line of dashes down the center of the runner lengthwise, using the same up-and-down stitch at 1-inch intervals. When you run out of string, knot off on the back, start a new 6-foot string, and continue until the entire center line is embroidered.
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Step 7.
Center the runner on the table. No more than 6 hours before serving, cut the stems of fresh flowers and greenery (such as fern, eucalyptus, lemon leaves, evergreen branches, or woody herbs) to about 4 inches long. Tuck the stems under the string dashes along the center of the runner, arranging them as desired.