Outside entertaining or camping at dinner time can be quite challenging if there is a slight breeze. The tablecloths never stay put! Today I have a quick tutorial on how to make a beautiful, rustic {stay-put} table cloth featuring the wide, wired burlap ribbon available at May Arts!

There are only a few basic supplies needed for the tablecloth. I found a pre-made tablecloth at my local salvage store, large enough to cover the width of my table an a few inches longer than the length. Then, I grabbed a roll of May Arts wide, wired 2.5” burlap ribbon, in the natural color (398-25-11). {There are now many new different colors to choose from!}. I also needed a measuring device such as a ruler, pins, thread and my sewing machine.

Next, I measured 12.5 inches from the sides of my tablecloth and pinned the ribbon in place. {Your own measurements could vary depending on the size of your tablecloth and personal preferences.) Then, starting on one side, I stitched along the ribbon, about ½ inch from the wire, and finished along the other side. I did this twice, as I had two strips of ribbon running the length of my tablecloth.

I added “tabs” to each of the four ends of the ribbon by folding a ten inch piece of ribbon in half, creating a ½ inch seam on both tops and stitched it to the edge of the tablecloth. Your sewing machine might balk at this a bit like mine did because there are a lot of layers, but if you take it slow it should be fine.

The next step was to wash the tablecloth. The ribbon held up well, and I simply pulled at each end to straighten the ribbon and ironed the ribbon and tablecloth.

What makes this tablecloth stay-put is the two ribbon tabs at each end of the tablecloth. I simply folded the ribbon over and tucked it under the wood of the table. Since the ribbon is wired, the ends of the tablecloth won’t fly away in the wind.

I hope you are inspired to create your own beautiful, rustic {stay-put} tablecloth with May Arts wide, wired burlap ribbon. May Arts recently released a different colors, there is a red that would be really fun for the Fourth of July Holiday, or a mix of the red and and green for the Christmas Holiday?!

Blog post by: Karen Baker

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