Painted table runner

The perfect DIY table decoration for when you next do brunch

A beautifully set dining table is sure to make an impression on your guests. Bring your own personal style to the fore with hand-decorated fabric napkins and a matching table runner to create a welcoming atmosphere. We show you how you can enhance a pretty breakfast table using just a few materials and our textile markers and pens. edding textile products are ideal for all manner of light-coloured fabrics including cotton, silk and linen. You can choose from a range of 20 colours in two stroke widths, including neon shades for a particularly vibrant effect. What’s more, they’re really practical for beginners and advanced crafters alike: each of the edding textile sets – blues/greens, reds or assorted base colours – gives you five perfectly colour-coordinated shades at your fingertips.

Categories: Kitchen
Home decor
Products: Textile markers and pens
Materials: Textile
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

Wash the fabric before you start decorating, leave it to dry and then iron it to remove any creases. Make sure you have all your materials to hand before you start. Our templates are ready to download and print – it’s so simple! Using the textile marker, start by making lots of little black dots at each end of the table runner, leaving the central area free for the main design.

Step 2

Take the pencil and draw a circle in the middle of the runner for your chosen motif. To achieve a perfect circle, draw a faint line around a plate or other round object.

Step 3

Print out the template of the wording in the size you want and place it under the table runner so it shows through the fabric. Trace over the lettering with the black edding textile pen. Now make each downward stroke thicker by going over it again with the textile marker. Do the same for each letter and, before long, you’ll have perfect-looking hand lettering.

Step 4

Now frame your wording with a flower or leaf pattern. Our idea is to draw short individual branches over your pre-drawn circle using the green textile pen, adding small round leaves. Choose a different colour (light green, for instance) for colouring in and any finishing touches - and that’s all there is to it.

Step 5

To set the ink, iron the runner on the no-steam setting. It will then be able to withstand wash cycles up to 60°C.

Step 6

To decorate the fabric napkins, lightly sketch out your chosen wording in pencil (in our example we’ve written “enjoy”), then draw over it with the green textile pen.

Step 7

Finally, draw a double line on each downward stroke and fill in the gaps using a second colour (pale green, for example). Once the design is finished, run over the napkin with a hot iron.