What you'll make
Long tables dressed in soft, frayed cheesecloth feel like a country supper with friends, especially once the candles are lit and the bread starts going round. Left natural cream or tea-dyed to a warm oatmeal, the fabric drapes off each end in loose, airy folds, for about £4.06 a table.
Materials (per item)
- cotton cheesecloth (thin, gauzy fabric) · 3.2 mcut to length for the runner£3.88
- black tea bags (optional) · 10 bagsdye the cloth a warm beige£0.18
- DIY cost each£4.06
Tools
- Sharp fabric scissors
- Tape measure
- Kettle
- Plastic bucket or washing-up bowl (8 litres or more)
- Rubber gloves
- Clothes airer or shower rail
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