Do-it-yourself tablecloth

New Year is a favorite holiday of many people. They begin to prepare for it in advance, thinking through in detail not only outfits and ideas for gifts, but also the corresponding design of the festive table.

One of the most effective components of this design is a tablecloth.

It is not necessary to purchase a ready-made version of such a product in the store, you can do it yourself, because it is very simple.

Choosing New Year's fabric for a tablecloth

A classic option for this purpose is linen. You can use cotton . In addition, it is much more practical. The main disadvantage of such a fabric is considered only significant shrinkage during the washing process. But the best choice for making a New Year's tablecloth will be mixed fabrics (from viscose and polyester). This material practically does not crease and is characterized by stable coloring.

The color of the fabric can be any. It can be selected, focusing on the main color of the interior of the room or take the color of prepared dishes as a basis. Lovers of the classics in most cases choose a fabric for such a product, taking into account the color scheme of the room, and those who like bold experiments will use contrasting options.

Step by step instructions on how to sew a tablecloth for the New Year

A similar product for the New Year can be made in various ways. You can use the manual below for this purpose.

To begin with, it is recommended to prepare the following materials:

  • tapestry fabric (the dimensions of the segment must match the dimensions of the table for which the product is intended);
  • plain fabric of the same size for lining;
  • satin ribbon for decoration (you can use lace trim as a replacement);
  • threads of a suitable color;
  • scissors;
  • needle.

In accordance with the measurements taken from the table, it is necessary to add allowances (1 cm). Both parts must be attached with their faces to each other and fastened at the edges with sewing pins.

Then the edges should be ground, without affecting a small area for subsequent inversion. Corner allowances must be cut, leaving 2 mm to the stitch.

The seams of the product must be ironed on the front side. Both allowances must be laid on a piece of tapestry fabric.

Further it is necessary to iron well allowances on an open site of fabric. Then they need to be folded together, swept and ironed as close to the edges as possible. The tape from the atlas must be stitched around the perimeter. Edges should be processed as carefully as possible. New Year's tablecloth for the holiday table is ready.

New Year Table Decoration Ideas

The setting of the New Year's table must be thought out in such a way that every detail contributes to the maintenance of the festive mood. The table is best decorated in a single style and color scheme.

The cozy atmosphere of a winter holiday will help to create spectacular compositions from a variety of decorative elements.

To create a New Year's mood, fir branches, cones, sequins, tinsel and artificial snow are perfect.

Advice! A good option is to use a gingerbread house and cookies with New Year's drawings to decorate the table.

The Christmas tree made of fruits or any other products suitable for this purpose (for example, from sweets) looks beautifully on the festive table.

Drinks can be decorated with chopsticks with New Year's decor, and snacks and hot can be supplemented with bright details.

Do not forget about the design of dishes. Glasses and glasses decorated with special colors will look original and unusual on the festive table.

Narrow tablecloth - runner

The runner looks very impressive on the festive table - a narrow path that runs along the entire length of the table. Such a tablecloth can independently decorate the table.

Often runner is used if it is planned to use not the whole table, but only part of it.

Advice! Runner can be laid on top of the main tablecloth. This can be done in various ways: in the center, diagonally or across.

A model in the form of a path will perfectly decorate a rectangular Christmas table. The original runner can be sewn from shreds.

To do this, prepare:

  • rags of fabric of various colors, but the same texture and thickness;
  • knitted fabric for the substrate;
  • threads of the corresponding shade;
  • scissors;
  • sewing machine.

From cardboard you need to make a template on which you need to use a pencil and a ruler to draw the necessary details of a square, triangular or more complex shape and cut them out. Elements of the template should be laid out on flaps, circle, adding 0.5 cm to the seams, and cut. Further, the details must be connected in pairs from the wrong side, smoothing the seams to make them flat. The result should be a rectangular track.

From knitted fabric, you need to make a substrate for the tablecloth, cutting out the part of the required size, attaching it to the track with sewing pins and sewing it on a sewing machine. The resulting product must be ironed.

Double tablecloth

To create such a tablecloth, it is necessary to prepare 2 meters of different fabric with prints on New Year's themes. 36 squares measuring 12 * 12 inches should be cut from the fabric.

Before joining, it is recommended to lay them on the floor in the form of a future tablecloth to make sure that there are no repeating patterns anywhere nearby. After this, prepared squares need to be sewn.

First you need to stitch each row separately, and then all the resulting rows to stitch together (the same as shown in the photo).

At the final stage, it is necessary to process the edges. This can be done using an overlock or sewing machine. Both methods work equally well, but an overlock will do the job faster. The tablecloth for the New Year is ready.

Christmas table decor

The Christmas table can be effectively decorated with candles. They are able to unrecognizably transform the environment.

You can do this in different ways, for example, using for decoration:

  • original candlesticks from old sweaters or knitted manually;
  • cinnamon candlesticks (if you place cinnamon sticks around a candle, tying them with a twine, it will turn out not only beautiful, but also very fragrant);
  • Christmas toys combined with tall candles;
  • simple white candles combined with cones, nuts and tangerines.

Advice! Floating candles decorated with frozen cranberries and twigs look very impressive in a dark room.

The design of the festive table must be taken with the utmost attention, because the mood of the people sitting at it depends on it in many respects. The spectacularly decorated festive table, covered with a beautiful tablecloth, will undoubtedly delight guests and leave warm memories.