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Bamboo and Mudcloth Table Setting Learn how to create a table runner and placemats made out of a bamboo shade and mudcloth. From "Craft Lab" episode DCLB-147

Guest Lisa Shepard Stewart joins host Jennifer Perkins to create a table runner and placemats made out of a bamboo shade and mudcloth.

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	Use a bamboo shade and some mudcloth to create these unique placemats and matching table runner.
	Figure A

Bamboo and Mudcloth Table Setting

Project designed by Lisa Shepard Stewart.

Materials:

bamboo window shade approximately 36" wide x 72" long (yields 1 runner and 4 mats)
mudcloth strips (approximately 10 yards total length)
fabric glue
coordinating napkin fabric — cotton jacquard batik
Stitch Witchery fusible tape

1. Determine the desired length and width for runner and placemats; cut window shade 8" longer than this measurement. Cut strings and remove 4" of loose bamboo slats at each end. Tie the strings to keep the bamboo slats in place.

2. Cut strips of mudcloth to the lengths and width of the runner and mats, plus 1". Turn under and glue 1/2" on each strip (figure A).

3. Fold mudcloth strips in half lengthwise, and encase raw edges of runner and mats. Glue in place, taking care to glue the edges carefully.

4. Cut fabric for napkins into 18" squares. Turn under a narrow hem of 1/8". Fuse edges using fusible tape.

RESOURCES :

African Accents: Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home
by Lisa Shepard
0873417895
Krause Publications

GUESTS :

Lisa Shepard Stewart
Cultured Expressions Inc.
Website: www.culturedexpressions.com
E-mail: info@culturedexpressions.com