Green& Blue Stripe Linen Table Runner

A green and blue stripe linen table runner, a generous length of oatmeal-ground cloth with a fine two-tone basketweave you can feel. The brightest of the three, and the smartest way to lift a plain table.

• Generous length, 250cm long x 48cm wide as it arrives, settling to about 230cm long x 46.5cm wide after its first wash
• 59% linen, 41% cotton, 325gsm, real weight, fine basketweave
• Woven, never printed, the green and blue stripes run right through, so they will not fade or crack with washing
• Reversible, a crisp stripe on the front, a softer echo on the back, no wrong side on show
• Steam-softened, no chemical softeners, just steam and time
• Open, lively weave, highly absorbent and lint-free, a fresh colour for a lighter kitchen or a city table

Designed by Maison Elhoria, woven in Europe exclusively for us, and cut and sewn in Yorkshire, England. Wash at 40°C first, up to 60°C after, line dry. Completes the set with the green and blue napkins and tea towel.

A note on the finish

This cloth does not sit still. It is soft, open and lively, and it moves under the needle. Amanda, who sews it for us in Yorkshire, works with soft fabrics every day, and this one still tests her. So the seams are not perfectly straight, and no two pieces are quite the same.

That is the trade. The same looseness that makes it wander under the needle is exactly what makes it so absorbent and lint-free on glassware. A stiffer, better behaved cloth would sew beautifully and dry badly.

This is loom state linen, not pre-shrunk. It shrinks once, on the first wash, drawing in by about 12% along its length. After that it holds its size for good, and softens every time you wash it. Both sizes are on this page, so there are no surprises.

Expect an artisan finish, because it is an artisan product.