Table Runner

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Table Runner, flat front
Flat front
GradePer unit at 100
ColourNatural
QuantityUnder 50, a $80 development fee applies

Add 200 more to pay $16.50 / unit.

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Gabi designs your changes in the Studio, then you order the finished piece. ORDER below makes it as shown.

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Premium · Natural × 100$18.97 / unit
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Total, before shipping$1,897
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What's included at $18.97

  • Table Runner, Premium grade (100% Stonewashed Linen)
  • Made to order in Natural
  • Your size run, as set above
  • Replaced if anything arrives faulty

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Your logo on the chest, a woven label, a back print, a colour from your brand book: Gabi designs the changes with you in the Studio and prices the finished piece before you order it. Your logo file goes on as you supply it.

Replaced if faultyMade to order, so no change-of-mind returns. Anything that arrives damaged or defective, we make right.
Try one firstOne unit in Premium, made like the run, through the same checkout.

A single flat panel of cloth, long and narrow, with a width that covers only the center of a table and leaves the sides bare. The straight edges drop vertically over the table ends, and the rectangular form has no pleats, gathers, or shaping. A pale neutral tone shows the stonewashed surface.

Specs

GradePremium, 100% Stonewashed Linen
Main Fabric100% Linen, 190gsm
SilhouetteRectangular
HemStraight
CareMachine wash at 30°C on a gentle cycle, Do not bleach, Tumble dry on low heat
Minimum order50 units
Encyclopedia

Before forks were common at a European table, diners ate with their hands — and the tablecloth doubled as the communal napkin, meant to be dirtied and changed between courses as a mark of a well-run household.

Damask, the reversible patterned weave still used in fine table linen today, takes its name from Damascus, where medieval European traders first encountered the technique in silk. The tablecloth's original job, hygiene dressed up as hospitality, is mostly forgotten, but the weave survived it.

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The story of the Table Runner

Before forks were common at a European table, diners ate with their hands — and the tablecloth doubled as the communal napkin, meant to be dirtied and changed between courses as a mark of a well-run household. Damask, the reversible patterned weave still used in fine table linen today, takes its name from Damascus, where medieval European traders first encountered the technique in silk. The tablecloth's original job, hygiene dressed up as hospitality, is mostly forgotten, but the weave survived it.

DamascusDamask originReversible patterned weave named for the city where medieval European traders encountered the technique
Linen vs. cottonFiber tradeoffLinen offers better drape and stain release; cotton is softer and cheaper; blends split the difference
Far higher than home useCommercial wash cyclesHospitality table linens face industrial laundering heat and frequency that home textiles are never exposed to

A Napkin Before There Were Napkins

The tablecloth's original function was communal hand-wiping, a hygiene role now split off entirely into the separate napkin.

Linen offers superior drape and stain release compared to cotton, which is softer and cheaper; cotton-linen blends split the difference and are common in mid-range hospitality table linen.

Damask is a reversible, jacquard-woven pattern, woven directly into the fabric's structure rather than printed on the surface afterward, which is why it costs more than a printed tablecloth but never fades or wears off.

Hospitality table linens go through industrial laundering, higher heat, harsher detergents, and far more frequent washing than any home textile experiences, which is why fiber choice and weave density matter more here than in retail table linen.

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A cotton-linen blend tablecloth (China, 300–500 unit run) lands around $8–15; matching dinner napkins run $1.50–3 each; a pure linen version of either runs 30–50% higher, driven by linen's higher raw fiber cost.

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